SACRAMENTO California’s trial courts would have two years instead of one to hold on to their reserves before a 1 percent cap goes into effect, according to budget language formally released by state lawmakers on Monday.
The so-called budget trailer bill would give courts until June 30, 2014, to carry a fund balance, a full year longer than originally contemplated by draft language circulating as late as last week. The change occurred in the wake of judges’ complaints that the significant policy shift change did not give them enough time to adapt.
