05/01/1996 02:00 PM House FIN

  SENATE BILL NO. 320                                                          
                                                                               
       An Act increasing  the number of superior  court judges                 
       designated for  the Third Judicial District  to provide                 
       an additional superior court judge at Dillingham.                       
                                                                               
  KELLY HUBER, STAFF, SENATOR HALFORD  testified in support of                 
  SB  320.    She  explained  that  SB 320  would  provide  an                 
  additional  Superior  Court  judge  in  the  Third  Judicial                 
  District with  the intent  that the  position be located  in                 
  Dillingham.  She  noted that the  Department of Law and  the                 
  Alaska Court System support the legislation.                                 
                                                                               
  Representative Parnell spoke in support of the legislation.                  
                                                                               
  Representative  Mulder  MOVED  to  report   SB  320  out  of                 
                                                                               
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  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal notes.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was                 
  so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                               
  SB  320  was reported  out  of  Committee with  a  "do pass"                 
  recommendation and with  a fiscal impact note  by the Alaska                 
  Court System, 4/15/96; and with a  fiscal impact note by the                 
  Department of Administration.