ARTICLE 44 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED

RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 1. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided herein.

In Articles where it is provided that the effective date shall be either "July 1, 2007", or "upon passage", and no provision is made for retroactive or prospective application, the effective date shall be July 1, 2007, and if the article is approved after July 1, 2007, that the article shall be retroactive to July 1, 2007.

In articles where it is provided that the effective date shall be either "July 1, 2007" or "upon passage" and provision is made within the article the retroactive or prospective application, the article shall take effect on July 1, 2007 and its application made retroactive or prospective as set forth in the article.

SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.