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GA Code § 45-20-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 2 - Leaves of Absence|§ 45-20-31. Leave of Absence for Organ or Bone Marrow Donation

  Each employee of the State of Georgia or of any branch, department, board, bureau, or commission of the State of Georgia who serves as an organ donor for the purpose of transplantation shall receive a leave of absence, with pay, of 30 days and such leave shall not be charged against or deducted from any annual or sick leave and shall be included as service in computing any retirement or pension benefits. The employee shall not be entitled to such leave of absence with pay unless he or she furnishes to his or her supervisor or other proper authority a statement from a medical practitioner who is to perform such transplantation procedure or from a hospital administrator that the employee is making an organ donation as provided in this Code section. If such donation does not occur, the provisions of this Code section shall not be applicable. For the purposes of this Code section, the term "organ" means a human organ, including an eye, that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person.   Each employee of the State of Georgia or of any branch, department, board, bureau, or commission of the State of Georgia who serves as a bone marrow donor for the purpose of transplantation shall receive a leave of absence, with pay, of seven days and such leave shall not be charged against or deducted from any annual or sick leave and shall be included as service in computing any retirement or pension benefits. The employee shall not be entitled to such leave of absence with pay unless he or she furnishes to his or her supervisor or other proper authority a statement from a medical practitioner who is to perform such transplantation procedure or from a hospital administrator that the employee is serving as a bone marrow donor as provided in this Code section. If such donation does not occur, the provisions of this Code section shall not be applicable.     (Code 1981, §45-20-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 907, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 45; Ga. L. 2002, p. 473, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)
GA Code § 45-20-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 2 - Leaves of Absence|§ 45-20-32. Limited Paid Leave for the Purpose of Promoting Education

 Each full-time, nontemporary employee of the State of Georgia or of any branch, department, board, bureau, or commission thereof shall be entitled to apply for up to eight hours of paid leave per calendar year for the purpose of promoting education in this state. The State Personnel Board shall submit to the Governor for approval rules and regulations which shall effectuate the purpose and govern the administration of this Code section. Such rules and regulations shall require that paid leave only be authorized for activities directly related to student achievement and academic support and shall prohibit the use of such leave for political purposes or agendas.    (Code 1981, §45-20-32, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 934, § 1/HB 313.)
GA Code § 45-20-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-50. Purpose of Article

 It is the purpose of this article to permit voluntary deductions from wages or salaries of employees of the State of Georgia for the benefit of eligible charitable health and human care organizations and to provide for the distribution of funds collected through a process which involves minimal disruption of work time and provides reasonable assurance to the employees that their contributions are well used.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 1; Code 1981, §45-20-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)
GA Code § 45-20-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-52. Board as Policy-Setting Body for Administration of Article; Rules and Regulations

 The board shall set policy for administration of this article and shall have full power to promulgate, adopt, amend, or revoke such rules and regulations consistent with this article as may be necessary to implement this article. The board shall have specific authority to establish procedures under which charitable organizations may be evaluated for inclusion in the charitable deductions program. Only eligible voluntary charitable organizations which are approved by the board may participate in the program. Such procedures may include minimum participation levels based upon number of employees making a designated contribution, dollar amounts of designated contributions, or other factors as decided by the board and may exclude otherwise eligible charitable organizations for failure to attain a minimum participation level.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 3; Code 1981, §45-20-52, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, "with this article" was substituted for "herewith" in the first sentence.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 45-20-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-53. Deduction From Salaries or Wages for Contribution to Charitable Organizations

  Any agency is authorized to deduct from the salaries or wages of its employees amounts designated by the employee for the purpose of contribution to charitable organizations. No such deduction procedure shall be implemented without the approval of the chief executive officer or governing board of the agency.   No deduction shall be made without the written request of the employee which shall designate the amount which is to be deducted. Deductions shall be made monthly or to coincide with each pay period as determined by the agency. No deduction shall be made for less than $1.00 per deduction period or for less than $1.00 per designated charitable organization. Employees shall be clearly apprised, on solicitation materials, of the manner in which funds will be distributed. All deduction authorizations shall remain continuously in effect until changed or canceled in writing by the employee. No deduction shall be made for the benefit of any organization which fails to secure approval of the board.     (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 4; Code 1981, §45-20-53, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 45-20-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-54. Disclosure of Amounts or Designations of Authorized Charitable Deductions; Pressure, Coercion, or Intimidation of Employee With Reference to Deductions

