part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the following funds:

JUDICIARY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated exempted positions	536.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	519,535,800
Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			1,902,300
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	517,633,500
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			21,381,500
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			7,782,600
Total private revenues			1,524,200
Total other state restricted revenues			94,435,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	392,509,900
Sec. 102. SUPREME COURT
Full-time equated exempted positions	253.0
Community dispute resolution--FTEs	3.0	$	3,370,400
Direct trial court automation support--FTEs	44.0		7,782,600
Drug treatment courts			12,483,000
Foster care review board--FTEs	10.0		1,386,800
Jail reform advisory support--FTE	1.0		153,900
Judicial information systems--FTEs	24.0		5,757,800
Judicial institute--FTEs	13.0		2,161,500
Mental health courts and diversion services--FTE	1.0		5,575,400
Next generation Michigan court system			4,116,000
Other federal grants			275,100
State court administrative office--FTEs	65.0		12,169,900
Supreme court administration--FTEs	92.0		14,532,800
Swift and sure sanctions program			3,350,000
Veterans courts			1,036,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	74,151,600

Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of corrections			52,300
IDG from department of state police			1,500,000
IDG from department of state police, Michigan justice training fund			100,000
Federal revenues:
DOJ, drug court training and evaluation			300,000
DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration			1,950,700
Federal funds			275,100
HHS, access and visitation grant			498,900
HHS, children's justice grant			247,500
HHS, court improvement project			962,600
HHS, state opioid response grant			351,200
HHS, title IV-D child support program			857,200
HHS, title IV-E foster care program			361,300
Special revenue funds:
User fees			7,782,600
Interest on lawyers trust accounts			405,700
Private funds			501,100
State justice institute			529,000
Community dispute resolution fund			2,406,300
Court of appeals filing/motion fees			1,450,000
Drug treatment court fund			1,920,500
Justice system fund			619,800
Law exam fees			777,900
Miscellaneous revenue			249,400

State court fund			408,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	49,643,900
Sec. 103. COURT OF APPEALS
Full-time equated exempted positions	175.0
Court of appeals operations--FTEs	175.0	$	26,161,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	26,161,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	26,161,000
Sec. 104. BRANCHWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions	4.0
Branchwide appropriations--FTEs	4.0	$	8,861,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	8,861,500
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	8,861,500
Sec. 105. JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION
Judges positions--585.0 justices and judges
Supreme court justices' salaries--7.0 justices		$	1,270,500
Circuit court judges' state base salaries--218.0 judges			26,788,900
Circuit court judicial salary standardization			9,956,800
Court of appeals judges' salaries--25.0 judges			4,566,500
District court judges' state base salaries--232.0 judges			28,081,600
District court judicial salary standardization			10,608,600
Probate court judges' state base salaries--103.0 judges			12,568,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization			4,669,600
Judges' retirement system defined contributions			6,142,500

OASI, Social Security			7,082,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	111,736,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court fee fund			1,970,800
State general fund/general purpose		$	109,765,300
Sec. 106. JUDICIAL AGENCIES
Full-time equated exempted positions	10.0
Judicial tenure commission--FTEs	10.0	$	1,956,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,956,300
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,956,300
Sec. 107. INDIGENT DEFENSE - CRIMINAL
Full-time equated exempted positions	56.0
Appellate public defender program--FTEs	56.0	$	9,473,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	9,473,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of state police			250,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			577,000
Special revenue funds:
Interest on lawyers trust accounts			88,400
Miscellaneous revenue			172,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	8,385,700
Sec. 108. INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Indigent civil legal assistance		$	7,937,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	7,937,000

Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State court fund			7,937,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	0
Sec. 109. TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions	21.0
Court equity fund reimbursements		$	60,815,700
Drug case-flow program			250,000
Drunk driving case-flow program			3,300,000
Judicial technology improvement fund			4,815,000
Juror compensation reimbursement--FTE	1.0		6,610,300
Statewide e-file system--FTEs	20.0		11,107,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	86,898,300
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court equity fund			50,440,000
Drug case information management fund			250,000
Drunk driving case-flow assistance fund			3,300,000
Judicial electronic filing fund			11,107,300
Judicial technology improvement fund			4,815,000
Juror compensation fund			6,610,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	10,375,700
Sec. 110. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions	17.0
Compliance with Montgomery v Louisiana--FTEs	7.0	$	962,900
Judicial tenure commission--FTEs	8.0		1,220,800
SADO wrongful prosecution unit--FTEs	2.0		287,900
Statewide judicial case management system			174,888,900

