Appropriates $72,935,400 to the Supreme Court for fiscal year 2019; exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations; and provides for legislative intent regarding retirement contributions.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Supreme Court. It appropriates $72,935,400. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. For statewide cost allocation, $7,600 is provided, as State Controller fees will increase by $7,800 and State Treasurer fees will decrease by $200. An annualization of $39,600 is provided for the new magistrate position in Bonneville County. The bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. The bill funds nine line items, which provide $3,358,000 for court technology phase 5 of 5; 1.00 FTP and $125,700 for a Jerome County Magistrate; $231,300 for a substance use disorder services (SUDS) provider rate increase; $100,000 for residential and recovery support services; $114,300 for language access; 1.00 FTP and $59,000 for a custodian; $153,500 for judicial mentoring; $68,800 for an ADA consultant; and the ongoing fund shift of 1.75 FTP and $169,200 from the General Fund to the Federal Grant Fund for reversal of the FY 2018 Court Improvement Program line item.