Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SR 97 - State Commission on Judicial Com- pensation - Gen.Assem. create

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1. Oliver  42nd           2. Edge  28th              3. Pollard  24th


Senate Comm: Judy       /         House Comm: Judy       /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 51    Nays 0                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             1/26/95   Read 1st time          3/7/95                                                
             2/10/95   Favorably Reported     2/9/96                                                
                       Committee Amend/Sub    Sub                                                   
             2/13/95   Read 2nd Time          3/8/95                                                
             3/6/95    Read 3rd Time                                                                
             3/6/95    Passed/Adopted                                                               
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SR 97                                             LC 14 6683S






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide
  1- 2  that there may be created by law a State Compensation
  1- 3  Commission and so as to require that before the compensation
  1- 4  of state officials is increased the increase must be
  1- 5  approved by the commission; to provide for related matters;
  1- 6  to provide for the submission of this amendment for
  1- 7  ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Article III, Section I of the Constitution is amended by
  1-10  adding at its end a new Paragraph II to read as follows:

  1-11      "Paragraph II. State Compensation Commission. The
  1-12    General Assembly is authorized to create by law a State
  1-13    Compensation Commission and to delegate to such commission
  1-14    the power to set the compensation of officers of the
  1-15    executive, legislative, and judicial branches of
  1-16    government. Any such law may, but shall not be required
  1-17    to, specify procedures whereby compensation fixed by the
  1-18    commission may be rejected or reduced, but not increased,
  1-19    by resolution of the General Assembly. Officers covered by
  1-20    such law may include Justices of the Supreme Court; Judges
  1-21    of the Court of Appeals; judges of the superior court;
  1-22    district attorneys; members and officers of the General
  1-23    Assembly; the Governor and Lieutenant Governor; elected
  1-24    constitutional officers of the executive branch; the chief
  1-25    officers of state departments, bureaus, boards, agencies,
  1-26    authorities, and other entities of state government, by
  1-27    whatever name called, and such other officers as may be
  1-28    specified by such law. With respect to any officer covered
  1-29    by such law, the power delegated to the commission shall
  1-30    be exclusive and the General Assembly shall, for so long
  1-31    as the commission remains in existence, have no power to
  1-32    change the compensation of any such officer except to the
  1-33    extent that such law provides for reductions by
  1-34    legislative resolution of compensation fixed by the
  1-35    commission. The provisions of this Paragraph shall control
  1-36    over any other conflicting provisions to the extent that


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                                                 LC 14 6683S

  2- 1    the General Assembly shall be authorized to delegate to
  2- 2    the commission the power to fix compensation which would
  2- 3    otherwise be fixed by the General Assembly or in some
  2- 4    other manner. Compensation to be set as provided in this
  2- 5    Paragraph may include salary, expense allowances and
  2- 6    expense reimbursement, and any other form of compensation,
  2- 7    as specified in the law implementing this Paragraph."

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 8  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  2- 9  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  2-10  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  2-11  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  2-12  have written or printed thereon the following:

  2-13    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  2-14              provide that there may be created by law a
  2-15     (  ) NO  State Compensation Commission and so as to
  2-16              require that before the compensation of state
  2-17              officials is increased the increase must be
  2-18              approved by the commission?"

  2-19  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  2-20  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring
  2-21  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  2-22  "No."

  2-23  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  2-24  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  2-25  Constitution of this state.



















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