Georgia CommonsHB 235: Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Última acción: 28 de abril de 2025 · Effective Date 2025-07-01
House Bill 235 requires Georgia public schools and public colleges to give teachers and employees paid leave for donating bone marrow or organs, without touching their sick or vacation days.
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En lenguaje claro
Currently, Georgia law does not specifically guarantee paid time off for public school employees or public college employees who want to donate bone marrow or organs. House Bill 235, called the Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act, adds a new section to Georgia's education code (O.C.G.A. § 20-1-12) to fix that. Public school teachers and employees would get up to seven paid days off for bone marrow donation and up to 30 paid days off for organ donation, and this time would count toward retirement and pension service and would not be taken out of their sick or annual leave. Employees of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia (except emergency or temporary workers) get the same seven and 30 day paid leave allowances, though without the retirement service credit. Employees must give their employer a doctor's or hospital administrator's statement confirming the donation at least seven days before the leave starts. Schools and districts cannot waive this requirement even if they otherwise operate under state waiver flexibility.
Qué hace el proyecto de ley
- Creates a new Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 20-1-12) guaranteeing paid leave for bone marrow and organ donation for public school and postsecondary employees.
- Grants public school teachers and employees up to 7 paid days for bone marrow donation and up to 30 paid days for organ donation, counted as retirement service.
- Grants postsecondary employees at University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia institutions the same 7 and 30 day paid leave allowances, without retirement service credit.
- Requires employees to submit a doctor's or hospital administrator's statement confirming the donation at least seven days before taking the leave.
- Bars strategic waivers school systems, local boards of education, and charter systems from waiving this leave requirement.
A quién afecta
Public school teachers and staff, employees of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia, school districts and charter systems that employ them, and doctors or hospital administrators who must provide donation verification statements.
Por qué importa
Employees considering bone marrow or organ donation would no longer have to use up sick or vacation time or risk lost pay to do so, which could make it easier for school and college staff to become living donors without financial or job-security concerns.
Disposiciones clave
- Section 1 names the law the 'Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act.'
- Section 2 adds new Code Section 20-1-12, defining 'organ,' 'public school employee,' 'public school teacher,' and 'postsecondary employee.'
- Subsection (b) gives public school teachers and employees up to 7 days paid leave for bone marrow donation and up to 30 days for organ donation, counted toward retirement.
- Subsection (c) gives postsecondary employees the same 7 and 30 day paid leave allowances, without retirement service credit.
- Subsection (d) requires a medical or hospital statement confirming the donation at least 7 days before the leave is scheduled.
- Subsection (e) prohibits waiving this leave requirement under existing school system waiver laws.
- Section 3 repeals conflicting laws.
Del proyecto de ley
“Not more than seven days for the purpose of bone marrow donation for transplantation, which 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”
“No individual shall be entitled to a leave of absence provided for in this Code section unless he or she furnishes a statement from a medical practitioner who is to perform such transplantation procedure or from a hospital administrator”
Cronología del estado
- Effective Date 2025-07-01
- Act 14
- House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
- House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
- Senate Third Read (Senado)
- Senate Taken from Table (Senado)
- Senate Tabled (Senado)
Mostrar el historial completo (17 acciones)
- Senate Read Second Time (Senado)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
- House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Cámara de Representantes)
- House Third Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
- House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Cámara de Representantes)
- House Second Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
- House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
- House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)
Patrocinadores
- Rick Townsend (R, HD-179)
- Alan Powell (R, HD-033)
- Todd Jones (R, HD-025)
- Mark Newton (R, HD-127)
- Lynn Heffner (D, HD-130)
- Mitchell Horner (R, HD-003)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
Votaciones
- Votación: Cámara de Representantes4 de marzo de 2025
173 a favor, 0 en contra (3 sin votar, 4 ausentes)
- Votación: Senado4 de abril de 2025
54 a favor, 0 en contra (0 sin votar, 2 ausentes)
Temas
- organ donation
- teacher benefits
- paid leave
- public school employees
- higher education staff