(a)(1) The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for requesting and verifying the need for any additional appropriation, any position-level change, any increase in the State Administration of Justice Fund allocation amount as authorized in the operative appropriation act, and any increases to be payable from the State Central Services Fund as appropriated in the operative appropriation act, for trial court administrators and official court reporters.(2) An annual or biennial request for an increase for trial court administrators or official court reporters shall not exceed the total or projected total appropriation as authorized by the General Assembly.(b) During a fiscal year, the office shall not approve any change in salary level, operating expense, or other distribution for trial court administrators which exceeds the actual or projected appropriation available for trial court administrators or for court reporters which exceeds the actual or projected appropriation available for court reporters.(c) In order for the General Assembly to make an informed decision on any appropriation increase request, the office shall include with any request for an appropriation available for court reporters.(c) In order for the General Assembly to make an informed decision on any appropriation increase request, the office shall include with any request for an appropriation increase for trial court administrators or court reporters that exceeds the previous fiscal year total appropriation the following information: (1) A letter explaining the purpose or reason for the requested appropriation increase along with the total dollar amount requested, the position-level change or salary increase requested, and the funding source of the increase;(2) A report that includes: (A) Current salaries and salaries from previous fiscal years;(B) Current years of service;(C) A list of salary increases received by an employee during the current or previous fiscal year; and(D) The requested increase in salary and match for each trial court administrator or court reporter; and(3) A copy of the rules, policies, or procedures established or utilized by the office in conjunction with the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., that are used to determine current salaries and salary increases for trial court administrators or court reporters.Added by Act 2023, No. 123,§ 8, eff. ction with the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., that are used to determine current salaries and salary increases for trial court administrators or court reporters.Added by Act 2023, No. 123,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
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