2026 Legislative Council Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula

The study committee is directed to review the weighted caseload formula currently used to determine how the state funds district attorneys’ offices. The committee shall review how caseloads are measured to determine whether district attorneys’ offices are adequately staffed and how positions are allocated based on the weighted caseload formula. The committee shall consider other issues relating to the weighted caseload formula, including whether the formula accurately reflects the offices’ workloads and whether the formula has unintended consequences that do not serve the interests of justice. After these reviews, the committee shall recommend legislation relating to the weighted caseload formula that provides efficient and accurate methods to appropriately fund district attorneys’ offices.