Georgia § 50-5-53 - Authorization to employ assistants, fix salaries, and make assignments.
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§ 50-5-53. Authorization to employ assistants, fix salaries, and make assignments.
Subject to applicable rules of the State Personnel Board, the Department of Administrative Services may appoint as many assistants and employees, and fix their salaries, as are essential to the state's interest in the execution of the terms and provisions of this part. Assignment of an assistant or assistants to any of the departments, institutions, or agencies of the state may be made by the Department of Administrative Services. It shall be unlawful for any other agency of the state to employ any person for the purposes set out in this part unless that person complies with the minimum requirements for purchasing personnel established by the Department of Administrative Services. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 17; Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 8; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 12/HB 312; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-99/HB 642.) The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "State Personnel Board" for "State Personnel Administration" in the first sentence, and deleted "State Personnel Administration in conjunction with the" preceding "Department of Administrative Services" in the last sentence. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012. Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
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