SB 269: "An Act relating to the compensation of justices and judges; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 269 01 "An Act relating to the compensation of justices and judges; and providing for an 02 effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 22.05.140(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the monthly base salary of the 06 chief justice is $13,808 [$9,203] and for each other justice, the monthly base salary is 07 $13,767 [$9,159]. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 22.05.140(d) is amended to read: 09 (d) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 10 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 11 monthly base salary of the chief justice and the other justices shall increase by the 12 same percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under 13 AS 39.27.011 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change in 14 AS 39.27.011. The commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the
01 percentage at which the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 02 * Sec. 3. AS 22.07.090(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the monthly base salary of a judge 04 of the court of appeals is $13,007 [$8,652]. The compensation of a judge may not be 05 diminished during the term of office, unless by a general law applying to all salaried 06 officers of the state. 07 * Sec. 4. AS 22.07.090(c) is amended to read: 08 (c) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 09 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 10 monthly base salary of the judges of the court of appeals shall increase by the same 11 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 12 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 13 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 14 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 15 * Sec. 5. AS 22.10.190(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the monthly base salary for each 17 superior court judge is $12,730 [$8,469]. 18 * Sec. 6. AS 22.10.190(d) is amended to read: 19 (d) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 20 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 21 monthly base salary of the judges of the superior court shall increase by the same 22 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 23 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 24 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 25 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 26 * Sec. 7. AS 22.15.220(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the monthly base salary for each 28 district court judge is $10,793 [$7,179]. 29 * Sec. 8. AS 22.15.220(e) is amended to read: 30 (e) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 31 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the
01 monthly base salary of the judges of the district court shall increase by the same 02 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 03 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 04 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 05 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 06 * Sec. 9. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 9(b), ch. 53, SLA 2005, 07 is amended to read: 08 (b) Justices of the supreme court and [,] judges of the court of appeals and the 09 superior and district courts [, AND MAGISTRATES] are entitled to receive salary 10 adjustments provided for in secs. 4 and 5, ch. 53, SLA 2005 [4 - 6 OF THIS ACT], in 11 accordance with AS 22.05.140(d), AS 22.07.090(c), AS 22.10.190(d), and 12 AS 22.15.220(e) [AS 22.15.220(b) AND (e)]. Magistrates are entitled to receive 13 salary adjustments provided for in secs. 4 - 6, ch. 53, SLA 2005, in accordance 14 with AS 22.15.220(b) and (e). 15 * Sec. 10. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.