PRINTER'S NO. 392
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
354
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VEREB, BAKER, MURT, MILLARD, COHEN, JAMES, HEFFLEY
AND TALLMAN, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial computer
system, further providing for utilization of funds in account
and for surcharge; and repealing annual appropriations
provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3732(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 3732. Utilization of funds in account.
(a) General rule.--Except [for the repayments under
subsection (b)] as set forth under subsections (b) and (c), all
moneys deposited into the Judicial Computer System Augmentation
Account shall be used only for the initial startup and the
ongoing operations of the Statewide judicial computer system.
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(c) Cadet classes.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law to the contrary, all moneys deposited into the Judicial
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Computer System Augmentation Account shall be transferred to the
Pennsylvania State Police for cadet classes.
Section 2. Section 3733.1(c) of Title 42, amended July 9,
2014 (P.L.1004, No.113), is amended to read:
§ 3733.1. Surcharge.
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(c) Allocation and appropriation.--
(1) The surcharge under subsection (a)(1) shall be
deposited into [a separate reserve account within] the
Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account.
[Notwithstanding section 3732 (relating to utilization of
funds in account), money deposited under this paragraph is
hereby appropriated to the Supreme Court, upon compliance
with Article XV of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, for the operation of the
Judicial Department.]
(2) The fee under subsection (a)(2) shall be deposited
into the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account.
(3) The fee under subsection (a)(3) shall be deposited
into the Access to Justice Account.
Section 3. Section 3734 of Title 42 is repealed:
[§ 3734. Annual appropriations.
Beginning with the fiscal year 1987-1988, the General
Assembly shall appropriate initially from the General Fund and
thereafter from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation
Account funds sufficient to meet the costs of the initial
startup and the ongoing operations of the Statewide judicial
computer system.]
Section 4. The amendment, addition or repeal of 42 Pa.C.S.
§§ 3732(a) and (c), 3733.1(c) and 3734 shall apply to money
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deposited into the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account
on or after July 1, 2015.
Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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