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Minutes for SB53 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of a county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district and allowing such board to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county.
Minutes Content for Mon, Mar 3, 2025
Chair called the meeting to order and opened the hearing on SB53.
Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes, gave the bill brief. (Attachment 1)
Chief Judge Grant Bannister, Chief District Court Justice of the 21st Judicial District and representing Kansas District Court Judges Association executive committee, testified in support of SB53. He testified that county law libraries are funded from two sources: first, annual attorney fees and second, a small fraction of court filing fees. The current statute states that fees collected from the first source can be used "for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county." An amendment would simply allow the second source to be used for this purpose as well, to the benefit of the public and members of the local bar association.(Attachment 2)
Judge Bannister stood for questions.
Chair Humphries closed hearing on SB53 at 3:51pm.
