The Judicial Council of Georgia had its second meeting of 2023 on Friday in Columbus. Meeting highlights included updates on state budget funding, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants and legislation. Here are the highlights:

ARPA Updates

The ARPA Committee is reviewing 24 ARPA funding applications they received in the second cycle of 2023 funding. Twenty-one of them were for amendments to current funding awards, and three were new applications from the Clayton, Flint and Pataula judicial circuits.