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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2314

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Meyers, Schmidt, Vekich, Zellinsky, Pruitt and Sayan

Read first time 1/10/90 and referred to Committees on Judiciary/Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to Kitsap county superior court judicial positions; amending RCW 2.08.062; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 125, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 2, chapter 323, Laws of 1987 and RCW 2.08.062 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be in the counties of Chelan and Douglas jointly, three judges of the superior court; in the county of Clark six judges of the superior court; in the county of Grays Harbor two judges of the superior court; in the county of Kitsap ((five)) 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.     The creation of either judicial position in section 1 of this act is effective only if the Kitsap county legislative authority documents its approval of the position and its agreement to pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of the position as provided by statute.  Those expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses incurred for court facilities.  The legislative authority's documentation of its approval and agreement must occur before the date set for the creation of the position in section 3 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     (1) One of the judicial positions created by section 1 of this act shall be effective July 1, 1990.

          (2) The second position created by section 1 of this act shall be effective not later than January 1, 1994.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.