August 30-31, 2012 Meetings

• Item 1 - Department of Finance Budget Update  (40.36)
• General Business: Approval of Minutes / Chief Justice and Interim ADOC Reports / Committee Reports  (32.56)
• Item 2 - California Tribal Court/State Court Forum   (39.14)
• Public Comments  (25.45)
• Item 3 - Status Report on Judicial Council Legislative Priorities    (32.40) 
• Item 4 - Judicial Branch Strategic and Operational Planning Process Update  (7.12)
• Item I - Council Member Liaisons to Trial Courts and to AOC Divisions  (35.18)
• Item J - Report and Recommendations from the Judicial Council’s Executive and Planning Committee Regarding the Strategic Evaluation Committee Report  (02:28.16)
• Item K - Report from the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care  (15.25)
• Item L - Budget: Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Requests for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts the Judicial Branch Facility Program and the Trial Courts  (26.53)
• Item M - Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: Process and Criteria for Allocating 2% State-Level Reserve Funding  (22.34)
• Item N - Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: Statewide Programs  (33.11)

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Agenda

Thursday August 30, 2012 Non-Business Meeting—Closed (rule 10.6(A))

Closed Session 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Lunch Break 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Open Meeting (rule 10.6(A)) Business Meeting (Items 1-5)

Item 1 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Budget: Department of Finance Budget Update (No Action Required. There are no materials for this item.) 

2:30–2:35 p.m. Approval of Minutes

• June 20-22, 2012
• July 27, 2012

2:35–2:45 p.m. Chief Justice’s Report

2:45–2:50 p.m. Interim Administrative Director’s Report

2:50–3:10 p.m. Judicial Council Committee Presentations

Break 3:10–3:25 p.m

Item 2 3:25–4:25 p.m.
California Tribal Court/State Court Forum (No Action Required)

• California Tribal Court/State Court Forum Report

4:25–4:40 p.m. Public Comment
[See Cal. Rules of Court, rules 10.6(d) and 10.6(e).]

• Written Comments Received

Item 3 4:40–4:55 p.m.
Judicial Council Legislative Priorities: Status Report (No Action Required. There are no materials for this item.)

Item 4 4:55–5:10 p.m.
Judicial Branch Strategic and Operational Planning: Process Update (No Action Required)

Item A
Court Technology and Access: Advancing Access to Justice Through Technology: Guiding Principles for California Judicial Branch Initiatives (Action Required)

Item B
Equal Access Fund: Distribution of Funds for IOLTA-Formula Grants (Action Required)

Item C
Judicial Branch Administration: Audit Reports for Judicial Council Acceptance (Action Required)

Item D
Judicial Branch Administration: Judicial Branch Contracting Manual (Action Required)

Item E
Jury Instructions: Additions, Revisions, and Revocations to Criminal Jury Instructions (Action Required)

Item F
Report to the Legislature: Actions Taken to Achieve an Ongoing $4 million Reduction to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Branch Facility Program, and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center (Action Required)

Item G
Report to the Legislature: Electronic Recording (Action Required)

Item H
Criminal Law: Judicial Council Appointment of Judge to Board of State and Community Corrections (Action Required)

Item I 8:30–9:00 a.m.
Judicial Branch Administration: Council Member Liaisons to Trial Courts and to AOC Divisions (No Action Required. There are no materials for this item.)

Item J 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Judicial Branch Administration: Report and Recommendations from the Judicial Council’s Executive and Planning Committee Regarding the Strategic Evaluation Committee (SEC) Report (Action Required)

Break 11:00–11:15 a.m. (approx.)

Item K 11:15–11:30 a.m.
Children in Foster Care: Report from the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care (Action Required)

Item L 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Budget: Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget Proposals for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council, Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Trial Courts (Action Required)

Lunch 12:00–12:30 p.m.

Item M 12:30–1:15 p.m.
Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: Process and Criteria for 2% State-Level Reserve Funding (Action Required)

Item N 1:15–1:45 p.m.
Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: Statewide Programs (Action Required)

Closed Session (rule 10.6(B))—Discussion Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege

Session 2:00–2:30 p.m.

Information Only Items (No Action Required)

Government Code Section 68106: Public Notice by Courts of Closures or Reduced Clerks’ Office Hours (Report No. 14)

Circulating Orders since the last business meeting

Appointment Orders since the last business meeting