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Judiciary committee gives due-pass to bill raising bar exam application fee to $200
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2053 a due-pass recommendation after the State Board of Law Examiners and the Supreme Court asked to raise the bar application fee from $150 to $200, citing rising administration and exam costs.
The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2053, which would raise the state bar exam application fee from $150 to $200.
Petra Mandegoholm, clerk of the Supreme Court and secretary treasurer of the State Board of Law Examiners, testified the board requests the increase because the current fee “does not cover the expenses of the administration of the examination.” She said the fee has not changed since 1997 and that the exam is administered to about 100 examinees a…
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