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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1191. Requirements for sick-leave programs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1191. Requirements for sick-leave programs.

The rules or regulations of the State Board of Education adopted pursuant to Code Section 20-2-1190 shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1) School food service managers and employees who are eligible for membership in the Public School Employees Retirement System shall qualify for sick leave under this article;

(2) Funds for sick leave shall be allotted on the basis of the state-wide average compensation for full-time school food service managers and the state-wide average compensation for full-time school food service employees as such averages are determined by the State Board of Education; and

(3) Unused sick leave shall be accumulated from one school year to the next up to a maximum of ten days.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-2-1191, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 924, § 1.