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Senate Bill 346
By: Senator Jackson of the 41st
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of
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DeKalb County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, so as to2
revise the compensation of certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; to make3
conforming changes related to court names changed by general law; to provide for related4
matters; 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 providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb8
County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, is amended by adding9
a new section to read as follows:10
"SECTION 1.2.11
Pursuant to Section 1 of an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the12
O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, approved May 6, 202413
(Ga. L. 2024, p. 738), as of January 1, 2025, the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be14
known and may be referred to as the DeKalb Judicial Circuit. Any reference in this Act15
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to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be deemed to refer to the DeKalb Judicial
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Circuit."17
SECTION 2.18
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 2 and 2.1 as follows:19
"SECTION 2.20
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each of21
the officials of DeKalb County listed below shall be the following percentages of the gross22
salary as defined in Section 1: 23
(1) Judge of the Probate Court..................................................................................95% 24
(2) Clerk of the Superior Court.................................................................................75% 25
(3) Tax Commissioner...............................................................................................75% 26
(4) Judge of the Juvenile Court..................................................................................95% 27
SECTION 2.1.28
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each of29
the officials of DeKalb County listed below shall be the following percentages of the gross30
salary as defined in Section 1:31
(1) Chief Executive Officer......................................................................................100%32
(2) Members of the Board of Commissioners.....................................31.984326641319%"33
SECTION 3.34
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 3 and 3.1 as follows:35
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"SECTION 3.
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each of37
the officials of DeKalb County listed below shall be the following percentages of the gross38
salary as defined in Section 1:39
(1) State Court Judge, Divisions A and B……............................................................95% 40
(2) State Court Solicitor...............................................................................................95% 41
(3) Chief Magistrate.....................................................................................................95% 42
(4) Associate Magistrate...............................................................................................85%43
(5) District Attorney....................................................................................................100%44
(6) Sheriff…………………………………………………………………………...100%45
SECTION 3.1.46
(a) The annual salary of the clerk of the State Court of DeKalb County shall be established47
by the judges of the State Court of DeKalb County, subject to approval by the governing48
authority of DeKalb County, and the clerk of the State Court of DeKalb County shall be49
compensated as an employee of DeKalb County in all other respects.50
(b) Each part-time associate judge of the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County shall be paid51
an hourly rate commensurate with the annual salary provided in this Act to a full-time52
associate judge of the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County.53
(c) Each judge or official who receives compensation from DeKalb County funds pursuant54
to this Act shall also receive from DeKalb County the same longevity pay that is provided55
to all county employees. Such longevity pay shall be calculated based upon the total years56
of service that the judge or official has provided as a judge, official, or employee of57
DeKalb County."58
SECTION 4.59
This Act shall become effective on August 1, 2025.60
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SECTION 5.
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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.62
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