Missouri HB 878: Modifies provisions relating to the Treatment Court Commissioner in the 11th Judicial Circuit

Bill Text

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 878
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOFANELLI.
1977H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 478.600, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
treatment court commissioner in a certain judicial circuit.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 478.600, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 478.600, to read as follows:
478.600. 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit. These
2 judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three and four. Beginning on January 1, 2007,
3 there shall be six circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit and these judges shall sit in
4 divisions numbered one, two, three, four, five, and seven. The division five associate circuit
5 judge position and the division seven associate circuit judge position shall become circuit judge
6 positions beginning January 1, 2007, and shall be numbered as divisions five and seven.
7 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be elected in 1980. The circuit judge in
8 division four shall be elected in 1982. The circuit judge in division one shall be elected in 1984.
9 The circuit judge in division three shall be elected in 1992. The circuit judges in divisions five
10 and seven shall be elected for a six-year term in 2006.
11 3. Beginning January 1, 2007, the family court commissioner positions in the eleventh
12 judicial circuit appointed under section 487.020 shall become associate circuit judge positions
13 in all respects and shall be designated as divisions nine and ten respectively. These positions
14 may retain the duties and responsibilities with regard to the family court. The associate circuit
15 judges in divisions nine and ten shall be elected in 2006 for full four-year terms.
16 4. Beginning on January 1, 2007, the treatment court commissioner position in the
17 eleventh judicial circuit appointed under section 478.003 shall become an associate circuit judge
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

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18 position in all respects and shall be designated as division eleven. This position [retains] may
19 retain the duties and responsibilities with regard to the treatment court. Such associate circuit
20 judge shall be elected in 2006 for a full four-year term. This associate circuit judgeship shall not
21 be included in the statutory formula for authorizing additional associate circuit judgeships per
22 county under section 478.320.
23 5. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, there shall be one additional associate circuit judge
24 position in the eleventh judicial circuit. The associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2016.
25 This associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing
26 additional circuit judgeships per county under section 478.320. Beginning in fiscal year 2019,
27 there shall be one additional associate circuit judge position in the eleventh judicial circuit. The
28 associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2020. This associate circuit judgeship shall not be
29 included in the statutory formula for authorizing additional circuit judgeships per county under
30 section 478.320.
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