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02 LC 30 0183

House Bill 1049
By: Representatives Childers of the 13^th, Millar of the 59^th, Stephens of the 150^th, Henson of the 65^th and Orrock of the 56^th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 2 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to leaves of absence for public officers and employees, so as to provide for state employees to receive a leave of absence, with pay, for serving as an organ or bone marrow donor; to provide a definition of the term "organ"; to provide for state employees to receive a leave of absence of 30 days for an organ donation and seven days for a bone marrow donation; 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 2 of Chapter 20 of Title 45, relating to leaves of absence for public officers and employees, is amended by striking Code Section 45-20-31, relating to a leave of absence for a kidney donation, and inserting in its place a new Code section to read as follows:
"45-20-31.
(a) Each employee of the State of Georgia or of any branch, department, board, bureau, or commission of the State of Georgia who donates one of such employee´s kidneys serves as an organ donor for the purpose of transplantation shall receive a leave of absence, with pay, of 30 days and such leave shall not be charged against or deducted from any annual or sick leave and shall be included as service in computing any retirement or pension benefits. The employee shall not be entitled to such leave of absence with pay unless he or she furnishes to his or her supervisor or other proper authority a statement from a medical practitioner who is to perform such transplantation procedure or from a hospital administrator that the employee is making a kidney an organ donation as provided in this Code section. If such donation does not occur, the provisions of this Code section shall not be applicable. For the purposes of this Code section, the term 'organ' means a human organ, including an eye, that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person.
(b) Each employee of the State of Georgia or of any branch, department, board, bureau, or commission of the State of Georgia who serves as a bone marrow donor for the purpose of transplantation shall receive a leave of absence, with pay, of seven days and such leave shall not be charged against or deducted from any annual or sick leave and shall be included as service in computing any retirement or pension benefits. The employee shall not be entitled to such leave of absence with pay unless he or she furnishes to his or her supervisor or other proper authority a statement from a medical practitioner who is to perform such transplantation procedure or from a hospital administrator that the employee is serving as a bone marrow donor as provided in this Code section. If such donation does not occur, the provisions of this Code section shall not be applicable."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.