06 LC 18
5282/AP
House
Bill 1566 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Hill of the
21st,
Murphy of the
23rd,
and Byrd of the
20th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act to supplement the salary of the judge of the Superior Courts of the
Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, approved February 8, 1950 (Ga. L. 1949-50, p. 102),
as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 28, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953,
Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 330), an Act approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 119),
an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4192), an Act approved April 10,
1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4447), so as to increase the amount of compensation paid
to such judges by the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; to
provide for annual increases in the discretion of the governing authority; to
authorize participation by such judges in county retirement, deferred
compensation, or similar plans; 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.
An
Act to supplement the salary of the judge of the Superior Courts of the Blue
Ridge Judicial Circuit, approved February 8, 1950 (Ga. L. 1949-50, p. 102), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved December 28, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953,
Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 330), an Act approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 119),
an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4192), and an Act approved April
10, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4447), is amended by striking in its entirety Section
1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows:
"SECTION
1.
The
governing authority of the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit
shall supplement the salary of each judge of the superior courts of such
judicial circuit as provided in this section, payable in equal monthly
installments. The amount of such supplement shall be up to $25,000.00 per year
beginning on the effective date of this section upon authorization by the fiscal
authority."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 1,
to be designated Section 1A, to read as follows:
"SECTION
1A.
The
governing authority of the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, in
its discretion, shall be authorized to increase the supplement provided in
Section 1 of this Act no more than annually, and in such amount as not to exceed
3 percent or that percentage increase received by the employees of the county
comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit during the previous 12 months,
whichever is the
lesser."
SECTION
3.
Said
Act is further amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 1A,
to be designated Section 1B, to read as follows:
"SECTION
1B.
In
addition to any other compensation authorized by law, upon the approval of the
governing authority of the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit,
the judges of said circuit shall be authorized to participate in any county
retirement, insurance, or deferred compensation program, including but not
limited to local matching of deferred compensation as shall be approved by said
governing
authority."
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.