03/31/1993 01:55 PM Senate JUD

 SENATOR TAYLOR introduced HB 120 (JURY LIST PREPARATION) and                  
 invited CHRIS CHRISTENSEN, Staff Counsel to the Judicial                      
 Branch, to testify.                                                           
                                                                               
 MR. CHRISTENSEN explained the court system was charged by AS                  
 20.920.050 with preparing a list of persons qualified for jury                
 service each year by March 15 from the list of Permanent Fund                 
 applicants, which must be submitted to the court system by the                
 Department of Revenue by January 15.  He said it had been                     
 determined jury service could be administered more efficiently                
 if the jury year corresponded to the calendar year, so the                    
 legislation would require the administrative director to                      
 prepare jury lists by November 30, from the Department of                     
 Revenue submitted no later than September 30.  He explained                   
 there was no fiscal note, and there might even be some                        
 administrative savings.                                                       
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD moved to pass HOUSE BILL NO. 120 (JURY LIST                   
 PREPARATION) from committee with individual recommendations.                  
 Without objections, so ordered.