‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063

Initiative: Provides funding for the child protective guardian ad litem hourly rate increase from $50 per hour to $60 per hour effective July 1, 2016 to be consistent with the rate paid to attorneys appointed to represent parents.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$0	$443,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$443,000

Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063

Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in hours from a 37.5-hour workweek to a 40-hour workweek for the administrative bargaining unit, remaining employees in the professional and supervisory bargaining units and confidential nonmanagement employees effective the first pay period following July 1, 2016.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
Personal Services	$0	$770,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$770,000

Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063

Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in the executive branch network charges based on current users.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$93,776	$93,776
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$93,776	$93,776

Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063

Initiative: Deappropriates one-time funds no longer needed for courthouse feasibility studies.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	($215,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($215,000)	$0

Judicial - Debt Service Z097

Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing one-time savings in debt service costs in fiscal year 2015-16 and fiscal year 2016-17.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	($400,000)	($1,300,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($400,000)	($1,300,000)

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17
GENERAL FUND	($521,224)	$6,776
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($521,224)	$6,776

Sec. 3. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1556, subsection 2, paragraph I takes effect July 1, 2016.’