1398 AAS 4/17/97

HB 1398 - S AMD - 469

    By Senators McCaslin, Loveland, Long, Haugen, Winsley, Brown and Kline

                                                   ADOPTED 4/17/97

    On page 1, line 4, insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 2.08.064 and 1993 sp.s. c 14 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

  There shall be in the counties of Benton and Franklin jointly, five judges of the superior court; in the county of Clallam, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Jefferson, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Snohomish, ((thirteen)) fifteen judges of the superior court; in the counties of Asotin, Columbia and Garfield jointly, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Cowlitz, four judges of the superior court; in the counties of Klickitat and Skamania jointly, one judge of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The additional judicial positions created for the county of Snohomish under section 1 of this act are effective January 1, 1998, but the actual starting dates for these positions may be established by the Snohomish county council upon request of the superior court and by the recommendation of the Snohomish county executive."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly

HB 1398 - S AMD - 470

    By Senators McCaslin, Loveland, Haugen, Long, Winsley, Brown and Kline

                                                   ADOPTED 4/17/97

    On page 1, line 9, before "judges" strike "nineteen" and insert ((nineteen)) twenty four"

HB 1398 - S AMD - 470

    By Senator McCaslin, Loveland, Haugen, Long, Winsley, Brown and Kline

                                                   ADOPTED 4/17/97

    On page 1, line 10, strike Section 2 and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) The additional judicial positions created by section 3 of this act for the county of Spokane take effect upon the effective date of this act, but the actual starting dates for these positions may be established by the Spokane county commissioners upon the request of the superior court.

    (2) The additional positions created by section 3 of this act for the county of Pierce, take effect as follows: One additional judicial position is effective January 1, 1998; two positions are effective January 1, 1999; and two positions are effective January 1, 2000.  The actual starting dates for these positions may be established by the Pierce county council upon request of the superior court and by recommendation of the Pierce county executive."

HB 1398 - S AMD - 469

    By Senator McCaslin, Loveland, Long, Haugen, Winsley, Brown and Kline

                                                   ADOPTED 4/17/97

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, before "2.08.061" insert "2.08.064  and"

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "creating" strike "a new section" and insert "new sections"

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EFFECT: Creates two new judicial positions for Snohomish County, effective January 1, 1998, the starting dates of which may be established by the county council upon request of the superior court and the recommendation of the county executive.

EFFECT:  Creates five new judicial positions for Pierce County, the starting dates of which may be established by the county council upon request of the superior court and recommendation of the county executive.  One position is effective January 1, 1998; two are effective January 1, 1999; and two are effective January 1, 2000.