Trial court backlog		15,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	192,360,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund		15,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	177,360,500

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2022-2023 is $486,945,200.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $149,059,200.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT
Drug treatment courts	$	8,838,000
Mental health courts and diversion services		5,575,400
Next generation Michigan court system		4,116,000
Swift and sure sanctions program		3,350,000
Veterans courts		1,036,400
COURT OF APPEALS
Court of appeals operations	$	200,000
JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION

Circuit court judicial salary standardization	$	9,956,800
District court judicial salary standardization		10,608,600
Probate court judges' state base salaries		12,568,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization		4,669,600
OASI, Social Security		1,241,200
TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Court equity fund reimbursements	$	60,815,700
Drug case-flow program		250,000
Drunk driving case-flow program		3,300,000
Judicial technology improvement fund		4,815,000
Juror compensation reimbursement		6,610,300
Statewide e-file system		11,107,300
TOTAL	$	149,059,200

Sec. 202. (1) The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the judicial branch must not be expended or transferred to another account without written approval of the authorized agent of the judicial entity. If the authorized agent of the judicial entity notifies the state budget director of its approval of an expenditure or transfer, the state budget director shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized judicial entity agent shall be designated by the chief justice of the supreme court.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a) "DOJ" means the United States Department of Justice.

(b) "DOT" means the United States Department of Transportation.

(d) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(f) "OASI" means old age survivor's insurance.

(g) "SADO" means the state appellate defender office created under the appellate defender act, 1978 PA 620, MCL 780.711 to 780.719.

(h) "Title IV-D" means the part of the federal social security act, 42 USC 301 to 1397mm, pertaining to the child support enforcement program.

(i) "Title IV-E" means the part of the federal social security act, 42 USC 301 to 1397mm, pertaining to the foster care program.

Sec. 204. The reporting requirements of this part must be completed with the approval of, and at the direction of, the supreme court, except as otherwise provided in this part. The judicial branch shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement and includes placement of reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply:

(a) The funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used for the

purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.

(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

Sec. 207. Not later than January 1 of each year, the state court administrative office shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel listing all travel by judicial branch employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the budget for the judicial branch. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part. The report must include the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

Sec. 208. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report must summarize the

projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major program or program areas. The report must be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 209. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes all expenditures made by the judicial branch within a fiscal year. The posting must include the purpose for which each expenditure is made. The judicial branch shall not provide financial information on its website under this section if doing so would violate a federal or state law, rule, regulation, or guideline that establishes privacy or security standards applicable to that financial information.

Sec. 210. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the judicial branch shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations committee chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittee chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the prior 2 fiscal years.

Sec. 211. The judiciary shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the judiciary's performance.

Sec. 212. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 are estimated at $13,829,500.00. From this amount, total judiciary appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are

estimated at $8,396,300.00. Total judiciary appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $5,433,200.00.

Sec. 213. The judicial branch shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the judicial branch is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 214. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state court administrative office shall identify programs, within the department of health and human services, the department of labor and economic opportunity, and the department of corrections, that have programmatic connections with the participants in the swift and sure sanctions program. The purpose of this relationship is to leverage collaborations and to determine avenues of success for offenders who are eligible for state-provided programs. The state court administrative office shall provide guidance to courts participating in the swift and sure sanctions program, under the probation swift and sure sanctions act, chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.1 to 771A.8, regarding the available department of health and human services, department of labor and economic opportunity, and department of corrections programming.

JUDICIAL BRANCH

Sec. 301. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the direct trial court automation support program of the state court administrative office shall recover direct and overhead costs from trial courts by charging for services rendered. The fee must cover the actual costs incurred to the direct trial court automation

support program in providing the service, including development of future versions of case management systems.

Sec. 302. Funds appropriated within the judicial branch must not be expended by any component within the judicial branch without the approval of the supreme court.

Sec. 303. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the judicial branch, $711,900.00 is allocated for circuit court reimbursement under section 3 of 1978 PA 16, MCL 800.453, and for costs associated with the court of claims.

Sec. 304. A member of the legislature may request a report or data from the data collected in the judicial data warehouse. The report must be made available to the public upon request, unless disclosure is prohibited by court order or state or federal law. Any data provided under this section must be public and nonidentifying information.

