HB 2471 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the District Attorneys Council for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, with amounts specified as $0.00 (to be filled in) for prosecutorial services, administration, child support services, and other functions.

• Authorizes transfers of up to $0.00 (to be filled in) from the Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund to support the Sexual Assault Examination Fund and to fund eight employees for Crime Victims Compensation Board support and Victim-Witness Services.

• Establishes budget categories and limitations for the District Attorneys Council, including full-time-equivalent employee limits and lease-purchase agreement caps, with authority to hire 20 legal interns exempt from these limitations.

• Permits appropriated funds to be budgeted for either fiscal year 2011 or 2012 with specific encumbrance and lapse provisions; unencumbered funds must be expended by November 15 of their respective fiscal year or returned to the general fund.

• Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2010, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.