REPORT TITLE:
Judiciary; Appropriation


DESCRIPTION:
Amends the 1999 Judiciary appropriations bill to provide
operating and capital improvements moneys for the Judiciary in
the fiscal year 2000-2001. (HB2650 CD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII                                            C.D. 1
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
 
 2 Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2000.
 
 3      SECTION 2.  This Act amends Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii
 
 4 1999.
 
 5      SECTION 3.  Part II, Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999,
 
 6 is amended to read as follows:
 
 7                 "PART II.  PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
 
 8      SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be
 
 9 sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated
 
10 herein, are appropriated or authorized from the sources of
 
11 funding specified to the judiciary for the fiscal biennium
 
12 beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2001.  The total
 
13 expenditures and the number of permanent positions established in
 
14 each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium shall not exceed the sums
 
15 and the position ceilings indicated for each year, except as
 
16 provided in this Act.
 

 
 
 
 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                    P R O G R A M  A P P R O P R I A T I O N S                   
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                A P P R O P R I A T I O N S      
 6     ITEM  PROG.    PROGRAM     EXPENDING         FISCAL M          FISCAL M     
 7      NO.   ID                   AGENCY            YEAR  O           YEAR  O     
 8                                                 1999-00 F         2000-01 F     
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11     The Judicial System                                                         
12        1. JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL                                             
13                                                    76.00*            76.00*     
14          OPERATING               JUD           4,633,053A        4,633,053A     
15                                  JUD              75,000W           75,000W     
16        2. JUD111 - CIRCUIT COURTS                                               
17                                                   489.50* [         493.50*]    
18                                                                     494.50*     
19          OPERATING               JUD          26,077,341A [     26,041,957A]    
20                                  JUD                            26,370,810A     
21                                  JUD             212,602N                       
22        3. JUD112 - FAMILY COURTS                                                
23                                                   412.00* [         416.00*]    
24                                                                     422.00*     
25          OPERATING               JUD          26,537,136A [     26,683,470A]    
26                                  JUD                            27,426,160A     
27                                  JUD             386,575B [        386,575B]    
28                                  JUD                               454,075B     
29        4. JUD121 - DISTRICT COURTS                                              
30                                                   495.50* [         495.50*]    
31                                                                     498.50*     
32          OPERATING               JUD          17,911,155A [     17,878,430A]    
33                                  JUD                            18,109,886A     
34                                                    35.00*            35.00*     
35                                  JUD           1,643,033B        1,617,033B     
36                                                                                 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1                    P R O G R A M  A P P R O P R I A T I O N S                   
 2                                                                                 
 3     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 4                                                A P P R O P R I A T I O N S      
 5     ITEM  PROG.    PROGRAM     EXPENDING         FISCAL M          FISCAL M     
 6      NO.   ID                   AGENCY            YEAR  O           YEAR  O     
 7                                                 1999-00 F         2000-01 F     
 8     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 9                                                                                 
10        5. JUD201 - ADMIN. DIRECTOR SERVICES                                     
11                                                   236.00*           236.00*     
12          OPERATING               JUD          15,690,914A [     15,438,872A]    
13                                  JUD                            16,011,017A     
14                                  JUD           2,080,102B        2,188,937B     
15          INVESTMENT CAPITAL      JUD           2,970,000C [     30,900,000C]    
16                                  JUD                            37,890,000C     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1      SECTION 4.  Part III, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, is
 
 2 amended:
 
 3      (1)  By adding a new section to read as follows:
 
 4      "SECTION 8.1.  Provided that of the general fund
 
 5 appropriation for family court (JUD 112), the sum of $350,000 for
 
 6 fiscal year 2000-2001 shall be expended for the appointment of
 
 7 guardians ad litem and counsel for indigent parties pursuant to
 
 8 the provisions of Chapter 587, HRS; provided further that the
 
 9 judiciary shall provide a report on the effectiveness and
 
10 efficiency of this program to the legislature no later than
 
11 twenty days prior to the convening of the 2001 regular session."
 
12      (2)  By adding a new section to read as follows:
 
13      "SECTION 8.2.  Provided that of the general fund
 
14 appropriation for family court (JUD 112), not more than $222,690
 
15 for fiscal year 2000-2001 shall be expended to create two
 
16 additional circuit court clerk II positions, two additional court
 
17 bailiff II positions, one additional judicial clerk III position,
 
18 and one additional social worker IV position to assist with
 
19 domestic violence cases."
 
20      (3)  By adding a new section to read as follows:
 
21      "SECTION 8.3.  Provided that of the general fund
 
22 appropriation for administrative services (JUD 201), not more
 
23 than $400,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be expended for on-line
 

 
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 1 personnel management; provided further that the judiciary shall
 
 2 provide a report on implementation and cost-benefit analysis to
 
 3 the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening
 
 4 of the 2001 session."
 
