H.F. 3795 Summary

• Establishes a $20,000,000 competitive grant program for courthouse safety and security improvements in fiscal year 2017.

• Increases district court juror per diem to $20 and mileage reimbursement rate to 54 cents per mile with $1,547,000 in fiscal year 2017 funding.

• Appropriates $1,581,000 in fiscal year 2017 to hire additional guardians ad litem for representing children in juvenile and family court proceedings.

• Allocates $650,000 in fiscal year 2017 for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension DNA lab, including addition of eight forensic scientists with ongoing base funding of $1,000,000 annually in fiscal years 2018-2019.

• Provides $40,058,000 total across corrections, human rights, and other public safety agencies for programs including expanded medical and mental health services in correctional facilities, correctional officer positions, victim notification system replacement, and Human Rights Act enforcement with base funding of $800,000 annually in fiscal years 2018-2019.