California AB136 modifies court funding and operational procedures.

California AB136 repeals Section 241 of the Code of Civil Procedure and amends several sections of the Government Code. It establishes the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund as the successor to the Trial Court Improvement Fund and the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund. The Judicial Council must report annually to the Legislature on trial court operations, including metrics like time to disposition and staff vacancy rates. The bill also allows the Judicial Council to sell certain courthouses and transfer funds between various court funds.

California AB136 modifies court funding and operational procedures.

California AB136 repeals Section 241 of the Code of Civil Procedure and amends several sections of the Government Code. It establishes the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund as the successor to the Trial Court Improvement Fund and the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund. The Judicial Council must report annually to the Legislature on trial court operations, including metrics like time to disposition and staff vacancy rates. The bill also allows the Judicial Council to sell certain courthouses and transfer funds between various court funds.