§ 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, […]
§ 45-23-7. Continuance of Employment for Drug User; Requirements and Procedure
On and after July 1, 1990, if, prior to an arrest for an offense involving a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug, a public employee notifies the employee’s public employer that the employee illegally uses a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug and is receiving or agrees to receive treatment under a drug […]
§ 45-23-8. Administrative Procedures
Administrative procedures for the implementation of this chapter shall be promulgated by the State Personnel Board for departments or agencies subject to the board’s rules and regulations, as such terms are defined in Code Section 45-20-2, and by other public employers for other public employees under their management and control. Such procedures shall include those […]
§ 45-22-5. Exclusions From Chapter; Exclusions From Labeling Requirements
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: Impurities which develop as intermediate materials during chemical processing but are not present in the final mixture and to which employee exposure is unlikely; Alcoholic beverages as defined in Title 3; Articles intended for personal consumption by employees in the workplace; Any consumer product or hazardous […]
§ 45-23-9. Application of Chapter
This chapter shall apply only with respect to criminal offenses committed on or after July 1, 1990; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall prevent any public employer from implementing sanctions additional to or other than those provided for in this chapter with respect to offenses committed prior to July 1, 1990. History. […]
§ 45-20-110. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Applicant” means a candidate who is offered public employment with any agency, department, commission, bureau, board, college, university, institution, or authority of any branch of state government or who has commenced employment but has not submitted to an established test for illegal drugs. “Established test” means the collection […]
§ 45-20-111. Analysis of Positions Warranting Established Test; Testing Requirements, Cost, and Procedure; Disqualification From Employment for Refusing Test or Showing Positive Results
The head of each agency, department, commission, bureau, board, college, university, institution, or authority shall ensure an analysis is completed on all jobs in his or her organization to determine those positions whose duties and responsibilities warrant conducting an established test for illegal drugs in accordance with the provisions of this Code section. The analysis […]
§ 45-21-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Agency” means any agency as defined in Code Section 45-20-2, any authority, or any public corporation, but shall not include the board of regents and units of the University System of Georgia. “Appointing authority” means a person or group of persons authorized by law or delegated authority to […]
§ 45-21-2. Establishment of Employees’ Suggestion and Awards Program; Implementation
The board may formulate, establish, and maintain employees’ meritorious award programs, incentive compensation plans, and goal based plans to encourage state employees to improve the operation and perception of state government and its instrumentalities. The board may establish meritorious award programs for agencies for: Employees who perform a special, extraordinary service, act, or achievement in […]