Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-889

JUD 889

Transferability Among Items Within the Trial Court

Mr. Brownsberger moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section:-

SECTION ___. Clause (xiii) of  the third paragraph of section 9A of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out subclause (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subclause:- (a) notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the court administrator may transfer funds from any item of appropriation within the trial court; provided, however, that not less than 15 days prior to a transfer under this subclause, the court administrator shall submit a schedule to the house and senate committees on ways and means including: (i) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation to any other item of appropriation; (ii) the reason for the necessity of the transfer; and (iii) the date on which the transfer shall be completed.