Volume 7 Issue 35

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Jurisdiction: Newly Introduced

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Jurisdiction: Floor and Committee Activity

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Qualifications and Terms: Newly Introduced

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Qualifications and Terms: Floor and Committee Activity

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Rule Making Authority: Newly Introduced

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Rule Making Authority: Floor and Committee Activity

Michigan HB 4697 Requires each mental health court to collect and provide data on each individual applicant and participant and the entire program as required by the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO). Places responsibility for the expenditure of state funds for the establishment and operation of mental health courts with the Michigan Supreme Court.  Approved as amended by House Judiciary Committee 9/12/13.

Salary and Budget: Newly Introduced

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Salary and Budget: Floor and Committee Activity

California AB 566 AS AMENDED BY SENATE: Requires, until January 1, 2020, a court to comply with specified requirements before contracting out services currently or customarily performed by that court's trial court employees. Provides requirement for contracting work and exceptions.  Approved with Senate amendments by full Senate 9/12/12. Assembly concurs with Senate amendment 9/12/13. To Governor for signature.

California AB 1293 AS AMENDED BY SENATE: Adds until 2019 a new $40 fee for filing a request for special notice in some probate matters.  Assembly concurs with Senate amendments 9/9/13. To Governor for signature.

California SB 13 Specifies that the Judges' Retirement System I and the Judges' Retirement System II are not required to adopt the defined benefit formula contained in other provisions for nonsafety and safety members. Approved by full Assembly 9/12/12. Senate concurs with Assembly amendments 9/12/13. To Governor for signature.

Selection: Newly Introduced

Wisconsin AB 353 Creates public financing system for state offices other than court of appeals judge, circuit judge, or district attorney. In Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee.

Selection: Floor and Committee Activity

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Structure Changes: Newly Introduced

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Structure Changes: Floor and Committee Activity

Michigan HB 4694 Defines "mental health court" and allows for creation of mental health courts. Approved as amended by House Judiciary Committee 9/12/13.

Other: Newly Introduced

Ohio HB 261 Abolishes the office of the Court of Claims commissioner. Specifies certain powers of a Court of Claims magistrate. Eliminates the procedure for filing an affidavit of disqualification for a judge of a municipal or county court and instead include the disqualification of a judge of a municipal or county court and a judge of the court of claims within the procedure for filing an affidavit of disqualification for a probate judge, a judge of a court of appeals, and a judge of the court of common pleas. Changes the basis of the per diem compensation of a retired judge who serves on the Court of Claims from the annual compensation of a judge of a court of appeals to the annual compensation of a judge of a court of common pleas.  In House (no committee).

Other: Floor and Committee Activity

California AB 1127 AS AMENDED: Requires that on or before March 1, 2014, the Judicial Council shall establish the California Language Access Task Force, which shall be responsible for developing a comprehensive statewide Language Access Plan (LAP) for use by courts to address the needs of limited-English-proficient individuals. Approved by full Senate 9/11/13. Assembly concurs with Senate amendment 9/11/13. To Governor for signature.