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Annual Report of the Judicial Support Agencies, Boards and Commissions Annual Report of the Judicial Support Agencies, Boards and Commissions For The Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2016 Contents TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL .......................................................................................................... 1 Criminal Justice Committee Studies Pretrial Bail Practices ............................................................................ 2 Court Security Committee Seeks to Improve Security for Court Users and Personnel ................................. 2 Mental Health Committee Reviews Intersection of Mental Health and the Justice System ......................... 3 Elders Committee Seeks to Protect and Improve Quality of Life for the Elderly and Incapacitated ............ 4 Judicial Centers of Excellence ......................................................................................................................... 5 Review of Significant Court Trends ................................................................................................................. 6 Collections Improvement Rules Revisions ..................................................................................................... 6 Specialty Court Best Practices ........................................................................................................................ 7 Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardian Stakeholders ..................................................................... 7 Legislative Priorities ....................................................................................................................................... 8 OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................... 9 Executive Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Research and Court Services Division ................................................................................................................ 10 Judicial Information ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Court Services .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Collections Improvement Program .............................................................................................................. 11 Court Consulting .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Language Access Program ............................................................................................................................ 11 Domestic Violence Training Program ........................................................................................................... 12 Research ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Problem-Solving Courts Consultant ............................................................................................................. 13 Information Services Division ............................................................................................................................. 14 Electronic Filing ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Re:SearchTX .................................................................................................................................................. 14 New Attorney Portal for Appellate Courts Released .................................................................................... 15 Technology Upgrades ................................................................................................................................... 15 Judicial Committee on Information Technology .......................................................................................... 15 Technology Standards ................................................................................................................................... 16 Legal Division ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Legislative Work ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Rules ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Rule 12 and Judicial Branch Certification Commission Appeals .................................................................. 17 Children’s Courts Program ............................................................................................................................ 18 Finance and Operations Division ........................................................................................................................ 19 Collection Improvement Audit Program ...................................................................................................... 19 Legislative Appropriations Request for 2018-2019 ..................................................................................... 20 Judicial Branch Certification Commission .......................................................................................................... 22 Certification Division End of Year Highlights .............................................................................................. 24 Guardianship Compliance Personnel ........................................................................................................... 26 Guardianship Compliance Participating Counties ........................................................................................ 26 Conservatorship Accountability Project ....................................................................................................... 27 Texas Indigent Defense Commission .................................................................................................................. 28 Funding for Texas Counties ........................................................................................................................... 28 Grant Types ................................................................................................................................................... 28 Recommendations to the 85th Legislature .................................................................................................. 29 Contents Reporting ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 Monitoring Program ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Fiscal Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Resources, Publications, and Education ....................................................................................................... 31 Resources ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Model Forms ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Effective Indigence Screening ...................................................................................................................... 31 Training ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Innocence Program ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Judicial Compensation Commission ................................................................................................................... 33 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................ 33 The State Law Library ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney ............................................................................................................ 37 State Commission on Judicial Conduct .............................................................................................................. 38 Organization .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Disciplinary Actions ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Office of Capital and Forensic Writs 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