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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Youngberg

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/21/05

1-24-06 HB 114

SHORT TITLE Restorative Justice Program for Women

SB

ANALYST McSherry

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$40.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 114, “Restorative Justice Program for Women,” appropriates $40,000 from the gen-

eral fund to the 2

nd

Judicial District Court for the purpose of funding a “restorative justice pro-

gram for women” in FY07.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $40,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2006 shall revert

to the general fund.

It is not clear if the $40,000 is the cost of starting the program and the recurring cost, or if it is a

pilot program level of funding or if the funds include some non-recurring items.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

It is not apparent what the proposed restorative justice program is, or what the funds will pur-

chase.

The 2

nd

Judicial District did not request funds for this program in their FY07 operating budget.

The Judiciary Unified Budget does not mention the said program in its list of legislation.

House Bill 114 – Page

2

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

It is not clear what the intended outcome of the proposed program is, or what type of perform-

ance should be expected from the program.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Additional programs will create additional administrative workload for the 2

nd

Judicial District

Court.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

The “restorative justice program” will not receive state funding in FY07 in the form of an appro-

priation bill.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1.

What is the proposed “restorative justice program.”

2.

How does the proposed program relate to other programs already funded at the 2

nd

Dis-

trict Court such as the Violence Against Women Act-funded Domestic Violence Re-

source Coordinator and the Domestic Violence Early Intervention Pilot Program.

3.

What is the desired outcome of the proposed program.

4.

How will the Court determine if the proposed program is successful and merits future

funding.

5.

Have other funding sources been pursued for the program. If so, what sources.

6.

Will the proposed program have any relationship with other state, or local organizations

or agencies. If so, what.

7.

How will someone qualify to participate in the restorative justice program.

8.

How many participants will the “restorative justice program” serve/affect.

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