SB491: SB491 Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries

26 LC 62 0267 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 Fe bruary 19, 1951 (Ga. L.1 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995,2 p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March3 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), so as to change the salaries of assistant district attorneys;4 to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 An Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184),8 as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act9 approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga.10 L. 1998, p. 3894), is amended by revising Section 4B as follows:11 "SECTION 4B.12 (a) The district attorney is authorized to appoint, in additio n to those assistant district13 attorneys otherwise provided by law, 14 full-time or part-time assistant district attorneys14 who shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney and wh o shall assist the district15 attorney in the performance of his or her duties. All assistant district attorneys shall have16 been admitted to the practice of law in all of the courts of th e State of Georgia and be17 S. B. 491 - 1 - 26 LC 62 0267 members in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia. Except as otherwise provided by18 law, all assistant district attorneys shall be compensated a su m of at least $83,400.0019 annually beginning on January 1, 2027. The exact amount of said compensation shall be20 determined by the district attorney of the Cobb Judicial Circuit. The sum shall be payable21 in equal monthly installments from the general funds of the county, with the exception that22 whenever the State of Georgia provides the compensation to any assistant district attorneys,23 the amount of state compensation shall be deducted from the tot al salary paid from the24 general funds of Cobb County, Georgia.25 (b) The district attorney is authorized to designate a specified number of assistant district26 attorneys to serve as supervisors."27 SECTION 2.28 This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026.29 SECTION 3.30 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.31 S. B. 491 - 2 -