Bill 1124

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1124
Primary Sponsor:                Committee (11)
Committee Number:               06
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Circuit, family court judges;
                                salary increase
Residing Body:                  Senate
Computer Document Number:       1124
Introduced Date:                19940202    
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940203    
Last History Type:              Referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
Sponsor Committee:              Judiciary
Sponsor Committee Number:       11
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

1124  Senate  19940203      Referred to Committee                06
1124  Senate  19940202      Introduced, read first time,
                            placed on Calendar without
                            reference

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

February 2, 1994

S. 1124

S. Printed 2/2/94--S.

Read the first time February 2, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-200 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SALARIES OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES AND CIRCUIT SOLICITORS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES AND CIRCUIT SOLICITORS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 14-1-200 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 14-1-200. The General Assembly shall establish the salary of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court in the Annual annual General Appropriation Act and shall fix the salaries for the Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, Family Court, and Solicitors circuit court, family court, and circuit solicitors according to the following schedule:

(1) The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed ninety-nine percent of the salary fixed for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;

(2) Judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court Judges, circuit court judges, family court judges, and circuit solicitors shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed ninety-five percent of the salary fixed for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; .

(3) Judges of the Family Court and Circuit Solicitors shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed ninety percent of the salary fixed for Judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.