part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 from the following funds:

JUDICIARY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated exempted positions	654.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	370,875,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			1,902,300
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	368,973,100
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			7,132,600
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues			1,905,300
Total other state restricted revenues			95,887,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	264,047,900
Sec. 102. SUPREME COURT
Full-time equated exempted positions	318.0
Community dispute resolution--FTEs	3.0	$	3,381,300
Foster care review board--FTEs	10.0		1,421,200
Jail reform advisory support--FTE	1.0		157,700
Judicial information systems--FTEs	103.0		20,706,000
Judicial institute--FTEs	17.0		2,865,600
Justice for all--FTEs	2.0		1,534,700
Next generation Michigan court system			4,116,000
Other federal grants			275,100
Problem-solving courts--FTEs	3.0		19,735,200
State court administrative office--FTEs	83.0		15,416,300
Supreme court administration--FTEs	96.0		16,548,600
Swift and sure sanctions program			3,350,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	89,507,700
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		2,258,700
Federal funds		275,100
HHS, access and visitation grant		502,000
HHS, children's justice grant		254,000
HHS, court improvement project		987,700
HHS, safe access for victims economic security grant		420,000
HHS, state opioid response grant		352,200
HHS, title IV-D child support program		877,200
HHS, title IV-E foster care program		324,500
Special revenue funds:
Interest on lawyers' trust accounts		406,800
Private		501,100
State justice institute		529,000
Community dispute resolution fund		2,417,200
Court of appeals filing/motion fees		1,450,000
Drug treatment court fund		1,920,500
Justice system fund		634,600
Law exam fees		786,000
Miscellaneous revenue		249,400
State court fund		417,900
State general fund/general purpose	$	71,991,500
Sec. 103. COURT OF APPEALS

Full-time equated exempted positions	179.0
Court of appeals operations--FTEs	179.0	$	27,295,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	27,295,200
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	27,295,200
Sec. 104. BRANCHWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions	6.0
Branchwide appropriations--FTEs	6.0	$	10,915,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	10,915,800
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	10,915,800
Sec. 105. JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION
Judges' positions--587.0 justices and judges
Supreme court justices' salaries--7.0 justices		$	1,359,400
Circuit court judges' state base salaries--221.0 judges			29,838,800
Circuit court judicial salary standardization			10,105,400
Court of appeals judges' salaries--25.0 judges			4,890,700
District court judges' state base salaries--232.0 judges			31,290,400
District court judicial salary standardization			10,597,200
Probate court judges' state base salaries--104.0 judges			13,893,100
Probate court judicial salary standardization			4,703,900
Judges' retirement system defined contributions			6,912,100
OASI, Social Security			7,944,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	121,535,600
Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:
Court fee fund			2,535,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	118,999,700
Sec. 106. JUDICIAL AGENCIES
Full-time equated exempted positions	14.0
Judicial tenure commission--FTEs	14.0	$	2,907,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,907,800
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	2,907,800
Sec. 107. INDIGENT DEFENSE - CRIMINAL
Full-time equated exempted positions	111.5
Appellate public defender program--FTEs	93.0	$	15,931,900
Juvenile life resentencing--FTEs	18.5		2,894,200
Michigan appellate assigned counsel system roster attorney compensation grants			3,208,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	22,034,200
Appropriated from:
IDG from department of state police			250,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			581,200
Special revenue funds:
Interest on lawyers' trust accounts			88,400
Michigan justice fund			380,000
Miscellaneous revenue			172,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	20,562,200
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	26.0
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		6,613,600
Statewide e-file system--FTEs	25.0		11,947,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	87,742,100
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			11,947,800
Judicial technology improvement fund			4,815,000
Juror compensation fund			6,613,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	10,375,700
Sec. 110. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Juvenile indigent defense			1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,000,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,000,000

part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2024-2025

general sections

Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $359,935,500.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $151,885,500.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT
Next generation Michigan court system	$	4,116,000
Problem-solving courts		15,785,200
State court administrative office		200,000
Swift and sure sanctions program		3,350,000
JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION
Circuit court judicial salary standardization	$	10,105,400
District court judicial salary standardization		10,597,200
OASI, Social Security		1,392,600
Probate court judges' state base salaries		13,893,100
Probate court judicial salary standardization		4,703,900
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		6,613,600

Statewide e-file system			11,947,800
TOTAL		$	151,885,500

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

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) "Standard report recipients" means the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

(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 transmitting reports to the standard report recipients and any other required

recipients by email and posting the reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1:

(a) The funds 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. 206. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the state court administrative office shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by judicial branch employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the judicial branch's budget. The judicial branch shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal

revenues, and other revenues.

Sec. 207. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major judicial program or program areas. The state court administrative office shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.

Sec. 208. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that posts all of the expenditures made by the judicial branch within a fiscal year. A post must include the purpose for the expenditure. The judicial branch shall not provide financial information on the public website that would violate a federal or state law, rule, regulation, or guideline that establishes privacy or security standards applicable to that financial information.

Sec. 209. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the judicial branch shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.

Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 from federal sources should federal revenue become available.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 from state restricted sources should state restricted revenue become available.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from private sources should private revenue become available.

Sec. 211. The judicial branch shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the judiciary for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the judicial branch is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 212. The judicial branch shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The judicial branch shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The judicial branch may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.

Sec. 213. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity in 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.

(2) Funds appropriated to the judicial branch must not be expended by a component in the judicial branch without the approval

of the supreme court.

JUDICIAL BRANCH

Sec. 301. From the funds 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. 302. 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. If data is provided under this section, the data must be public and nonidentifying information, as determined by the state court administrative office. As used in this section, "nonidentifying information" means information that does not include personal information that, if released, would be considered invasion of privacy.

Sec. 303. 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, help reduce suspensions and truancy, and improve school environment. The funds appropriated in part 1 for community dispute resolution may be used to develop or expand juvenile diversion services in coordination with local prosecutors.

Sec. 305. If funds in the court fee fund are insufficient 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 is appropriated from the state general fund for judges' compensation. If an appropriation from the state general fund is necessary under this section, not later than 14 days after the appropriation, the state court administrative office shall submit a report to the standard report recipients and the senate and house standing committees on appropriations.

Sec. 306. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for problem-solving courts, the state court administrative office shall provide grants to local trial courts for the following:

(a) Drug treatment courts under chapter 10A of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060 to 600.1088.

(b) Mental health courts under chapter 10B of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1090 to 600.1099a.

(c) Juvenile mental health courts under chapter 10C of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1099b to 600.1099m.

(d) Veterans treatment courts under chapter 12 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1200 to 600.1212.

(e) Family treatment courts under chapter 10D of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1099aa to 600.1099ll.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for problem-solving courts, the chief justice shall allocate funding for the following:

(a) Sufficient funds for the Michigan judicial institute to provide in-state training for problem-solving court program personnel, including parole and probation agents, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, community corrections providers, judges, and other court personnel.

(b) At least $1,730,000.00 to mental health courts and juvenile mental health courts to address the recommendations of the

mental health diversion council.

(c) $1,500,000.00 in Byrne formula grant funding received through an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police to be used to support drug treatment court costs consistent with Byrne grant program criteria.

(3) Not later than April 1, the state court administrative office shall provide a report on drug treatment, mental health, veterans court, and family treatment 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. 308. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, 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. Not more than $150,000.00 of the funds designated for the program 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) Not later than April 1, the state court administrative office, in coordination with the department of corrections, shall submit a report on the swift and sure sanctions program that includes 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.

(c) The recidivism rate of offenders who participate in the 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 that participate in the program.

(f) An accounting of previous year expenditures, including, but not limited to, grant amounts requested by the courts, grant amounts awarded to the courts, and grant amounts expended by the courts.

Sec. 310. 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 who represent themselves in civil legal proceedings. The state court administrative office shall summarize the costs to maintain the website, provide statistics on the number of individuals who visit the website, and provide information on content usage, form completion, and user feedback not later than March 1 for the previous fiscal year.

Sec. 311. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state court administrative office shall submit a report on the statewide

judicial case management system not later than March 1. The report must provide a status update on development and implementation of the statewide judicial case management system and must include all appropriation and expenditure data for the previous and current fiscal years.

Sec. 312. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for judicial information systems, allocations must be made as follows:

(a) Not more than $6,500,000.00 to offset local user fee revenue that was previously paid by trial courts that have already transitioned to the new statewide judicial case management system.

(b) $5,399,100.00 to support staff and other operating costs as trial courts continue to transition to the new statewide judicial case management system.

Sec. 313. (1) 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 not more than $250,000.00 of Byrne formula grant funds as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police.

(2) 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 not more than $300,000.00 in federal grant funds.

Sec. 314. (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) Not later than March 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.

Sec. 315. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state appellate defender office shall operate the program to ensure this state's compliance with Montgomery v Louisiana, 577 US 190 (2016), People v Parks, 510 Mich 225 (2022), People v Stovall, 510 Mich 301 (2022), and People v Poole, 510 Mich 851 (2022). The purpose of the program is to ensure competent, resourced, and supervised counsel in cases that involve resentencing individuals who are serving a life sentence for an offense committed when the individuals were 18 years of age or younger.

(2) The state appellate defender office shall submit a report not later than December 31 on the number of cases investigated and prepared by the state appellate defender office under subsection (1). The report must include a calculation of the hours spent and the incremental costs associated with the investigation and robust examination of each case.

Sec. 317. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan appellate assigned counsel system roster attorney compensation grants, the Michigan appellate assigned counsel system shall administer and provide grants to counties to provide reimbursement of approximately 1/2 of the compensation provided to public defenders appointed as appellate defense counsel under the appellate defender act, 1978 PA 620, MCL 780.711 to 780.719. A county is eligible for a grant under this section if the

compensation paid to appointed appellate defense counsel in the county is consistent with rates established under the Michigan indigent defense commission act, 2013 PA 93, MCL 780.981 to 780.1003, under payment policies established by the Michigan appellate assigned counsel system.