Chief Justice Charles Canady and Gov. Rick Scott’s office have reached an agreement to provide the judicial branch with a loan that will fill a budget shortfall that otherwise would have required furloughs and curtailing certain court services statewide, a state Supreme Court spokesman said.
The loan will get the court system through the end of May and the remaining shortfall for June will be covered through a supplemental appropriation.
Courts around the state were preparing to furlough employees next week.