 5      (4)  By adding a new section to read as follows:
 
 6      "SECTION 8.4.  Provided that the judiciary is authorized to
 
 7 expend $30,000 for the purpose of analyzing, and determining an
 
 8 implementation strategy for organizing the state judiciary into a
 
 9 "single tier" trial court system, pursuant to the Achieving Court
 
10 Excellence (ACE) initiatives adopted by the Chief Justice."
 
11      SECTION 5.  Part IV, Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999,
 
12 is amended to read as follows:
 
13         "PART IV.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PROJECTS
 
14      SECTION 9.  The sum of [$33,870,000] $40,860,000
 
15 appropriated or authorized in part II of this Act for capital
 
16 improvement projects shall be expended by the judiciary for the
 
17 projects listed below; provided that several related or similar
 
18 projects may be combined into a single project if a combination
 
19 is advantageous or convenient for implementation; and provided
 
20 further that the total cost of the projects thus combined shall
 
21 not exceed the total of the sums specified for the projects
 
22 separately.  (The amount after each cost element and the total
 
23 funding for each project listed in this part are in thousands of
 
24 dollars.)
 

 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                           CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS                          
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                   APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000'S)     
 6     ITEM  CAPITAL PROJECT             EXPENDING     FISCAL M        FISCAL M    
 7      NO.  NO.         TITLE            AGENCY        YEAR  O         YEAR  O    
 8                                                    1999-00 F       2000-01 F    
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11     The Judicial System                                                         
12      JUD201 - ADMIN. DIRECTOR SERVICES                                          
13                                                                                 
14       1.         FAMILY COURT AND JUVENILE DETENTION                            
15                  CENTER, OAHU                                                   
16                                                                                 
17             PLANS, LAND ACQUISITION, AND DESIGN                                 
18           FOR THE FAMILY COURT AND JUVENILE                                     
19           DETENTION CENTER AT KAPOLEI, OAHU.                                    
20                 PLANS                                     1                     
21                 LAND                                      1                     
22                 DESIGN                                  198                     
23                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            200C               C    
24                                                                                 
25       2.         KAUAI JUDICIARY COMPLEX, KAUAI                                 
26                                                                                 
27             DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR A NEW                                   
28           JUDICIARY COMPLEX IN LIHUE, KAUAI.                                    
29                 DESIGN                                   40                     
30                 CONSTRUCTION                            755          30,000     
31                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            795C         30,000C    
32                                                                                 
33       3.         HOAPILI HALE UPGRADE IMPROVEMENTS, MAUI                        
34                                                                                 
35             DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT                                 
36           FOR UPGRADE IMPROVEMENTS AT HOAPILI HALE                              
37           IN WAILUKU, MAUI.                                                     
38                 DESIGN                                   10                     
39                 CONSTRUCTION                            180                     
40                 EQUIPMENT                                10                     
41                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            200C               C    
42                                                                                 
43                                                                                 

 
 
