RELATING TO MANDATORY DRUG TREATMENT COURT QUARTERLY REPORTING.

Requires the Judiciary to submit quarterly reports on the number of first-time, nonviolent, drug possession defendants sentenced to a drug treatment program as a condition of probation, and the number of probation revocations for failure to complete a program. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for reporting.

RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES.

Establishes a drug court program special fund where the funds are used for the various drug courts as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court. Directs $5,000,000 in fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 of fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions collected between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2005, to the judiciary computer system special fund and deposits the excess fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions collected between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2005, grants, donations, and other funding sources into the drug court program special fund. Repeals the redirection of traffic infraction fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties provided in this measure on July 1, 2005.

RELATING TO THE DRUG COURT PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the expansion of the drug court program in the State.

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Appropriates funds to the office of information practices for FY2003-2004

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Repeals minimum 5¢ per page copying fee and establishes 25¢ per page copying fee cap for government records.

RELATING TO TAXATION APPEALS.

Repeals the requirement that assessed taxes must be paid prior to appealing to the tax appeal court, and the appeal court's discretion to allow prior appeal non-payment where tax liability does not exceed $50,000 for all tax years if taxpayer would be injured by payment of the tax. Repeals the provision requiring payment of interest on taxes assessed if the tax assessed is not paid prior to appealing to the board whether or not the board's decision is further appealed.