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05 LC 21 8355S (SCS)
Senate Bill 233
By: Senator Seay of the 34th

AS PASSED SENATE
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4138), and an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4665), so as to provide for the salaries of the judges of the state court; to provide for the salary of the solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for a county supplement; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4138), and an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4665), is amended by striking Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SECTION 3.
Judges´ salaries.

Each judge of the State Court of Clayton County shall receive a salary equal to 90 percent of the state salary provided by general law for judges of the superior courts, plus 1 1/2 percent of such base salary and any supplement received pursuant to state law or county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete years of service as judge served by such person since January 1, 2005. Such longevity increase shall be calculated and payable in equal monthly installments by the board of commissioners out of the general funds of Clayton County. The governing authority of Clayton County shall be authorized to supplement such salary."

SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SECTION 6.
Salary of the solicitor-general.

The solicitor-general of the State Court of Clayton County shall receive a salary equal to 70 percent of the salary provided by this Act for the judges of the State Court of Clayton County, not including any county supplements, plus 1 1/2 percent of such base salary and any supplement received pursuant to state law or county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete years of service as solicitor-general served by such person since January 1, 2005. Such longevity increase shall be calculated and payable in equal monthly installments by the board of commissioners out of the general funds of Clayton County. In addition, the solicitor-general shall receive a county supplement to such salary in the amount of $13,500.00 per annum paid on an equal monthly basis. Such amount shall be inclusive of any county supplement the solicitor-general was receiving on April 1, 2005, and may be increased by the county governing authority."

SECTION 3.
This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005; provided, however, that if House Bill 341 introduced in the regular 2005 Session of the General Assembly granting certain airlines an exemption from local sales taxes is enacted and becomes law, this Act shall stand repealed on July 1, 2005.

SECTION 4.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.