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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 11 in L.D.).
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funding for a Project Manager Associate position to oversee the acquisition, implementation, accuracy and maintenance of an electronic court notification system.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$83,250	$114,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$83,250	$114,000	

Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funding to contract for an electronic court notification system. This includes one-time funding for a licensing fee and extra capacity for server storage and processing, as well as ongoing funding for maintenance and text message support.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$91,530	$18,530	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$91,530	$18,530	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
GENERAL FUND	$174,780	$132,530	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$174,780	$132,530	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause and reduces the appropriation to reflect the new effective date.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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