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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 07, 2011 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 03, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2011 |
1st report cal.122 |
Jan 11, 2011 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S1712
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S1712 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง212, Judy L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S7505
2011-S1712 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1712 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to nonpartisan quadrennial review of the adequacy of judgeships of the unified court system PURPOSE: Directs the Office of Court Administration to issue a report every four years regarding the adequacy and allocation of judgeships in and among the state-paid trial courts of the state. SUMMARY: Amends Judiciary Law section 212 to require the Office of Court Administration to transmit to the Legislature and Governor, every four years starting November 1 after enactment, a report on the adequacy and allocation of judgeships among the nine state-paid trial courts. Such reports and their recommendations must be without regard to partisanship but based on the administration of justice in and among the courts and broader justice system, taking into consideration current and projected dockets. Reports would include the objective basis for any recommendations. JUSTIFICATION: Current law provides no mechanism by which the legislative and executive branches can receive, on a predictable basis, objective
2011-S1712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1712 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to nonpartisan quadrenni- al review of the adequacy of judgeships of the unified court system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 212 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows: (F-1) TRANSMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR, IN EVERY FOURTH YEAR COMMENCING NOVEMBER FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ALLOCATION OF JUDGESHIPS FOR STATE-PAID TRIAL COURTS IN AND AMONG THE SEVERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, COUNTIES AND CITIES OF THE STATE, APPROPRIATE TO THE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE ADJUDICATION OF THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED DOCKETS OF SUCH COURTS, WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTISANSHIP BUT CONSISTENT WITH THE ADMINIS- TRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM, ALONG WITH THE OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06085-01-1
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