S.F. No. 3961 Summary

• Appropriates $23,369,000 in fiscal year 2019 for courts, guardian ad litem, corrections, and public safety, with no appropriations in fiscal year 2018.

• Supreme Court receives $1,840,000 for safe and secure courthouse grants ($1,000,000 with 50% nonstate match requirement) and Judicial Appeal Panel expenses ($840,000) for reduction in custody hearings.

• Guardian Ad Litem Board receives $3,667,000 to hire additional guardians ad litem for juvenile and family court proceedings, with $4,000,000 base funding in fiscal years 2020-2021.

• Corrections Department receives $16,374,000 for offender health care contract including electronic health records ($7,800,000), opioid treatment and prevention services ($710,000), and prison population growth ($7,864,000).

• Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension receives $1,432,000 for drug scientists, lab supplies, special agents, and criminal intelligence analysts, with $1,154,000 base funding from opioid stewardship fund in fiscal years 2020-2021.