Committee for Public Counsel Services

Committee for Public Counsel Services.

0321-1500

For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws, including expenses for an audit and oversight unit

....................................................$6,631,512

0321-1502

For compensation to public counsel assigned cases under the provisions of subparagraph (a) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws and section 13 of said chapter 211D of the General Laws, including compensation to the chief counsel, deputy chief counsels and general counsel

......................................................$7,063,412

0321-1503

For the continuation of a children and family law pilot program in Hampden and Essex counties pursuant to section 171

......................................................$458,439

0321-1504

For the continuation of a youth advocacy program, so-called

......................................................$414,843

0321-1510

For the compensation to private counsel assigned to criminal cases under the provisions of subparagraph (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws and section 12 of said chapter 211D; provided, that the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for services rendered in fiscal year 1998 only; provided further, that the chief counsel may transfer funds to item 0321-1512 as necessary, pursuant to schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer; provided further, that the rate of compensation for private counsel services provided for murder cases shall be $54 per hour for in-court and out-of-court services; and provided further, that the rate of compensation paid for services for superior court criminal cases, so-called, shall be $39 per hour for in-court and out-of-court services; and provided further, that the rate of compensation paid for services for other criminal cases, so-called, shall be $30 per hour for in-court and out-of-court services

......................................................$35,924,000

0321-1512

For the compensation to private counsel assigned to family law and mental health cases under the provisions of subparagraph (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws and section 12 of said chapter 211D; provided, that the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for services rendered in fiscal year 1998 only; provided further, that the chief counsel may transfer funds to item 0321-1510 as necessary, pursuant to schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer; and provided further, that the rate of compensation for private counsel services provided for herein shall be, for cases under section 12S of chapter 112 of the General Laws, section 39F of chapter 119 of the General Laws and section 9C of chapter 123A of the General Laws, $30 per hour for in-court and out-of-court services; and provided further, that the rate of compensation paid for other noncriminal cases, so-called, shall be $39 per hour for in-court and out-of-court services.

......................................................$17,021,000

0321-1520

For the fees and costs, as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court of the commonwealth on behalf of indigent persons, as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that the amount appropriated herein shall only be expended for services rendered in fiscal year 1998

......................................................$4,560,000

0321-1600

For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth, including the disability benefits project, the Medicare advocacy project, the transitional SSI Assistance project, so-called, and the battered women's legal assistance project; provided further, that the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws shall not apply to said programs; and provided further, that said corporation may contract with any organization for the purpose of providing such representation

......................................................$3,137,826

0321-1610

For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for the purpose of distributing funds for general operating costs of local and statewide civil legal services providers

......................................................$3,800,000

0321-2000

For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill, as provided in section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws

......................................................$374,191

0321-2100

For the Massachusetts correctional legal services committee

......................................................$526,782

0321-2205

For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county; provided, that not less than $192,000 shall be made available for computerized legal research

......................................................$1,550,000

0321-2206

For the social law library to operate the electronic law database project

......................................................$300,000