  No person shall disclose to any other person names of contributors or the amounts or designations of authorized charitable deductions of another, except as is necessary to accomplish the purpose of this article or as otherwise authorized in writing by the person whose contributions are sought to be disclosed. This prohibition against disclosure shall not, however, bar appropriate state or federal tax authorities from access necessary to establish the tax status of charitable organizations receiving these funds.   No person shall pressure, coerce, or in any way intimidate any employee to have charitable deductions made from the employee's salary or with reference to the amount of deductions to be made. Each agency shall review any violations or alleged violations of this subsection and assure that appropriate action is taken. Such action may include, without being limited to, discharge from employment, consistent with policies of the agency and with the rules and regulations of the board.     (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 5; Code 1981, §45-20-54, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 45/HB 79.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9, enacted two Code Sections 45-20-54. The second record was redesignated unofficially as Code Section 45-20-54.1.   Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 34, officially redesignated Code Section 45-20-54 as Code Section 45-20-54.1.
GA Code § 45-20-54.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-54.1. Promulgation of Regulations Regarding Distribution of Deducted Funds; Disposition of Undesignated Funds

 The board shall promulgate regulations necessary and expedient to accomplishing the distribution of funds deducted from employees' salaries, honoring employee designations. Undesignated funds shall be fairly and impartially distributed as determined by the board.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 6; Code 1981, §45-20-54, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Code 1981, §45-20-54.1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 34; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 45; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9, enacted two Code Sections 45-20-54. The second record was redesignated unofficially as Code Section 45-20-54.1.   Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 34, officially redesignated Code Section 45-20-54 as Code Section 45-20-54.1.
GA Code § 45-20-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-55. Reimbursement of Cost of Making Deductions and Remitting Proceeds; Delegation of Activities Related to Management of Funds

 The state shall be reimbursed by participating charitable organizations, in direct proportion to their receipts, for its additional direct cost of making deductions and remitting the proceeds. To minimize time and administrative expense, activities related to the management of the funds such as preparation of materials, solicitor training, fiscal agent duties, and similar activities may be delegated by the board to a participating party.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 7; Code 1981, §45-20-55, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)
GA Code § 45-20-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 3 - Voluntary Deductions From Wages or Salaries of State Employees for Benefit of Charitable Organizations|§ 45-20-56. Deduction and Transmittal of Funds as Privilege; Immunity From Liability to Employee or Charitable Organization for Errors, Omissions, or Decisions Regarding Deductions; Board as Sole Judge of Eligibility of Charitable Organizations

 Deductions from salaries of employees and transmittal of funds to charitable organizations may be offered as a privilege for the convenience of employees and no right of action shall accrue to the employee or to any charitable organization for errors, omissions, or decisions of administrative employees or officials regarding such deductions. The board is the sole judge of charitable organizations approved for participation in the program. Charitable organizations may be disapproved without any liability on the part of any state official or employee.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 8; Code 1981, §45-20-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2274, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)
GA Code § 45-20-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 4 - Employee Assistance Program|§ 45-20-70. "Employee Assistance Program" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "employee assistance program" or "program" means a service established to assist state employees in coping with and overcoming persistent problems that jeopardize the employee's effective job performance.    (Code 1981, §45-20-70, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 990, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 45; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)
GA Code § 45-20-70.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 4 - Employee Assistance Program|§ 45-20-70.1. Program Authorized

 The board is authorized in its discretion to establish an employee assistance program for all state employees and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for its administration.    (Code 1981, §45-20-70.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 45; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1377, § 5; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 45-20-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 4 - Employee Assistance Program|§ 45-20-71. Confidentiality of Program Related Records or Activities

