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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-20-22. Role of Department of Administrative Services in reducing barriers to state employment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-20-22. Role of Department of Administrative Services in reducing barriers to state employment.

The Department of Administrative Services shall:

(1) Regularly assess the educational, experiential, and training requirements necessary for each job within each department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation, or authority;

(2) Identify jobs for which the educational, experiential, and training requirements could be reduced from their present level; and

(3) Insofar as practicable, reduce the number of jobs for which a four-year college degree is required as a condition of employment.

## History

Code 1981, § 45-20-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 103, § 2/SB 3, effective July 1, 2023.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 103, § 1/SB 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023.’”

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.