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Judiciary Interim Committee







NOTICE OF MEETING






TO:            Judiciary Interim Committee

FROM:        Jerry D. Howe, Research Analyst

DATE:        June 5, 1997

SUBJECT:        June 18 Meeting


Sen. Craig L. Taylor and Rep. Byron L. Harward have scheduled a meeting of the Judiciary Interim Committee as follows:

        
        DATE:      Wednesday, June 18, 1997
        TIME:          2:00 p.m.
        PLACE:      Room 405 State Capitol

An agenda is included. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Glenda Whitney at 538- 1032.



COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. Craig L. Taylor, Senate Chair

Rep. Byron L. Harward, House Chair


Sen. Lane Beattie
Sen. David L. Buhler
Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
Sen. Robert C. Steiner
Rep. Patrice M. Arent





Rep. John B. Arrington
Rep. Loretta Baca
Rep. Afton B. Bradshaw
Rep. Katherine M. Bryson
Rep. J. W. "Bill" Hickman





Rep. Keele Johnson
Rep. Tammy J. Rowan
Rep. Martin R. Stephens
Rep. Glenn L. Way

JUDICIARY
INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 18, 1997 -
2:00 p.m. - Room 405 State Capitol

AGENDA


2:00         1.    Call to Order and Comm ittee Busine ss - Rep. Byron Harwar d, Chair

                    - Approv al of Minute s of the Novem ber 29, 1996 Meetin g
            - Approval of Minutes of the April 23, 1997 Meeting
            - Approval of Minutes of the May 21, 1997 Meeting

2:15         2.     Admin istrati ve Enforc ement of Civil Fines and Penaltie s    
                    Under its police power, the state has authorit y to establish civil fines and penalties for violation s of its statutory provisio ns. The legislatu re possesse s broad discretio n in prescribi ng penalties for conduct it deems punisha ble. The committ ee will continue its study of administ rative enforce ment of civil fines and penalti es.

3:15         3.    Altern ative Disput e Resol ution
                    Modifi cation of a divorc e decree is an expens ive and time consu ming proces s. The commi ttee will discus s whethe r an altern ative disput e resolut ion progra m for the modifi cation

of an origina l divorce decree s is a worth while objecti ve.
                  
4:00         4.    Office of Recovery Services and Noncustodial Parents
                    The commit tee will discuss the admini strative authori ty provid ed to the Office of Recove ry Service s to determ ine its impact on custodi al and noncus todial parents .

4:20         5.     Evaluation Criteria for the Selection of Judicial Nominees
                    Current statutes require a trial court nominati ng commiss ion to nominat e judges of the district court and juvenile court. The nominati ng commiss ion must provide at least three names to the governo r but may not provide more than five names. Since January, the nomin ating commi ssion has volunt arily submit ted five names to the govern or for vacanc ies in the Third Judici al Distric t. Sen. Taylor will discus s the Judici al nomin ating proces s.
            
5:00         6.    Adjou rn


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