Amendments to House Bill No. 2

3rd Reading Copy

Requested by Senator Ryan Osmundson

For the Senate Finance and Claims Committee

Prepared by Marci Lewandowski

March 28, 2019 (10:21am)

1. Page D-3, line 3: Office of State Public Defender.

Strike: "21,746,346 21,556,707"[General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

Insert: "22,162,804 21,973,862"[General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

 

Following: Line 5

Insert: "b. Death Penalty Cases (OTO) 234,170 231,378"[General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

2. Page D-3, line 7: Office of State Public Defender.

Strike: "2,148,937 2,169,789"  [General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

Insert: "2,381,852 2,404,100"  [General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

3. Page D-3, line 9: Office of State Public Defender.

Strike: "8,807,473 8,843,322"  [General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

Insert: "8,923,930 8,960,478"  [General Fund FY 20 FY 21]

4. Page D-3: Office of State Public Defender.

Following: line 15

Insert: "All appropriations for the Public Defender Division, Appellate Defender Division, Conflict Coordinator Division, and Central Services Division are biennial."

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Explanation - Item 1 does three things: 1) increases operating expenses by $300,000 in FY 2020 and $300,000 in FY 2021 for contractor caseload growth in the Public Defender Division; 2)increases operating expenses for contractor caseload growth by $116,458 in FY 20 and $117,155 in FY 21 in the Public Defender Division; 3) increases operating expenses for death penalty cases as one-time-only by $234,170 in FY 20 and $231,378 in FY 21 in the Public Defender Division.

 

Explanation - Item 2 increases operating expenses by $232,915 in FY 20 and $234,311 in FY 21 for contractor caseload growth in the Appellate Defender Division.

Explanation - Item 3 increases operating expenses by $116,457 in FY 20 and $117,156 in FY 21 for contractor caseload growth in the Conflict Coordinator Division.