§20-1316. Appointment of law student clerks for Supreme Court,
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Court of Civil Appeals and district courts - Grants and Donations Revolving Fund.
A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is authorized to appoint law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, and the district courts. All personnel appointed under this section shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. No personnel employed under the provisions of this section shall be employed for more than one thousand (1,000) hours per year.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court, to be designated the "Grants and Donations Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies
received by the Supreme Court, from gifts, grants, private donations, and federal funding for the payment of salaries and benefits for law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, or the district courts. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for the purpose of the payment of salaries and benefits for law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, or the district courts.
Expenditures from the fund and personnel employed under the provisions of this section shall be exempt from full-time-equivalency and budgetary limitations. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. Added by Laws 1992, c. 335, § 28, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1996;
Laws 2012, c. 304, § 85.