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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 110 (Blumenfield)
          As Amended  July 12, 2011
          Majority vote.  Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect 
          Immediately
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(February 22,   |SENATE: |     |(July 14,      |
          |           |     |2011)           |        |     |2011)          |
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                    (vote not relevant)           (vote not available)

           SUMMARY  :  Provides various measures to mitigate the $350 million 
          reduction to the Judicial Branch in the 2011-12 Budget.   These 
          measures are intended to avoid disruptions and help keep courts 
          open.

           The Senate amendments  delete the Assembly version of the bill, 
          and instead:

          1)Delete language that triggers reductions in existing civil 
            filing fees when the General Fund transfer to the Trial Court 
            Trust Fund decreases in excess of 10% from the amount 
            appropriated in the 2010-11 fiscal year, as specified.  This 
            action preserves $6.9 million in funding for trial courts.  

          2)Create a responsive filing fee for appeals of $325, modeled 
            after similar fees in other states, to support appellate court 
            operations.  Appellate courts are disproportionately impacted 
            by the budget reductions, as past court budget mitigation has 
            focused on offsetting impacts to trial courts.  This fee is 
            projected to generate approximately $731,000.

          3)Limit the sentencing transcripts trial courts must send to the 
            Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to only 
            those that CDCR needs (for sentences of life and life without 
            the possibility of parole).  Other transcripts will still be 
            available to defendants and CDCR, upon request.  This change 
            will reduce trial court workload.

          4)Delay a study on the "default prove-up" process, which 
            pertains to collections cases, by 2 years (from September 30, 
            2011, until September 30, 2013).

          5)Add an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect 








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            immediately upon enactment.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill expresses the intent of the 
          Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the 2011 
          Budget Act.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Christian Griffith / BUDGET / (916) 
          319-2099



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