Eliminates withholding state aid for court facility compliance; establishes an appeal process and review panel for proposed court facility plans.

This bill eliminates the withholding of state aid as an enforcement mechanism for court facility compliance. It establishes an appeal process for proposed court facility plans, allowing cities to challenge plans within sixty days. The bill also creates a court facilities review panel to assess the scope, reasonableness, feasibility, and proportionality of such plans. The panel consists of representatives from the city, state comptroller, chief administrator of the courts, and two members appointed by the senate and assembly leaders.

Eliminates withholding state aid for court facility compliance; establishes an appeal process and review panel for proposed court facility plans.

This bill eliminates the withholding of state aid as an enforcement mechanism for court facility compliance. It establishes an appeal process for proposed court facility plans, allowing cities to challenge plans within sixty days. The bill also creates a court facilities review panel to assess the scope, reasonableness, feasibility, and proportionality of such plans. The panel consists of representatives from the city, state comptroller, chief administrator of the courts, and two members appointed by the senate and assembly leaders.