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KEY:stricken= old language to be removed underscored = new language to be added CHAPTER 365-H.F.No. 2778 An act relating to courts; extending the streamlined dissolution procedure pilot project; modifying the duties and powers of a referee for the duration of a family court block calendar pilot program; amending Laws 1991, chapter 271, section 9. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Laws 1991, chapter 271, section 9, is amended to read: Sec. 9. [REPEALER.] Section 5 is repealed effective July 1,19961997, for cases filed on or after that date. Sec. 2. [PILOT PROJECT; COMBINED JURISDICTION COURT.] Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 260.031, subdivision 4, and 484.70, subdivisions 6 and 7, paragraphs (d) and (e), the second judicial district may implement a pilot project to improve the resolution of family problems by assigning related family, probate, and juvenile court matters, other than delinquency proceedings, to a single judge or referee. The second judicial district shall report to the supreme court by August 1, 1998, on the effectiveness of the combined jurisdiction court. Sec. 3. [REPEALER.] Section 2 is repealed when the project is completed, or June 30, 1998, whichever occurs earlier. Sec. 4. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment. Presented to the governor March 21, 1996 Signed by the governor March 22, 1996, 10:45 a.m.
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