(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 5007, passed during the fifth extraordinary session of the 2001 Legislature, become operable on January 1, 2002. It is intended that the family law master system in existence on July 1, 2001, will continue to function under the prior enactment of this article, notwithstanding the passage of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 5007, until Januarye 1, 2002, when the existing family law master system is replaced with the system of family court judges provided for in this article. r (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this sectioun, the provisions of section five of this article providing for the initial appointment of family judges by the Governor become operable on October 1, 2001. t (c) After the effective date of this article, whenever the terms "master", "law master" or "family law master" appear in this code, the terms shall have the same meaning as "family court judge." l
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