Bill Text: GA HB652 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Douglas Judicial Circuit; superior court judges; supplement paid; change

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-01 - Effective Date [HB652 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB652-Introduced.html

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House Bill 652 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Hembree of the 67th, Bearden of the 68th, Brooks of the 63rd, and Bruce of the 64th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Douglas Judicial Circuit, approved March 20, 1080 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 563), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 412), so as to change the amount of the annual supplement paid to the superior court judges from funds of Douglas County; to authorize the governing authority to increase such amount; to provide an effective date; to repeal a specific law; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act creating the Douglas Judicial Circuit, approved March 20, 1080 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 563), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 412), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 2 as follows:

"(a)(1) The compensation and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Douglas Judicial Circuit shall be as provided by law, and in addition thereto the salary of each judge shall be supplemented in the amount of $43,318.00 per annum from the funds of Douglas County. Such supplement shall be payable in equal monthly installments. The governing authority of Douglas County is authorized and directed to pay the compensation provided for in this section. In addition to the provisions of this section, the governing authority of Douglas County is authorized to pay the judges of the Superior Court of the Douglas Judicial Circuit such amount as shall be fixed by the governing authority. Any salary supplements paid to the judges of the Superior Court of the Douglas Judicial Circuit prior to the effective date of this Act are ratified.

(2) The governing authority of Douglas County shall be authorized to pay a supplement to any active superior court senior judge of said circuit who receives a benefit under the Georgia Judicial Retirement System. The amount of such supplement may be all or a portion of the supplement paid to active judges of the Douglas Judicial Circuit. Such amount shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Douglas County."

SECTION 2.

An Act amending an Act creating the Douglas Judicial Circuit, approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 412), is expressly repealed.

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.