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Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funds for the additional mediation and travel costs needed to address the anticipated increase in the number of small claim cases that will result from increasing the limit for these cases from $6,000 to $15,000.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$43,200	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$43,200	
 
’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary, adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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