Sec. 305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community dispute resolution, community dispute resolution centers shall provide dispute resolution services specified in the community dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564, and shall help to reduce suspensions and truancy, and improve school climate. Funding appropriated in part 1 for community dispute resolution may be used to develop or expand juvenile diversion services in cooperation with local prosecutors. Participation in the dispute resolution processes is voluntary for all parties.

Sec. 306. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for mental health courts and diversion services, $1,730,000.00 is intended to address the recommendations of the mental health diversion council.

Sec. 307. If sufficient funds are not available from the court fee fund to pay judges' compensation, the difference between the

appropriated amount from that fund for judges' compensation and the actual amount available after the amount appropriated for trial court reimbursement is made must be appropriated from the state general fund for judges' compensation. If an appropriation is made under this section, the state court administrative office shall issue a report within 14 days of the appropriation to the senate and house standing committees on appropriations and to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 308. By April 1, the state court administrative office shall provide a report on drug treatment, mental health, and veterans court programs in this state. The report must include information on the number of each type of program that has been established, the number of program participants in each jurisdiction, the impact of the programs on offender criminal involvement and recidivism, and an accounting of prior year expenditures, including grant amounts requested by the courts, grant amounts awarded to the courts, and grant amounts expended by the courts.

Sec. 309. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for problem solving courts, $100,000.00 must be used by the state court administrative office for a program in a veterans treatment court or a mental health treatment court, or both, that investigates the effectiveness of oral fluid testing to determine compliance with required mental health medicine prescriptions or requirements.

(2) By April 1, the state court administrative office shall provide a report on the oral fluid testing programs established in this state. The report must include information on the number of programs established, the number of program participants in each jurisdiction, and the rearrest rate of participants while

participating in the program.

Sec. 310. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for drug treatment courts as that term is defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, must be administered by the state court administrative office to operate drug treatment court programs. A drug treatment court shall be responsible for handling cases involving substance abusing nonviolent offenders through comprehensive supervision, testing, treatment services, and immediate sanctions and incentives. A drug treatment court shall use all available county and state personnel involved in the disposition of cases including, but not limited to, parole and probation agents, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, and community corrections providers. The funds may be used in connection with other federal, state, and local funding sources.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the chief justice shall allocate sufficient funds for the Michigan judicial institute to provide in-state training for those identified in subsection (1), including training for new drug treatment court judges.

(3) For drug treatment court grants, consideration for priority may be given to those courts where higher instances of substance abuse cases are filed.

(4) The judiciary shall receive $1,500,000.00 in Byrne formula grant funding as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police to be used for expansion of drug treatment courts, to assist in avoiding prison bed space growth for nonviolent offenders in collaboration with the department of corrections.

Sec. 311. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state court administrator shall produce a statistical report regarding

the implementation of the parental rights restoration act, 1990 PA 211, MCL 722.901 to 722.908, as it pertains to minors seeking court-issued waivers of parental consent. The state court administrative office shall report the total number of petitions filed and the total number of petitions granted under that act.

Sec. 312. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the swift and sure sanctions program, the state court administrative office shall administer a program to distribute grants to qualifying courts in accordance with the objectives and requirements of the probation swift and sure sanctions act, chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.1 to 771A.8. Of the funds designated for the program, not more than $100,000.00 is available to the state court administrative office to pay for employee costs associated with the administration of the program funds. Of the funds designated for the program, $500,000.00 is reserved for programs in counties that had more than 325 individuals sentenced to prison in the previous calendar year. Courts interested in participating in the swift and sure sanctions program may apply to the state court administrative office for a portion of the funds appropriated in part 1 under this section.

(2) By April 1, the state court administrative office, in cooperation with the department of corrections, shall provide a report on the courts that receive funding under the swift and sure sanctions program described in subsection (1). The report must include all of the following:

(a) The number of offenders who participate in the program.

(b) The criminal history of offenders who participate in the program.

program, including the rate of return to jail, prison, or both.

(d) A detailed description of the establishment and parameters of the program.

(e) A list of courts participating in the program.

(f) An accounting of prior year expenditures, including grant amounts requested by the courts, grant amounts awarded to the courts, and grant amounts expended by the courts.

(3) As used in this section, "program" means a swift and sure sanctions program described in subsection (1).

