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                                  HOUSE BILL 2446

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representative Foreman; by request of Administrator for the Courts

Read first time 01/11/96.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Creating two additional superior court positions for Chelan and Douglas counties jointly.

     AN ACT Relating to superior court judges; amending RCW 2.08.062; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 2.08.062 and 1995 c 117 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     There shall be in the counties of Chelan and Douglas jointly, ((three)) five judges of the superior court; in the county of Clark seven judges of the superior court; in the county of Grays Harbor three judges of the superior court; in the county of Kitsap seven judges of the superior court; in the county of Kittitas one judge of the superior court; in the county of Lewis two judges of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  (1) The additional judicial positions created by section 1 of this act are effective only if Chelan and Douglas counties jointly, through their duly constituted legislative authorities, document their approval of the additional positions and their agreement that they will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of the additional judicial positions as provided by state law or the state Constitution.

     (2) The judicial positions created by section 1 of this act shall be effective January 1, 1997.

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