Bill Summary: SB 213

• Sets budgetary allocations for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, with all categories budgeted at $0.00.

• Grants the Supreme Court authority to set duties and compensation for its employees by majority vote of justices, without legislative prescription.

• Allows the Court of Civil Appeals to set employee duties and compensation subject to Supreme Court approval.

• Establishes budgetary limitations on full-time equivalent employees (0.0) and lease-purchase agreements ($0.00) for both courts, excluding active retired judges and certain authorized expenditures.

• Effective date: September 1, 2009.