Georgia HB1096: Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave

What the bill says

To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave; to authorize rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave; to authorize rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "31-2A-3.1. (a) Any employee of a county board of health who is a member of the retirement system provided for in Chapter 2 of Title 47, who is considered a state employee only for the purpose of membership in such retirement system, and who becomes an employee of the department, with no break between such positions of employment, shall retain accrued H. B. 1096 LC 60 0231 annual and sick leave possessed by such employee. No employee shall be paid accrued leave by the county board of health when transitioning to state …