SB492 H PS AM 2-28

The Committee on Political Subdivisions moves to amend the bill on page two, by striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"Article 7. COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS.
§7-7-4a. Full-time prosecuting attorneys.
(a) On or before the first day of January, two thousand thirteen, a county prosecutor in class VI - IX county, shall be a full-time prosecutor. At that time, upon mutual agreement of the prosecuting attorney and the county commission in a class VI - IX county, the prosecuting attorney may remain a part-time prosecuting attorney. The agreement reached between the prosecuting attorney and the county commission regarding employment status shall remain in effect for the remainder of the prosecuting attorney's term of office.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding, the initial determination of full- time or part-time status as provided for in subsection (a), for each subsequent term of office, a prosecuting attorney in a class VI - IX county shall be a full-time prosecuting attorney, unless the prosecuting attorney and the county commission reach a mutual agreement that the prosecuting attorney is part-time for that term.
(2) The agreement must be reached between the first day January and fifteenth day of January of said year. The agreement reached between the prosecuting attorney and the county commission regarding employment status remains in effect for the remainder of the prosecuting attorney's term of office.
(c) The county commissions of counties in class VI through IX shall then compensate all prosecuting attorneys that have changed to full-time by virtue of this section at the same rate of compensation established for a prosecuting attorney in a class V county."