Section 13-100-102 - Definitions As used in this article 100, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Budget request amendment" has the same meaning set forth in section 2-3-208.(2) "Compensation template" means the statewide system used to budget, by state agency, for employee benefits and salary as determined by the governor's office of state planning and budgeting and the department of personnel.(3) "Included agencies" means the independent agencies within the judicial department that the office provides administrative and fiscal support services to pursuant to this article 100 and includes the office of the child protection ombudsman, the independent ethics commission, the office of public guardianship, the commission on judicial discipline, the office of alternative defense counsel, the office of the child's representative, the office of the respondent parents' counsel, the office of the statewide behavioral health court liaison, the office of the judicial discipline ombudsman, and any other independent agency added to the judicial department on or after July 1, 2024. The office of state public defender is not an included agency.(4) "Office" means the office of administrative services for independent agencies created in section 13-100-103.(5) "Technical support liaison" means an individual employed by a statewide central services agency in the executive branch or equivalent office or unit in the judicial branch that the agency, office, or unit designates as the liaison to provide technical support to the office.Amended by 2024 Ch. 308,§ 1, eff. 5/31/2024.Added by 2023 Ch. 96,§ 1, eff. 4/20/2023.