07 LC 35
0326
House
Bill 882
By:
Representatives Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Abrams of the
84th,
Mitchell of the
88th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Howard of the
121st,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the amount of minimum wage to be paid by employers, so as to raise the minimum
wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the amount
of minimum wage to be paid by employers, is amended by revising subsection (a)
as follows:
"(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, every employer, whether a
person, firm, or corporation, shall pay to all covered employees a minimum wage
which shall be not less than
$5.15
$10.00
per hour for each hour worked in the employment of such
employer."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.