Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:781 Primary Sponsor:Courtney Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Family court judges, salaries increased Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:781 Introduced Date:19930518 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930518 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Courtney Saleeby Land Moore Mitchell Leventis Thomas Wilson Russell Waldrep Ryberg Jackson Ford Gregory Martin Greg Smith Elliott Rankin Mescher Hayes Reese Lander Giese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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781 Senate 19930518 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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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 SO AS TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES.
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 General Appropriation Act and shall fix the salaries for the Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, Family Court, and 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 and Judges of the Family Court 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.