Bill Text: GA HB976 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Superior Court of Fulton County; Family Court Division; change project duration

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-27 - House Second Readers [HB976 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB976-Introduced.html
10 LC 14 0163
House Bill 976
By: Representative Willard of the 49th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend Chapter 11A of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Family Court Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit as a pilot project, so as to change the duration of the project; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 11A of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Family Court Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit as a pilot project, is amended by revising Code Section 15-11A-2, relating to creation and duration of the project, as follows:
"15-11A-2.
The Family Court Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County, sometimes referred to in this chapter as the family court division and the superior court, respectively, shall exist as a pilot project of limited duration until July 1, 2010, 2018, and shall have the powers, rules of practice and procedure, and selection, qualifications, and terms of judges of the superior court and as duly adopted by the superior court for the family court division."

SECTION 2.
Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 15-11A-9, relating to the repeal of the chapter, as follows:
"15-11A-9.
This chapter shall be repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2010 2018 ."

SECTION 3.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 4.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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