Georgia CommonsSB 491: Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries
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Senate Bill 491
By: Senators Setzler of the 37th, Rhett of the 33rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Howard of the 35th and James of the 28th
AS PASSED SENATE
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), so as to change the salaries of assistant district attorneys; 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 creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), is amended by revising Section 4B as follows: "SECTION 4B.
(a) The district attorney is authorized to appoint, in addition to those assistant district attorneys otherwise provided by law, 14 full-time or part-time assistant district attorneys who shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney and who shall assist the district attorney in the performance of his or her duties. All assistant district attorneys shall have been admitted to the practice of law in all of the courts of the State of Georgia and be members in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia. Except as otherwise provided by law, all assistant district attorneys shall be compensated a sum of at least $83,400.00 annually beginning on January 1, 2027. The exact amount of said compensation shall be determined by the district attorney of the Cobb Judicial Circuit. The sum shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general funds of the county, with the exception that whenever the State of Georgia provides the compensation to any assistant district attorneys, the amount of state compensation shall be deducted from the total salary paid from the general funds of Cobb County, Georgia.
(b) The district attorney is authorized to designate a specified number of assistant district attorneys to serve as supervisors."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.