List Legislation

2017/01/27-Report	2017/02/03-Report	Debra Nesbit	Fire Services	Insurance
Insurance	Mandate	Personnel/Employment	Public Safety and Courts

This legislation allows worker's compensation benefits for firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer that, upon a preponderance of competent and credible evidence, can prove the cancer was directly related to their duties as a firefighter.

HB 0182

Evaluating

Employment - Cannot Run Credit Checks

Winfred Dukes

2/1/2017

House Second Readers

General County Government

Personnel/Employment

Todd Edwards

This legislation, with certain exceptions, prohibits all employers, including counties, from requesting, requiring or obtaining a credit check from a current or potential employee. Credit checks may be used if the employee or potential employee is being evaluated because the position is a managerial position involving setting the direction or control of the "business," involves access to customers', employees' or the county's financial information (other than the information routinely provided in a retail transaction), or involves fiduciary responsibility (including the authority to issue payments, transfer money or enter into contracts). Violation of this law is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine between $500 to $2,500.

HB 0243

Locals Can't Mandate Extra Pay for Schedule Changes

William Werkheiser

7/1/2017

Effective Date

2017/02/10 - Report	Compensation	General County Government	Preemption	Procurement
Todd Edwards

This legislation preempts local governments from requiring contractors to provide additional pay to employees based upon schedule changes.

HB 0267

Oppose

Mandated County Sick Leave Policy

Kimberly Alexander

2/9/2017

House Second Readers

2017/02/10 - Report

Compensation

General County Government

Personnel/Employment

Todd Edwards

This legislation mandates that all counties implement a sick-time policy and provide at least 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to their employees. Paid sick leave shall accrue at the rate of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The bill places several other requirements on these sick leave policies. While ACCG has no issue with whatever sick leave the state may elect to provide its employees, we believe that counties are best apt to make their own personnel decisions.

HB 0521

Evaluating

Minimum Wage - Increase to $10.10 Hourly

Erica Thomas

3/3/2017

House Second Readers

Compensation

General County Government

Mandate

Personnel/Employment

Todd Edwards

This legislation increases Georgia's minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $10.10 per hour.

HB 0767

Immigration - SAVE Requirements for Unemployment Insurance

William Werkheiser

2/20/2018

Senate Read and Referred

General County Government

Immigration

Todd Edwards

This bill enables persons filing for unemployment insurance electronically to satisfy SAVE requirements by providing the number of a verifiable and unexpired driver's license or identification card and their social security number.

HB 0795

Authorization for the Department of Labor to Require Background Checks on Employees

Micah Gravley

5/8/2018

Veto V11

Debra Nesbit

General County Government

Law Enforcement

Personnel/Employment

Public Safety and Courts

This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to set rules and procedures for conducting background checks on certain persons employed by the department.

SB 0201

Sick Leave - Must be Used for Care of Immediate Family Member

Butch Miller

7/1/2017

Effective Date

2017/02/24 - Report	2017/03/06 - Report	2017/03/17 - Report	2017/03/24 - Report	Compensation
General County Government	Personnel/Employment	Todd Edwards

This legislation requires employers, including counties, that offer sick leave to allow their employees to use up to five days of the sick leave, which must be earned, to care for immediate family members. Nothing requires employers to offer sick leave to begin with and the employee must comply with the terms of the county's sick leave policy. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to create a new cause of against the county. This law sunsets on July 1, 2020.

SB 0377

State Workforce Development Board

Brian Strickland

3/22/2018

Act 289