Bill Text: HI SB482 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Relating To The Judiciary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB482 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB482-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

482

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

 

 

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

 


PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act of 2023.

     SECTION 2.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     "Means of Financing," or "MOF," means the source from which funds are appropriated, or authorized, as the case may be, to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  The letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

     A    General funds

     B    Special funds

     C    General obligation bond funds

     N    Federal funds

     W    Revolving funds

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent or temporary positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as noted by an asterisk or pound sign, respectively.

     "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program, and consists of the abbreviation for the judiciary (JUD) followed by a designated number for the program.

PART II.  PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

     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, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025.  The total expenditures and the number of permanent and temporary 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.


 


PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID.

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2023-2024

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2024-2025

M

O

F

 

THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM

1. JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL

                                                   82.00 *        82.00 *

                                                   1.48 #         1.48 #

OPERATING                         JUD          8,649,904 A    8,960,647 A

                                      

2. JUD310 – FIRST CIRCUIT

                                               1,107.50 *     1,107.50 *

                                                  64.58 #        64.58 #

OPERATING                         JUD         93,530,037 A   95,881,481 A

                                                  35.00 *        35.00 *

                                  JUD          4,177,883 B    4,261,273 B

 

3. JUD320 – SECOND CIRCUIT

                                                 210.50 *       210.50 *

                                                   1.68 #         1.68 #

OPERATING                         JUD         19,398,739 A   19,951,098 A

 

4. JUD330 – THIRD CIRCUIT

                                                 242.00 *       242.00 *

                                                   5.20 #         5.20 #

OPERATING                         JUD         23,437,911 A   23,988,817 A

 

5. JUD350 – FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                                 103.00 *       103.00 *

                                                   2.60 #         2.60 #

OPERATING                         JUD          8,755,703 A    9,004,124 A

 

6. JUD501 – JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION

                                                   1.00 *         1.00 *

OPERATING                         JUD           110,099 A      114,074 A

 


 

 


PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID.

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2023-2024

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2024-2025

M

O

F

 

7. JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

                                                 228.00 *       228.00 *

                                                   8.48 #         8.48 #

OPERATING                         JUD         30,932,985 A   31,040,535 A

                                                   1.00 *         1.00 *

                                                   9.00 #         9.00 #

                                  JUD          8,195,369 B    8,241,219 B

                                  JUD            343,261 W      343,261 W

INVESTMENT CAPITAL                JUD         16,225,000 C            0 C

 

 


PART III.  PROGRAM PROVISIONS

     SECTION 4.  Provided that whenever the need arises, the chief justice, in administering an equitable and expeditious judicial process, may transfer sufficient funds and positions between programs for operating purposes; and provided further that no transfer shall be made to implement any collective bargaining contract signed after this legislature adjourns sine die.

     SECTION 5.  Provided that if the chief justice, or any agency or government unit, secures federal funds or other property under any act of Congress, or any funds or other property from private organizations or individuals, to be expended in connection with any program or works authorized by this Act or otherwise, the chief justice, or the agency or government unit with the chief justice's approval, may enter into the undertaking with the federal government, private organization, or individual.

     SECTION 6.  Provided that the judiciary may transfer savings from its general fund appropriation to the driver education and training fund to accommodate any temporary cash flow deficits.

PART IV.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

     SECTION 7.  The sum of $21,225,000 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 are in thousands of dollars.


 


CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS (in 000's)

ITEM

NO.

CAPITAL PROJECT

NO.

TITLE

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2023-2024

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2024-2025

M

O

F

 

A.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

 

1.          NON-POSITION RELATED FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR NEW JUDICIARY COMPLEX AT THE WAHIAWA CIVIC CENTER, O‘AHU.

 

            EQUIPMENT FOR WAHIAWA CIVIC CENTER  INCLUDING NEW JUDICIARY COMPLEX, O‘AHU.

