§ 16-13-905 - Approval by Arkansas Judicial Council. [Referred to Arkansas Judicial Council for approval.]
16-13-905. Approval by Arkansas Judicial Council. [Referred to Arkansas Judicial Council for approval.]
(a) The provisions of 16-13-904 and this section shall be effective only if approved by the Arkansas Judicial Council which said approval shall be in writing to the chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Judiciary.
(b) The council is hereby directed to review the provisions of 16-13-904 and this section together with all other acts passed and approved by the Eighty-second General Assembly regarding the division of, or the adding of judgeships to, the First Judicial District, and approve the plan which the council determines to be the best solution to the problems facing the First Judicial District.
(c) If it is determined by the council that none of the acts passed regarding the First Judicial District is meritorious, then none of the acts should be approved by the council and none of the acts shall take effect even after passage and approval by the Eighty-second General Assembly.