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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT JUDICIARY
Date Jan 19, 2023
Location Old State Library
Joint Budget Committee Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
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09:35:05 AM |
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09:51:55 AM |
Committee members asked questions about reentry housing. Further discussion ensued about the aging prison population, the Take TWO Reentry program, and costs of housing inmates in county jails. Conversation returned to staffing and high costs of inflation.
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10:00:49 AM |
Representative Sirota presented the Judicial Department budget and highlighted staffing and workforce issues. The committee discussed salary surveys and pay rates for attorneys in other state agencies.
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10:12:03 AM |
Representative Sirota proceeded to discuss the budget for the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, the Child Protection Ombudsman, and other judicial-related quasi independent agencies. Questions were raised about memorandums of understanding and administrative support.
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10:23:38 AM |
Representative Bockenfeld presented the Department of Law proposed budget and discussed priorities.
Representative Bockenfeld presented the Department of Public Safety (DPS) budget.
Discussion folowed about one-tme funds and grant programs. The JBC members explained supplemental budget requests.
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