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