            EQUIPMENT                                       775

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               775 C          0 C

 

2.          KA‘AHUMANU HALE ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION, O‘AHU.

 

            CONSTRUCTION FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION AT KA‘AHUMANU HALE, O‘AHU.

            CONSTRUCTION                                 10,000

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD            10,000 C          0 C

 

3.          KAUA‘I JUDICIARY COMPLEX REROOFING AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 3, KAUA‘I.

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO REROOF AND REPAIR LEAKS AND DAMAGES AT KAUA‘I JUDICIARY COMPLEX, KAUA‘I.

            DESIGN                                          150

            CONSTRUCTION                                  4,000

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             4,150 C          0 C


 

 


CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS (in 000's)

ITEM

NO.

CAPITAL PROJECT

NO.

TITLE

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2023-2024

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2024-2025

M

O

F

 

4.          ALI‘IOLANI HALE A/C REPLACEMENT, O‘AHU.

 

            CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT FOR A/C SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AT ALI‘IOLANI HALE, O‘AHU.

            CONSTRUCTION                                  2,000

            EQUIPMENT                                     1,000

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             3,000 C          0 C

 

5.          HOAPILI HALE REDIRECTION OF CONDENSATE DISCHARGE, MAUI.

 

            PLANS AND DESIGN FOR REDIRECTION OF CONDENSATE DISCHARGE AT HOAPILI HALE, MAUI.

            PLANS                                           100

            DESIGN                                          200

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               300 C          0 C

 

6.          LUMP SUM CIP FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE.

 

            PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL ALTERATIONS, UPGRADES, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO JUDICIARY       FACILITIES, STATEWIDE.

            PLANS                                           150

            DESIGN                                          500

            CONSTRUCTION                                  2,000

            EQUIPMENT                                       350

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             3,000 C          0 C

 

 


PART V.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS

     SECTION 8.  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 $21,225,000.

PART VI.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 9.  Any law or any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the appropriations made for capital improvement projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations are made; provided that all appropriations made for fiscal year 2023-2024 and fiscal year 2024-2025 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2026, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 10.  The judiciary may delegate to other state or county agencies the planning, acquisition of land, design, construction, and equipment of any capital improvement project when it is determined by the judiciary to be advantageous to do so.

     SECTION 11.  All unrequired balances in the general obligation bond fund, after the objectives of part II appropriations for capital improvements program purposes listed as projects in part IV of this Act have been met, shall be transferred to the judiciary project adjustment fund.

     SECTION 12.  If the amount allocated from the general obligation bond fund for a capital improvement project listed in part IV of this Act is insufficient, the chief justice may make supplemental allotments from the judiciary project adjustment fund; provided that supplemental allotments shall not be used to increase the scope of the project.

     SECTION 13.  Where it has been determined that changed conditions, such as a reduction in the particular population being served, permit the reduction in the scope of a project listed in part IV of this Act, the chief justice may authorize such reduction of project scope.

     SECTION 14.  The chief justice shall determine when and the manner in which the authorized capital improvement projects shall be initiated.  The chief justice shall notify the governor from time to time of the specific amounts required for the projects, and the governor shall provide for those amounts through the issuance of bonds authorized in part V of this Act.

     SECTION 15.  Any law or any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the chief justice may supplement funds for any cost element for a capital improvement project authorized under this Act by transferring such sums as may be needed from the funds appropriated for other cost elements of the same project by this Act or by any other prior or future Act that has not lapsed; provided that the total expenditure of funds for all cost elements for the project shall not exceed the total appropriation for that project.

PART VII.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE

     SECTION 16.  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 this 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 17.  If any manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical error is found in this Act, the chief justice may correct the error.  All changes made pursuant to this section shall be reported to the legislature at its next regular session.

     SECTION 18.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.


 


 

Report Title:

Judiciary Package; Appropriations; Budget

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2023, and ending 6/30/2025.  Effective 7/1/2023.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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