 
 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                           CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS                          
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                   APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000'S)     
 6     ITEM  CAPITAL PROJECT             EXPENDING     FISCAL M        FISCAL M    
 7      NO.  NO.         TITLE            AGENCY        YEAR  O         YEAR  O    
 8                                                    1999-00 F       2000-01 F    
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11                                                                                 
12       4.         BACK-UP POWER FOR JUDICIARY COMPUTER                           
13                  CENTER, OAHU                                                   
14                                                                                 
15             PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND                                    
16           EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL POWER                              
17           SYSTEMS FOR THE JUDICIARY COMPUTER                                    
18           CENTER AT KAUIKEAOULI, OAHU.                                          
19                 PLANS                                     5                     
20                 DESIGN                                   45              15     
21                 CONSTRUCTION                                            420     
22                 EQUIPMENT                                                15     
23                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD             50C            450C    
24                                                                                 
25       5.         HILO STATE OFFICE BUILDING DISTRICT                            
26                  COURT INTERIOR ALTERNATIONS, HAWAII                            
27                                                                                 
28             PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND                                    
29           EQUIPMENT FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO                                 
30           DISTRICT COURT OFFICES AT HILO, HAWAII.                               
31                 PLANS                                     5                     
32                 DESIGN                                   15                     
33                 CONSTRUCTION                             75                     
34                 EQUIPMENT                                 5                     
35                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            100C               C    
36                                                                                 
37                                                                                 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                           CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS                          
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                   APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000'S)     
 6     ITEM  CAPITAL PROJECT             EXPENDING     FISCAL M        FISCAL M    
 7      NO.  NO.         TITLE            AGENCY        YEAR  O         YEAR  O    
 8                                                    1999-00 F       2000-01 F    
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11                                                                                 
12       6.         ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER REMOVAL FOR                              
13                  JUDICIARY BUILDINGS, STATEWIDE                                 
14                                                                                 
15             PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND                                    
16           EQUIPMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF                                          
17           ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS IN JUDICIARY                                   
18           BUILDINGS, STATEWIDE.                                                 
19                 PLANS                                     1               1     
20                 DESIGN                                    1               1     
21                 CONSTRUCTION                            897             447     
22                 EQUIPMENT                                 1               1     
23                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            900C            450C    
24                                                                                 
25       7.         REMODELING AND UPGRADING JUDICIARY                             
26                  BUILDINGS, STATEWIDE                                           
27                                                                                 
28             PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND                                    
29           EQUIPMENT FOR REMODELING AND UPGRADING                                
30           JUDICIARY BUILDINGS, STATEWIDE.                                       
31                 PLANS                                     5                     
32                 DESIGN                                   70                     
33                 CONSTRUCTION                            415                     
34                 EQUIPMENT                                10                     
35                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            500C               C    
36                                                                                 
37                                                                                 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                           CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS                          
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                   APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000'S)     
 6     ITEM  CAPITAL PROJECT             EXPENDING     FISCAL M        FISCAL M    
 7      NO.  NO.         TITLE            AGENCY        YEAR  O         YEAR  O    
 8                                                    1999-00 F       2000-01 F    
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11                                                                                 
12       8.         HOOKELE COURT NAVIGATIONAL PROJECT,                            
13                  OAHU                                                           
14                                                                                 
15             PLANS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION FOR                                 
16           COURT CONCIERGE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE                                  
17           CENTERS WITHIN JUDICIARY BUILDINGS,                                   
18           OAHU.                                                                 
19                 PLANS                                     5                     
20                 DESIGN                                   20                     
21                 CONSTRUCTION                            200                     
22                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD            225C               C    
23                                                                                 
24       8A.        HILO JUDICIARY COMPLEX, HAWAII                                 
25                                                                                 
26             PLANS AND LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE                                  
27           HILO JUDICIARY COMPLEX.                                               
28                 PLANS                                                     1     
29                 LAND                                                  6,500     
30                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD               C          6,501C    
31                                                                                 
32       8B.        ALIIOLANI HALE ROOF AND STRUCTURAL                             
33                  IMPROVEMENTS, OAHU                                             
34                                                                                 
35             DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR ROOF AND                                
36           STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ALIIOLANI                                  
37           HALE, OAHU.                                                           
38                 DESIGN                                                   15     
39                 CONSTRUCTION                                            250     
40                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD               C            265C    
41                                                                                 
42                                                                                 

 
 
 
 
 
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 1                                                                                 
 2                           CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS                          
 3                                                                                 
 4     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 5                                                   APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000'S)     
 6     ITEM  CAPITAL PROJECT             EXPENDING     FISCAL M        FISCAL M    
 7      NO.  NO.         TITLE            AGENCY        YEAR  O         YEAR  O    
 8                                                    1999-00 F       2000-01 F    
 9     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
10                                                                                 
11                                                                                 
12       8C.        KOLOA DISTRICT COURT AND LIHUE OFFICE                          
13                  ANNEX FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, KAUAI                             
14                                                                                 
15             DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT                                 
16           FOR KOLOA DISTRICT COURT AND LIHUE                                    
17           OFFICE ANNEX IMPROVEMENTS, KAUAI.                                     
18                 DESIGN                                                   13     
19                 CONSTRUCTION                                            114     
20                 EQUIPMENT                                                97     
21                     TOTAL FUNDING        JUD               C            224C    

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1      SECTION 6.  Part V, Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, is
 
 2 amended by amending section 10 to read as follows:
 
 3                    "PART V.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS
 
 4      SECTION 10.  General obligation bonds may be issued, as
 
 5 provided by law, to yield the amount that may be necessary to
 
 6 finance projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of
 
 7 this Act; provided that the sum total of the general obligation
 
 8 bonds so issued shall not exceed [$33,870,000.] $40,860,000."
 
 9      SECTION 7.  Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, is amended
 
10 by adding a new section to read as follows:
 
11      "SECTION 10A.  Any law to the contrary notwithstanding the
 
12 appropriation under Act 155, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, section
 
13 13, as amended and renumbered by Act 126, Session Laws of Hawaii
 
14 1998, section 5, in the amounts indicated or balances thereof,
 
15 unallotted, unencumbered, and unrequired, are hereby lapsed:
 
16      Item No.                           Amount      (MOF)
 
17      JUD 201-1                        2,963,000       C
18      JUD 201-10                         200,000       C"
 
19      SECTION 8.  If any portion of this Act or its application to
 
20 any person or circumstances is held to be invalid for any reason,
 
21 the remainder of the Act and any provision thereof shall not be
 
22 affected.  If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to
 
23 be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be
 
24 independent of the invalid portion and shall be expended to
 

 
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 1 fulfill the objective and intent of the appropriation to the
 
 2 extent possible.
 
 3      SECTION 9.  If any manifest clerical, typographical, or
 
 4 other mechanical error is found in this Act, the chief justice is
 
 5 authorized to correct the error.  All changes made pursuant to
 
 6 this section shall be reported to the legislature at its next
 
 7 session.
 
 8      SECTION 10.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 9 New statutory material is underscored.
 
10      SECTION 11.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.