Georgia § 36-69-5 - Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-69-5 — Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-69-5. Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees.
Unless otherwise provided by contract, the political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia which furnishes any equipment pursuant to this chapter shall bear the loss or damage to such equipment and shall pay any expense incurred in the operation and maintenance thereof. Unless otherwise provided by contract, the political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia furnishing aid pursuant to this chapter shall compensate its employees during the time of rendering of such aid and shall defray the actual travel and maintenance expenses of such employees while they are rendering such aid. Such compensation shall include any amounts paid or due for compensation due to personal injury or death while such employees are engaged in rendering such aid. (Code 1981, § 36-69-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 887, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1959, § 4; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 5-4/SB 407.) The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, inserted "or the Technical College System of Georgia" after "University System of Georgia" throughout this Code section. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 5-4/SB 407, which amended this Code section, purported to amend Code Section 36-36-5 but actually amended Code Section 36-69-5.
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Section 36-69-5 ("Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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