1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1156 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 491A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Judges; referees. The judges of district court shall may serve as
1.6judges of conciliation court. In the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, a majority of
1.7the judges The chief judge of the district may appoint one or more suitable persons to act
1.8as referees in conciliation court; a majority of the judges the chief judge of the district
1.9shall establish qualifications for the office, specify the duties and length of service of
1.10referees, and fix their compensation not to exceed an amount per day determined by the
1.11chief judge of the judicial district.
1.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after final enactment."