INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE...2012/05/21 · Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor IN OUR Judicial Branch Judicial Branch - Indigent Defense Department of Justice Department of Public Safety

INVESTING

FUTURE

RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS2012 - 2013 North Carolina State Budget

Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor

IN OUR

Office of State Budget and ManagementOffice of the Governor

Raleigh, North Carolina

Andy Willis, State Budget Director

www.osbm.nc.gov/thebudget

May 2012

INVESTING

FUTURE

RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS2012 - 2013 North Carolina State Budget

Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor

IN OUR

Judicial Branch Judicial Branch - Indigent Defense

Department of Justice Department of Public Safety

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Investing in Our Future:

Justice and Public SafetyPublic Safety

Supports the soldiers and airmen by restoring tuition assistance for the North Carolina •National Guard that was cut in FY 2009-10.Maximizes federal funds in support of Tarheel Challenge by fully funding the state’s •match requirements.Invests the funds necessary to effectively implement the Justice Reinvestment Act by •supporting additional probation and parole officers and other staff to process and su-pervise the increase in offenders requiring mandatory community supervision.Provides operating funds and additional personnel for the recent expansion of VIPER, •the statewide voice radio communications system for fire, rescue, and law enforcement agencies.Restores funds to the State Highway Patrol for basic training schools, the graduates of •which become State Highway Patrol Troopers.

Justice Expands the Internet Crimes against Children Response Team to protect North Carolina’s •children in response to an increase in the number of sexual abuse reports received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Expands the Methamphetamine Team to address increases in meth labs and trafficking •activities. Expands the State Bureau of Investigation’s laboratory capacity in the Triad lab and the •Western lab to process DNA and toxicology submissions. Supports the appropriation of the National Mortgage Settlement for purposes outlined •in the Consent Order, including the addition of time-limited positions in the NC SBI to expand its accounting and financial investigative ability and in DOJ’s Consumer Protec-tion Division to increase its efforts to investigate and pursue financial fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices.

Judicial Supports the appropriation of the National Mortgage Settlement for purposes outlined •in the Consent Order, including funds to the Administrative Office of the Courts to ex-pand prosecution of lending and financial crimes among prosecutorial districts.

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INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE...2012/05/21 · Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor IN OUR Judicial Branch Judicial Branch - Indigent Defense Department of Justice Department of Public Safety