SB 11-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
01/30/03 0047s
2003 SESSION
09/01
SENATE BILL SB 11-FN
AN ACT establishing new special justice positions in the Manchester, Concord, and Nashua district courts.
SPONSORS: Sen. O'Hearn, Dist 12; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Rep. Hager, Merr 40
This bill establishes new full-time special justice positions in the Manchester, Concord, and Nashua district courts.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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01/30/03 0047s
03-0120
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing new special justice positions in the Manchester, Concord, and Nashua district courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Manchester, Concord, and Nashua District Courts; New Special Justice Positions. Amend RSA 502-A:3-a to read as follows:
502-A:3-a Associate Justices, Special Justices; Manchester, Nashua and Concord District Courts. The Manchester District Court, the Nashua District Court and the Concord District Court, in addition to the justice, shall each have a full-time associate justice and a full-time special justice appointed and commissioned by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, as prescribed by the constitution, who shall have the same qualifications and powers as prescribed for the justice.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
03-0120
12/23/02
SB 11-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing new special justice positions in the Manchester, Concord, and Nashua district courts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Judicial Branch states this bill will increase state expenditures by $19,714 in FY 2004 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill establishes the positions of special justice of the Manchester, Nashua, and Concord District Courts as full-time positions. The full-time position of special justice of the Concord District Court and the necessary funds already exist, therefor, there will be no fiscal impact on the Concord District Court as a result of this bill. In Manchester, 418 per diem judge days are currently needed pursuant to weighted case values in addition to the existing full-time justice and associate justice. In Nashua, 314 per diem judge days are currently needed pursuant to weighted case values in addition to the existing full-time justice and associate justice. One full-time justice will replace 248 per diem judge days. The cost of a per diem judge is $428 per day, plus 7.65% in benefits for a total cost of $461 per day, or $114,264 per year. The cost of a full-time special justice is $105,187 plus 18% benefits for a total annual cost of $124,121. Manchester, Nashua, and Concord have the office space, furniture, and equipment already in place for the part-time special justice, therefor, no additional costs will be necessary for these items when converting the part-time special justice to full-time. Assuming no salary or benefit increases, the Branch estimates this bill will increase state expenditures by $9,857 for each special justice in Nashua and Manchester ($124,121-$114,264), for a total cost of $19,714 ($9,857 x 2 courts) per year, beginning in FY 2004.