AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the judicial branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state supported activities.
     The Judicial Branch Budget Bill: appropriate in the Court of Justice moneys from the general fund, restricted funds, and federal funds totaling $160,585,500 in fiscal year 1998-99 and $178,960,500 in fiscal year 1999-00; provide for a 5% salary adjustment for fiscal year 1998-99 and 1999-00 for non-elected court personnel; provide for a 5% salary adjustment in fiscal year 1998-99 and 1999-00 for justices and judges; include salaries for circuit court clerks in fiscal year 1998-99 and 1999-00 as provided for in the judicial branch budget recommendation; provide general fund amounts for the actuarial assessed needs of the Judicial Form Retirement System; provide general fund amounts for the Court Facility Use Allowance Contingency Fund and the Court Designated Worker Case Management System; provide restricted funds for the Jefferson County Court Technology Improvement System; provide for the following local facility capital projects: Bell County $ 6,393,200 Christian County $ 9,560,800 Project Pool $ 18,507,300 Henderson County $ 8,019,800 Kenton County $ 4,515,600 Marshall County $ 7,383,800 Harrison County $ 6,152,000 Boone County $ 7,971,900 Fayette County $62,500,000 Lyon County $ 4,758,500 McCreary County $ 5,183,100 ADA Pool $ 3,952,200 Harlan County $ 5,857,400 Lewis County $ 5,299,700 McLean County $ 3,752,100; provide that the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts with the approval of the Chief Justice may expend any of the funds appropriated for the court operations and administration; provide that appropriated items and sums comply with KRS 48.311; provide that duplicate appropriations be governed by KRS 48.312; provide that revisions to restricted and federal funds be reported pursuant to KRS 48.630(10); require that the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts prepare a final budget document.

     Jan 20-introduced in Senate
     Jan 21-to Appropriations and Revenue (S)