A representative for the statewide clerks of court operations told the Senate appropriations subcommittee the clerks are requesting $5,500,000 in the next fiscal year to reimburse costs associated with filings for injunctions for protection, Baker Act and Marchman Act commitments and certain civil violent-predator actions.

The presenter said the funds would help sustain services for vulnerable populations who interact with court filing systems and to maintain clerks’ capacity to process these filings. Materials provided to the committee included metrics and a description of the clerks' request.

Senators did not vote on the request during the meeting; committee members asked for further materials and clarification as the subcommittee proceeds through the series of LBR presentations.