Sec. 313. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall support a statewide legal self-help internet website and local nonprofit self-help centers that use the statewide website to provide assistance to individuals representing themselves in civil legal proceedings. The state court administrative office shall summarize the costs of maintaining the website, provide statistics on the number of people visiting the website, and provide information on content usage, form completion, and user feedback by March 1 for the preceding fiscal year.

Sec. 314. If Byrne formula grant funding is awarded to the state appellate defender office in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1, the state appellate defender office may receive and expend Byrne formula grant funds in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police. If the state appellate defender office receives federal grant funding from the United States Department of Justice in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1, the state appellate defender office may receive and expend grant funds in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00.

Sec. 315. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for drug

treatment courts, the judiciary shall maintain a medication-assisted treatment program to provide treatment for opioid-addicted and alcohol-addicted individuals who are referred to and voluntarily participate in the medication-assisted treatment program.

(2) By February 1, the judiciary shall report on the medication-assisted treatment program. The report must include itemized spending by court, the number of participants, and statistics that indicate average program participation duration and success rates.

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 401. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state appellate defender office shall ensure Michigan compliance with Montgomery v Louisiana, 577 US 190 (2016). The purpose of the program is to ensure competent, resourced, and supervised counsel in cases involving the resentencing of juvenile lifers. The representation by state appellate defender office counsel will create opportunities for release, saving prison costs for the state.

(2) The state appellate defender office shall submit a report by November 30 on the number of juvenile lifer cases investigated and prepared by the state appellate defender office. The report must include a calculation of hours spent and focus on incremental costs associated with investigating and conducting a robust examination of each case, with particular emphasis on those costs that may be avoided after the cases have been disposed.

Sec. 402. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for a statewide judicial case management system must be used by the state court

administrative office to enter into a contract with a vendor to establish a statewide judicial case management system. Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for statewide judicial case management system, an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 may be used for planning and designing the statewide judicial case management system. The remaining funds are not available for expenditure until a detailed spending plan is presented to and approved by the senate and house appropriations committees.

(2) The statewide judicial case management system established under subsection (1) must do all of the following:

(a) Provide uniform collection, record, and reporting of data for all of the following:

(i) A criminal case from arrest through disposition and completion of a sentence, as applicable, including, but not limited to, a sentence of probation.

(ii) A juvenile justice system case, including, but not limited to, a disposition involving probation.

(iii) A case involving neglect or abuse of a child.

(iv) A civil case.

(b) Integrate with financial and other systems utilized by departments and agencies of this state and units of local government, including, but not limited to, the department of state police and other law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, and courts.

(c) Provide storage of the following information and data that may be accessed by approved users in real time, including, but not limited to, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and jail administrators:

(i) Data entered for the following events:

(A) Arrest and jail booking.

(B) Authorizations for a criminal charge or filing of a petition, as applicable.

(D) Probable cause findings following a preliminary examination, transfer, removal, and remand.

(ii) The name and address of each individual entered into a system that is capable of aggregating data for statistical purposes.

(iii) Restitution owed and remaining as to each defendant or juvenile.

(iv) Case entries for juvenile justice system cases, including cases placed on the consent calendar.

(d) Perform alias and phonetic name searches.

(e) Provide real-time updates of record changes to approved users, including, but not limited to, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and jail administrators.

(3) By November 30, the state court administrative office shall submit a report on the following:

(a) An analysis of individuals who have multiple data entries under subsection (2), including, but not limited to, demographic information; restitution owed; restitution aging; fees, fines, and court costs owed; and fees, fines, and court costs aging.

(b) The extent to which the statewide judicial case management system has improved overall system performance by decreasing the duplication of data.

(c) How the statewide judicial case management system is tracking individuals who have entries from a juvenile justice system case or a case that involved abuse or neglect of the

individual as a child, and who are subsequently involved in a criminal case.

(4) Unexpended appropriations in part 1 for statewide judicial case management system are designated as a work project appropriation. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds must not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and must be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to develop a statewide judicial case management system to be used by courts in this state.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date for this work project is September 30, 2027.

Sec. 403. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for trial court backlog must be used by the judiciary to assist trial courts with processing backlog cases. Funds must be allocated and expended in a manner consistent with federal rules and regulations.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for trial court backlog, $7,000,000.00 must be used to create a virtual backlog response docket.

(3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for trial court backlog are designated as a work project appropriation. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds must not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and must be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The

following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to assist trial courts with processing backlog cases.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.