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This bill, known as the Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act, requires public school teachers, employees, and postsecondary employees to receive paid leave for bone marrow and organ donation. Specifically, public school teachers and employees can receive up to seven days of paid leave for bone marrow donation and up to 30 days for organ donation, with these days not being deducted from annual or sick leave and counting towards retirement or pension benefits. Postsecondary employees (defined as those working at least half-time in the University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia, excluding emergency or temporary workers) receive similar leave provisions. To qualify, employees must provide a medical statement from a practitioner or hospital administrator detailing the donation procedure at least seven days before the planned leave. The bill defines an organ as any human body part capable of transplantation, including eyes. Importantly, these leave provisions cannot be waived by strategic waiver school systems, local boards of education, or charter systems, ensuring that educators have consistent access to leave for donation purposes.

Education

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69840