Supplemental appropriations bill for the expenses of the judiciary. (SD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2006.

SECTION 2. Act 110, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, is amended by amending part II to read as follows:

SECTION 3. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding specified to the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2007. The total expenditures and the number of permanent positions established in each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each year, except as provided in this Act.

The Judicial System

SECTION 4. Part III, Act 110, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, is amended:

(1) By adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 7.1. Provided that of the general fund appropriation for the first judicial circuit (JUD 310), the sum of $1,239,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, shall be expended by the judiciary for the probation modification project; provided further that the funds shall not be expended for any other purpose; provided further that any unexpended funds shall lapse into the general fund; provided further that the Judiciary shall submit a detailed report that shall include, but not be limited to, a detailed breakdown of expenditures, a detailed breakdown of treatment services provided from each provider, costs incurred, and treatment outcomes, results of the evaluation performed, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the project; and provided further that the report shall be submitted to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2007 regular session."

(2) By adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 7.2. Provided that of the general fund appropriation for administration (JUD 601), the sum of $60,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, shall be expended by the judiciary for training technical staff on its human resources management system; provided further that the funds shall not be expended for any other purpose; and provided further that any unexpended funds shall lapse into the general fund."

(3) By adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 7.3. Provided that of the general fund appropriation for administration (JUD 601), the sum of $183,121, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, shall be expended by the judiciary for the court interpreter certification program; provided further that the funds shall not be expended for any other purpose; provided further that any unexpended funds shall lapse into the general fund; provided further that the Judiciary shall submit a detailed report that shall include, but not be limited to, a detailed breakdown of expenditures, the number of interpreters certified, and a review of the effectiveness of the program; and provided further that the report shall be submitted to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2007 regular session.

(4) By adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 7.4 Provided that of the general fund appropriation for administration (JUD 601), the sum of $1,013,609, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, as a grant, pursuant to chapter 42F, to the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline to allow it to continue to provide services to victims of domestic abuse. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act."

SECTION 5. Act 110, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, is amended by amending part IV to read as follows:

"PART IV. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

SECTION 8. The sum of [$95,500,000] $149,500,000 appropriated or authorized in Part II of this Act for capital improvement projects shall be expended by the judiciary for the projects listed below; provided that several related or similar projects may be combined into a single project, if a combination is advantageous or convenient for implementation; and provided further that the total cost of the projects thus combined shall not exceed the total of the sums specified for the projects separately. The amount after each cost element and the total funding for each project listed in this Part is in thousands of dollars.

DESIGN 1,000 3,000

CONSTRUCTION 85,000 45,000 EQUIPMENT 9,000 0

TOTAL FUNDING JUD 95,000 C 48,000 C

LAND 1

DESIGN 1

CONSTRUCTION 497

EQUIPMENT 1

TOTAL FUNDING JUD 500 C C

DESIGN 250

CONSTRUCTION 5,000

EQUIPMENT 750

TOTAL FUNDING JUD C 6,000 C"

SECTION 6. Part V, Act 110, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, is amended:

(1) By amending section 9 to read as follows:

"SECTION 9. General obligation bonds may be issued, as provided by law, to yield the amount that may be necessary to finance projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of this Act; provided that the sum total of the general obligation bonds so issued shall not exceed [$95,500,000.] $149,500,000."

(2) By adding a new section to read as follows:

SECTION 7. If any portion of this Act or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of the Act and any provision thereof shall not be affected. If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be independent of the invalid portion and shall be expended to fulfill the objective and intent of the appropriation to the extent possible.

SECTION 8. If any manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical error is found in this Act, the chief justice is authorized to correct the error. All changes made pursuant to this section shall be reported to the legislature at its next session.

SECTION 9. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.