Senate Bill 2970 Summary

• Appropriates $340,036.00 from the State General Fund for the Commission on Judicial Performance for fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

• Appropriates an additional $185,018.00 from the State Treasury to the credit of the Commission on Judicial Performance for the same fiscal period

• Authorizes 5 permanent full-time positions for the Commission on Judicial Performance

• Requires $31,000.00 of the appropriated funds to be transferred from the Supreme Court - Administrative Office of Courts to defray Commission expenses

• Mandates the Commission maintain accounting and personnel records in the same format and detail as fiscal year 2017 and submit future budget requests in comparable format