This bill appropriates additional funds to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, while also reducing the existing appropriation for personnel costs from the Public Defense Fund by $1,200,000 for the same period. Specifically, for fiscal year 2026, the total appropriation amounts to $33,582,100, which includes $10,020,900 from the General Fund and $2,500,000 from the newly inserted Public Defense Fund for operating expenditures. Additionally, the bill increases the full-time equivalent position authorization for the Office by 17.96 positions for the fiscal year 2026.

For fiscal year 2025, the bill also appropriates a total of $6,690,100, which includes $1,960,900 from the General Fund and $2,500,000 from the Public Defense Fund, again reflecting the new insertion. The bill declares an emergency, allowing Section 4 to take effect immediately upon passage, while Sections 1 through 3 will take effect on July 1, 2025.