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5763/AP
House
Bill 610 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Borders of the
175th,
Black of the
174th,
Royal of the
171st,
Shaw of the
176th,
Keown of the
173rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the judges of the
superior courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit, approved March 6, 1956 (Ga. L.
1956, p. 537), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L.
1996, p. 4105), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; to provide for
the payment of such supplement in specified amounts by the counties comprising
the circuit; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the judges of the superior
courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit, approved March 6, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p.
537), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p.
4105), is amended by striking Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"SECTION
1.
(a)
Each of the judges of the superior courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit shall
receive, in addition to any compensation, allowances, benefits, funds, or moneys
of any kind received by such judge from the state, a supplement, to be paid
monthly from the funds of the counties comprising the Southern Judicial Circuit.
The percentage of the total supplement to be paid by each county shall be as
follows: Brooks County, 8 percent; Colquitt County, 21 percent; Echols County, 2
percent; Lowndes County, 47 percent; and Thomas County, 22 percent.
(b)
The total amount of the supplement for each judge shall be as
follows:
(1)
$15,000.00 until January 1, 2006;
(2)
$17,500.00 from January 1, 2006 until January 1, 2007;
(3)
$20,000.00 from January 1, 2007, until January 1, 2008;
(4)
$22,500.00 from January 1, 2008 until January 1, 2009; and
(5)
$25,000.00 on and after January 1,
2009."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.