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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees (Chs. 1 — 25)
Chapter 20 - Personnel Administration (Arts. 1 — 6)
Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 45-20-1 — 45-20-23)
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Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For article, “Wheel of Fortune: A Critique of the ‘Manifest Imbalance’ Requirement for Race-Conscious Affirmative Action under Title VII,” see 43 Ga. L. Rev. 993 (2009).
For article, “The Public Policy Exception to Employment At-Will: Time to Retire a Noble Warrior?,” see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 551 (2010).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 45
O. C. G. A. Title 45, Ch. 20
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O.C.G.A. Title 45, Ch. 20, Art. 1
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- § 45-20-1. Purposes; principles
- § 45-20-2. Definitions
- § 45-20-3. Duties and functions of State Personnel Board generally; compensation; quorum
- § 45-20-3.1. Rule-making procedure
- § 45-20-4. Duties and responsibilities of commissioner in administration of this chapter
- § 45-20-5. [Reserved] Creation of Council for State Personnel Administration; membership; objectives; powers
- § 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
- § 45-20-7. [Reserved] Employees in legislative branch authorized to become covered employees; procedure
- § 45-20-8. Procedure for adverse action against classified employees generally; appeals generally
- § 45-20-9. Procedure for hearings and appeals relating to adverse personnel actions
- § 45-20-10. Collection, compilation, consolidation, and submission of certain personnel data
- §§ 45-20-11 and 45-20-12. [Reserved]
- §§ 45-20-13 and 45-20-14. [Reserved]
- § 45-20-15. [Reserved] Confidentiality of information received by staff in counseling; exceptions
- § 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
- § 45-20-17. Parental leave; requirements for implementation
- § 45-20-18. Loss of eligibility for wage incentive payment due to abuse of member of public
- § 45-20-19. Termination or elimination of positions or employees through reduction in force
- § 45-20-20. Eligible employees must register with Selective Service System; exemptions
- § 45-20-21. Performance management system
- § 45-20-22. Role of Department of Administrative Services in reducing barriers to state employment
- § 45-20-23. [Effective July 1, 2026] Maternal birth leave
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