O.C.G.A. § 45-20-32 (2019)
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.
History
(Code 1981, § 45-20-32, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 934, § 1/HB 313.)
Annotations
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Conformity with O.C.G.A. § 45-20-50 et seq. required. - No state agency may make any deductions from its employees’ salaries for charitable purposes without specific legislative authority, and any agency making such deductions must ensure that its operation is in total conformity with this article; otherwise, the deductions are illegal. 1982 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 82-79. Employment benefit provided by
O.C.G.A. § 45-20-50, et seq., not a gratuity. - Since charitable deductions are authorized by O.C.G.A. § 45-20-50, et seq., to provide employees of various state agencies with an additional employment benefit, such benefit becomes part of the employment contract and consequently is not a gratuity to the employees. 1982 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 82-79.