 Program related records or activities which might disclose the nature of the services provided an employee or the identity of an employee utilizing the program shall be maintained on a confidential basis. Such records shall be produced only when the commissioner or his or her designee is satisfied it is needed to respond to a life-threatening or medical emergency or when written release is given by that employee.    (Code 1981, §45-20-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 990, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1377, § 5; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 45-20-90 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 5 - Random Drug Testing of Employees in High-Risk Jobs|§ 45-20-90. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Employee" means any employee required to be certified under the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 35 receiving a salary or hourly wage from any state agency, department, commission, bureau, board, or authority. "Employee" shall also include any certified employee working under a personnel contract to provide personnel services, including but not limited to medical, security, or transportation services to a state or other public agency.   "Established drug test" means the collection and testing of bodily fluids administered in a manner equivalent to that required by the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (HHS Regulations 53 Fed. Reg. 11979, et seq., as amended) or other professionally valid procedures approved by the board.   "High-risk work" means those duties where inattention to duty or errors in judgment while on duty will have the potential for significant risk of harm to the employee, other employees, or the general public.   "Illegal drug" means marijuana as defined in paragraph (16) of Code Section 16-13-21, as amended; a controlled substance as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 16-13-21, as amended; a dangerous drug as defined in Code Section 16-13-71, as amended; or any other controlled substance or dangerous drug that persons are prohibited from using. The term "illegal drug" shall not include any drug when used pursuant to a valid medical prescription or when used as otherwise authorized by state or federal law.     (Code 1981, §45-20-90, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2028, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 546, § 17/SB 230; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-19/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Campus police officer and other security personnel of University System institutions vested with the power to make arrests under O.C.G.A. § 20-3-72 are subject to the mandatory training requirements of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act (O.C.G.A. § 35-8-1 et seq.) and are consequently covered by the random drug testing provisions of O.C.G.A. § 45-20-90 et seq. 1990 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 90-11.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Supreme Court's views on mandatory testing for drugs or alcohol, 145 A.L.R. Fed. 335.
GA Code § 45-20-91 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 5 - Random Drug Testing of Employees in High-Risk Jobs|§ 45-20-91. Determination of Employees Subject to Testing

  Employees working in high-risk jobs shall be subject to random testing for evidence of use of illegal drugs.   The head of each state agency, department, commission, board, bureau, or authority, in conjunction with the DOAS, shall determine those positions and groups of positions whose occupants regularly perform high-risk work where inattention to duty or errors in judgment while on duty will have the potential for significant risk of harm to the employee, other employees, or the general public. This Code section shall not be construed to include employees who do not regularly perform high-risk work regardless of the fact that other employees in the same classification do perform such high-risk work.     (Code 1981, §45-20-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2028, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 546, § 18/SB 230; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 45-20-92 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration|Article 5 - Random Drug Testing of Employees in High-Risk Jobs|§ 45-20-92. Rules Adopted by State Personnel Board; Certification of Testing Laboratories

  The State Personnel Board shall adopt rules to establish:   The portion of employees in the high-risk work group that may be selected at random for testing at each testing period;   Methods for assuring that employees are selected for testing on a random basis;   Methods for assuring that privacy intrusions are minimized during collection of body fluid specimens;   Methods for assuring that any body fluid specimens are stored and transported to testing laboratories at proper temperatures and under such conditions that the quality of the specimens shall not be jeopardized;   Methods for assuring that the identity of employees whose tests show the usage of an illegal drug is limited to the staff who are entitled to this information; and   The identification of those persons entitled to the information  and shall adopt such other rules as it may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article. The board may, in its discretion, delegate to the commissioner such authority as appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article.      The commissioner shall establish and maintain a list of those laboratories qualified to conduct established drug tests and shall determine which illegal drugs will be the subject of testing; provided, however, that no laboratory shall be so certified unless that laboratory, on a daily basis, adds to its urine testing program a minimum of 10 percent blind test specimens.     (Code 1981, §45-20-92, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2028, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 546, § 19/SB 230; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 1-1/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."