S1229B1645A04533 DMS:AAS 06/09/22 #90 A04533
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1229
Sponsor: SENATOR BAKER
Printer's No. 1645
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "children"
and for review of county submissions
Amend Bill, page 1, line 8, by striking out "Section
704.1(a)" and inserting
Sections 704.1(a) and 709.2(b)
Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by striking out "is" and
inserting
are
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 27 and 28
The intent of the reimbursements authorized under subclauses
(iii) and (iv) is to attempt to supplement, and not supplant,
necessary funding for required juvenile counsel. Counties shall
include in their needs-based budgets required by section 709.1
the purposes for which the funds to be reimbursed to the
counties pursuant to subclauses (iii) and (iv) shall be used.
The counties shall prioritize expenditures of these funds in
ways that are designed to maintain, enhance or improve the
quantity or quality of legal services provided to juveniles.
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 13 and 14
Section 709.2. Review of county submissions.--* * *
(b) The department determination shall consider whether the
county's budget is reasonable in relation to past costs,
projected cost increases, number of children in the county and
the number of children served, service level trends and
projections of other sources of revenue. The department
determination shall also consider whether the county's budget
prioritizes expenditures of the funds reimbursed to the county
pursuant to section 704.1(a)(5)(iii) and (iv) in a reasonable
attempt to supplement, and not supplant, necessary county
funding for required juvenile counsel in ways that are designed
to maintain, enhance or improve the quantity or quality of legal
services provided to juveniles.
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the context
of SB1229