§ 212. Functions of the chief administrator of the courts. 1. The\nchief administrator of the courts, on behalf of the chief judge, shall\nsupervise the administration and operation of the unified court system.\nIn the exercise of such responsibility, the chief administrator shall\nhave such powers and duties as may be delegated to him by the chief\njudge and, in addition, the following functions, powers and duties which\nshall be exercised as the chief judge may provide and in accordance with\nsuch standards and administrative policies as may be promulgated\npursuant to section twenty-eight of article six of the constitution:\n (a) Prepare the itemized estimates of the annual financial needs of\nthe unified court system, in accordance with section one of article\nseven of the constitution. Such itemized estimates, approved by the\ncourt of appeals and certified by the chief judge, shall be transmitted\nto the governor not later than the first day of December in each year\nfor inclusion in the budget without revision. The chief administrator\nshall forthwith transmit copies of such itemized estimates to the\nchairmen of the senate finance and judiciary committees and the assembly\nways and means and judiciary committees.\n (b) Establish an administrative office for the courts and appoint and\nremove such deputies, assistants, counsel and employees as he may deem\nnecessary and fix their salaries within the appropriation made available\ntherefor.\n (c) Establish the hours, terms and parts of court, assign judges and\njustices to them, and make necessary rules therefor.\n (d) Designate deputy chief administrators and administrative judges\nfor any or all of the courts of the unified court system, except the\nappellate divisions and the court of appeals.\n (e) Act as "chief executive officer" and exercise the functions,\npowers and duties of a "public employer" under the provisions of article\nfourteen of the civil service law.\n (f) Make recommendations to the legislature and the governor for laws\nand programs to improve the administration of justice and the operation\nof the unified court system; and, with respect to any bill proposing law\nwhich is likely to have a substantial and direct effect upon the unified\ncourt system, prepare a judicial impact statement upon written request\nof the chairman of the standing committee of the senate or assembly to\nwhich the bill has been referred or upon his own initiative. The\nstatement shall be submitted as soon as practicable to the chairman of\nthe appropriate committee and contain, to the extent feasible and\nrelevant, the chief administrator's projections of the impact of the\nproposed law on the functioning of the courts and related agencies of\nthe unified court system, including: (i) administration; (ii) caseload;\n(iii) personnel; (iv) procedure; (v) revenues; (vi) expenses; (vii)\nphysical facilities; and (viii) such additional considerations as may be\nrequested by the committee chairman, or included by the chief\nadministrator.\n (g) Receive and consider proposed amendments to the civil practice law\nand rules and the criminal procedure law, and conduct studies and\nrecommend changes therein.\n (h) Hold hearings and conduct investigations. The chief administrator\nmay issue a subpoena requiring a person to attend before him and be\nexamined under oath with reference to any aspect of the unified court\nsystem, and require the production of books or papers with reference\nthereto.\n (i) Adopt, amend and rescind all rules and orders necessary to execute\nthe functions of his office.\n (j) Collect, compile and publish statistics and other data with\nrespect to the unified court system and submit annually, on or before\nthe fifteenth day of March, to the legislature and the governor a report\nof his activities and the state of the unified court system during the\npreceding year.\n (k) Require all personnel of the unified court system, county clerks\nand law enforceme
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