HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

510

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

H.D. 2

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 2019.

     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, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  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

                                        A P P R O P R I A T I O N S

 

                                        FISCAL    M       FISCAL   M

ITEM   PROG.   PROGRAM      EXPENDING      YEAR     O        YEAR    O

 NO.     ID                  AGENCY      2019-20   F      2020-21   F

 

THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM

 

  1. JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL

                                           74.00  *         74.00  *

                                            1.00  #          1.00  #

      OPERATING               JUD       7,273,126  A     7,319,421  A

                              

  2. JUD310 – FIRST CIRCUIT

                                        1,112.50  *      1,112.50  *

                                           77.58  #         77.58  #

      OPERATING               JUD      89,173,796  A    89,719,138  A

                                           41.00  *         41.00  *

                              JUD       4,429,112  B     4,429,112  B

 

  3. JUD320 – SECOND CIRCUIT

                                          214.50  *        214.50  *

                                            1.68  #          1.68  #

      OPERATING               JUD      18,136,872  A    18,274,456  A

 

  4. JUD330 – THIRD CIRCUIT

                                          234.00  *        234.00  *

                                            5.68  #          5.68  #

      OPERATING               JUD      20,941,887  A    21,004,042  A

 

  5. JUD350 – FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                          103.00  *        103.00  *

                                            2.60  #          2.60  #

      OPERATING               JUD       8,290,636  A     8,447,902  A

 

  6. JUD501 – JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION

                                            1.00  *          1.00  *

      OPERATING               JUD         103,414  A       103,414  A


PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

                                        A P P R O P R I A T I O N S

 

                                        FISCAL    M       FISCAL   M

ITEM   PROG.   PROGRAM      EXPENDING      YEAR     O        YEAR    O

 NO.     ID                 AGENCY      2019-20   F      2020-21   F

 

  7. JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

                                          227.00  *        227.00  *

                                           10.48  #         10.48  #

      OPERATING               JUD      27,469,382  A    27,470,435  A

                                            1.00  *          1.00  *

                                            9.00  #          9.00  #

                              JUD       8,034,802  B     8,034,802  B

                              JUD         343,261  W       343,261  W

      INVESTMENT CAPITAL       JUD      23,326,000  C   15,881,000  C

 


PART III.  PROGRAM PROVISIONS

     SECTION 4.  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; provided that no transfer shall be made to implement any collective bargaining contract signed after this legislature adjourns sine die.

     SECTION 5.  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 that are to be expended in connection with any program or works authorized by this Act or otherwise, the chief justice, or the agency with the chief justice's approval, may enter into the undertaking with the federal government, private organization, or individual.

     SECTION 6.  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. COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $445,768 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the community outreach court project which is administered and operated under the judiciary in collaboration with the office of the public defender and the office of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu.

(1)  Of the amounts appropriated:

(A)  The office of the public defender shall expend the sum of $154,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the following 3.00 permanent positions for the performance of duties under the community outreach court project:

(i)     1.00 permanent deputy public defender;

(ii)    1.00 permanent paralegal; and

(iii)  1.00 permanent social worker or advocate;

(B)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the public defender shall transfer to the judiciary of the State of Hawaii the sum of $126,364 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the administration and operation of the community outreach court project; and

(C)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the public defender shall transfer to the office of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu the sum of $165,404 or so much thereof as may be necessary for payment of the personal services and fringe benefit costs of the following 2.00 permanent positions for the operation of the community outreach court project:

(i)    1.00 deputy prosecuting attorney; and

(ii)  1.00 paralegal;

(2)  If requested by the public defender, the director of finance shall make the transfers under paragraphs (1)(B) and (C) on behalf of the public defender;

(3)  The public defender shall enter into memoranda of agreement with the chief justice and prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu with respect to the transfers and expenditure of funds as specified under paragraphs (1)(B) and (C); and

(4)  The public defender shall submit the memoranda of agreement to the legislature at least twenty days before the convening of the regular sessions of 2020 and 2021.  The public defender may request the chief justice to include the memoranda of agreement with the community court outreach project reports required of the chief justice.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the office of the public defender (BUF151) for the purposes of this Act.

PART V.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

     SECTION 8.  The sum of $26,807,000 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; 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 000s)

      CAPITAL                                    FISCAL  M  FISCAL  M

ITEM  PROJECT                     EXPENDING       YEAR   O   YEAR   O

 NO.  NO.      TITLE                AGENCY       2019-20  F  2020-21  F

 

THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM

 

JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

 

  1.       KA‘AHUMANU HALE FIRE ALARM AND

           ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND

           MODERNIZATION, O‘AHU.

 

      CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRE ALARM

      AND ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND

      MODERNIZATION AT KA‘AHUMANU HALE, O‘AHU.

           CONSTRUCTION                            9,188       8,081

                TOTAL FUNDING          JUD          9,188 C    8,081 C

 

  2.       LUMP SUM CIP FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES,

           STATEWIDE.

 

      PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND

      EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL ALTERATIONS, UPGRADES,

      AND IMPROVEMENTS TO JUDICIARY FACILITIES,

      STATEWIDE.

           PLANS                                      50          50

           DESIGN                                    250         250

           CONSTRUCTION                            2,300       2,300

           EQUIPMENT                                 400         400

                TOTAL FUNDING          JUD          3,000 C    3,000 C


 

  3.       KA‘AHUMANU HALE REPAIR BASEMENT LEAKS

           AND DAMAGES, O‘AHU.

 

      DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO REPAIR

      BASEMENT LEAKS AT KA‘AHUMANU HALE, O‘AHU.

           DESIGN                                    179

           CONSTRUCTION                            1,816

                TOTAL FUNDING          JUD          1,995 C        0 C


CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

                                      APPROPRIATIONS (IN 000s)

      CAPITAL                                   FISCAL  M  FISCAL  M

ITEM  PROJECT                     EXPENDING       YEAR   O   YEAR   O

 NO.  NO.      TITLE               AGENCY       2019-20  F  2020-21  F

 

  4.       KA‘AHUMANU HALE ATRIUM SECURITY AND

           MONITORING OFFICE RENOVATION, O‘AHU.

 

      DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR ATRIUM SECURITY

      AND MONITORING OFFICE RENOVATION AT

      KA‘AHUMANU HALE, O‘AHU.

           DESIGN                                    105

           CONSTRUCTION                            1,438

                TOTAL FUNDING          JUD          1,543 C        0 C

PART VI.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS

     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 of the general obligation bonds so issued shall not exceed $26,807,000.

PART VII.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 10.  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 2019-2020 and fiscal year 2020-2021 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2022, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 11.  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 12.  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 13.  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 project adjustment fund; provided that supplemental allotments shall not be used to increase the scope of the project.

     SECTION 14.  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 this reduction of project scope.

     SECTION 15.  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 16.  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 any 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 VIII.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE

     SECTION 17.  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 18.  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 19.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.



 

Report Title:

Judiciary Package; Appropriations; Budget

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  (HB510 HD2)

 

 

 

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