Courts; sheriffs; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to provide for a minimum annual salary for each deputy appointed by sheriffs; to establish within the Department of Community Affairs the Deputy Sheriffs Compensation Grant Program; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide for an excise tax on the sale of contact lenses and spectacles for which a prescription is required by law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date contingent on a certain ratification of the Constitution of Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.