§ 602.1301

602.1301 Budget and fiscal procedures. 1. The supreme court shall prepare an annual operating budget for the judicial branch, and shall submit a budget request to the general assembly for the fiscal period for which thegeneral assembly is appropriating funds. 2. a. As early as possible, but not later than December 1, the supreme court shall submit to the legislative services agency the annual budget request and detailed supportinginformation for the judicial branch. The submission shall be designed to assist the legislative services agency in its preparation for legislative consideration of the budgetrequest. The information submitted shall contain and be arranged in a format substantiallysimilar to the format specified by the director of the department of management and usedby all departments and establishments in transmitting to the director estimates of theirexpenditure requirements pursuant to section 8.23. The supreme court shall also make useof the department of management’s automated budget system when submitting informationto the director of the department of management to assist the director in the transmittal ofinformation as required under section 8.35A.

anagement’s automated budget system when submitting informationto the director of the department of management to assist the director in the transmittal ofinformation as required under section 8.35A. The supreme court shall budget and trackexpenditures by the following separate organization codes: (1) Iowa court information system.(2) Appellate courts.(3) Central administration.(4) District court administration.(5) Judges and magistrates.(6) Court reporters.(7) Juvenile court officers.(8) District court clerks.(9) Jury and witness fees.b. Before December 1, the supreme court shall submit to the director of the department of management an estimate of the total expenditure requirements of the judicial branch.The director of the department of management shall submit this estimate received from thesupreme court to the governor. The estimate shall also be submitted to the chairpersons ofthe committees on appropriations. 3. The state court administrator shall prescribe the procedures to be used by the operating components of the judicial branch with respect to the following: a. The preparation, submission, review, and revision of budget requests.b.

shall prescribe the procedures to be used by the operating components of the judicial branch with respect to the following: a. The preparation, submission, review, and revision of budget requests.b. The allocation and disbursement of funds appropriated to the judicial branch.c. The purchase of forms, supplies, equipment, and other property.d. Other matters relating to fiscal administration.4. The state court administrator shall prescribe practices and procedures for the accounting and internal auditing of funds of the judicial branch, including uniform practicesand procedures to be used by judicial officers and court employees with respect to all funds,regardless of source. 83 Acts, ch 186, §1301, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 262, §7; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §121; 88 Acts, ch 1271, §10; 89 Acts, ch 316, §19; 90 Acts, ch 1268, §10; 91 Acts, ch 267, §414; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §45;2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §114; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §34; 2022 Acts, ch 1145, §9 Sat Dec 23 11:14:21 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.1301 (26, 1)