§ 45-24-4. Commission to Approve Involuntary Separation; Compliance With Code Section 45-24-8 Required for Reorganization
From and after July 1, 1997, no employer shall cause the involuntary separation of a state officer or employee without the prior approval of the commission. An employer may proceed with a reorganization which might result in such involuntary separation without prior approval of the commission upon compliance with Code Section 45-24-8. History. Code 1981, […]
§ 45-24-5. Notice to Commission Prior to Involuntary Separation
An employer contemplating the involuntary separation from state service of an officer or employee shall notify the chairperson of the commission at least 90 but not more than 120 days prior to the proposed date of the separation. Pending the completion of such procedures, the employee or officer proposed for termination shall be compensated from […]
§ 45-24-6. Notice to Chief Executive Officer of State Departments; Response Required; Proceedings When Continued Employment Available; Review of Termination or Separation
The commission shall provide written notice of each contemplated involuntary separation to each chief executive officer of each state department, which notice shall contain the information required in the notice to the commission under Code Section 45-24-5 and be provided at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the contemplated involuntary separation. Within […]
§ 45-24-7. Authorization to Proceed With Separation
If the commission by majority vote of those members present approves the involuntary separation, the employer is authorized, but not required, to proceed with the separation. If the employer proceeds with such separation, the employer shall not be eligible to have any increase in the number of employees in that employing unit for the next […]
§ 45-24-8. Proceedings for Reorganization
No employer shall institute a reorganization of that employer or any component thereof if the reorganization will result in the involuntary separation of any official or employee thereof who is eligible for involuntary separation unless, prior to that reorganization becoming effective, that employer effects a transfer of each such official or employee to another component […]
§ 45-24-9. Notice of Involuntary Separation; Taxpayers’ Pension Advocate; Providing Briefs; Attendance at Commission Meetings
When the commission is notified of a contemplated involuntary separation as provided in Code Section 45-24-5, the commission shall immediately notify the Attorney General and shall provide the Attorney General with all information and documentation concerning the matter as the commission has been provided or is subsequently provided. Immediately upon being notified of a contemplated […]
§ 45-23-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Controlled substance” means any drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in the definition of the term “controlled substance” in paragraph (4) of Code Section 16-13-21. “Convicted” or “conviction” refers to a final conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction or the acceptance of a plea of guilty. “Dangerous […]
§ 45-23-4. Suspension or Termination of Public Employee Convicted of Drug Offense
Any public employee who is convicted for the first time, under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, of any criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug shall be suspended from his or her public employment for a period […]
§ 45-23-5. Ineligibility for Public Employment of Person Convicted of Drug Offense
Any person who has been convicted for the first time, under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, of any criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug shall be ineligible for any public employment for a period of three […]
§ 45-23-6. Additional or More Stringent Sanctions Authorized
The suspension, expulsion, and ineligibility sanctions prescribed in this chapter are intended as minimum sanctions, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any public employer from establishing and implementing additional or more stringent sanctions for criminal offenses and other conduct involving the unlawful manufacture, distribution, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, […]