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§ 45-20-1. Purposes; Principles

It is the purpose of this article to establish in the state a system of personnel administration which will attract, select, and retain the best employees based on merit, free from coercive political influences, with incentives in the form of equal opportunities for all; which will provide technically competent and loyal personnel to render impartial […]

§ 45-20-10. Collection, Compilation, Consolidation, and Submission of Certain Personnel Data

The DOAS shall routinely collect from agencies required under law to submit a quarterly budget to the Office of Planning and Budget data including the number of personnel, salaries, length of service, distribution of employees by filled and unfilled full-time employee positions at the budgetary program level, and other pertinent personnel information for the subsequent […]

§ 45-20-16. Rules for Accrual of Leave, Holidays, and Compensation for Closing of State Offices; Utilization of Accumulated Sick Leave; Conversion to and Use of Personal Leave; Disapproval, Contesting and Reacquisition of Sick Leave

As a part of employee compensation, the board shall establish rules for the accrual and usage of leave and holidays and for compensation due to emergency closure of state offices or facilities for nontemporary employees. All agencies of the executive branch, exclusive of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, shall provide […]

§ 45-20-17. Parental Leave; Requirements for Implementation

As used in this Code section, the term: “Eligible employee” means: Any individual identified in subparagraph (A), (E), (F), (G), or (L) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 45-18-1 who is classified as full-time by the applicable state employing entity; or Any individual identified in paragraph (4) of Code Section 20-2-880 or paragraph (3) of […]

§ 45-20-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term: “Appointing authority” means the person or groups of persons authorized by law or delegated authority to make appointments to fill positions. “Classified employee” means an employee who was in the classified service as of June 30, 1996, and who has remained in a classified position without a break […]

§ 45-20-20. Eligible Employees Must Register With Selective Service System; Exemptions

As used in this Code section, the term: “Employing unit” means that budget unit under the Appropriations Act through which an officer or employee receives compensation for services rendered as such officer or employee. “Federal law” means Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 App. U.S.C.A. 451, et seq.). A state officer, other […]

§ 45-20-21. Performance Management System

The State Personnel Board shall provide for a performance management system for the periodic review and rating of the quality and quantity of work performed by employees. All agencies of the executive branch, exclusive of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, shall provide for the review and rating of the quality […]

§ 45-20-3. Duties and Functions of State Personnel Board Generally; Compensation; Quorum

The State Personnel Board shall provide direction by which the state’s personnel policies shall be administered. The state’s personnel policies shall constitute a state merit system of personnel administration. The board shall hold regular meetings as needed for the proper discharge of its duties. Members of the board shall receive no salary but shall receive […]

§ 45-20-3.1. Rule-Making Procedure

At least 30 days prior to the date of a public hearing held by the board to consider the adoption of rules or regulations to effectuate this chapter, the commissioner shall transmit a notice containing an exact copy of the proposed rule or regulation to each member of the Senate Government Oversight Committee and the […]

§ 45-20-6. Composition of Classified and Unclassified Service; Effect of Exclusion From Classified Service on Eligibility for Membership in Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; Working Test Period Before Obtaining Rights of Appeal

Any officer or employee who occupied a classified position under the State Personnel Administration prior to July 1, 1996, or as provided in Code Section 15-11-69 shall remain in the classified service so long as such officer or employee shall remain in a classified position or as otherwise provided by law. Employees in the classified […]

§ 45-20-9. Procedure for Hearings and Appeals Relating to Adverse Personnel Actions

Any laws to the contrary notwithstanding, all hearings on dismissals, other adverse personnel actions, and other purported violations of the rules and regulations as applied to classified employees shall be instituted by filing a written appeal with the Office of State Administrative Hearings upon such ground and in such form and under such procedure as […]