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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Rawson DATE TYPED: 02/07/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Additional Doña Ana Magistrate SB 198/aSJC
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 200.0 Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)



SUMMARY



     Synopsis of Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment



The Senate Judiciary Committee amendment makes it clear that there will be five magistrates in the Dona Ana district. The bill creates a fifth magistrate division in that district.



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 198 appropriates $200.0 in recurring general fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for FY01. The appropriation is to fund salaries and benefits for an additional magistrate judgeship in Doña Ana County and three additional court clerks.



RELATIONSHIP



Senate Bill 198 relates to a number of other bills to create a new magistrate judgeship in Doña Ana County.



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