Georgia Code, Title 34, Chapter 9, Article 2 - Administration
- § 34-9-40 - State Board of Workers' Compensation Created; Appointment of Members; Powers and Duties of Board Generally
There is created and established within the executive branch a board to be known as the State Board of Workers' Compensation, composed of three...
- § 34-9-40.1 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; Appointment and Terms of Members; Chairman; Duties; Service Without Compensation
Repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 10, effective July 1, 2001.
- § 34-9-41 - Appointment and Term of Chairman of Board
The Governor shall appoint one member of the board as chairman, and the appointee shall hold his office for four years and until his...
- § 34-9-42 - Qualifications and Roles of Members
(a) The chairperson of the board shall be a person who, on account of his or her previous employment, affiliation, or experience, shall be...
- § 34-9-43 - Oath of Office of Members
Each member of the board, including the chairman thereof, shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an oath for the faithful...
- § 34-9-44 - Bond of Members
Each member of the board, including the chairman thereof, shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute such bond as may be...
- § 34-9-45 - Removal of Members
Any member of the board may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, provided written charges are served...
- § 34-9-46 - Quorum
Any two members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the rendering of any decision required by...
- § 34-9-47 - Trial Division and Appellate Division Created; Composition; Sessions
(a) There is created and established within the State Board of Workers' Compensation a trial division and an appellate division, which shall exercise judicial...
- § 34-9-48 - Designation of Members As Appellate Administrative Law Judges
All members of the board are designated as appellate administrative law judges in the appellate division of the State Board of Workers' Compensation for...
- § 34-9-48.1 - Senior Administrative Law Judge of the Board
(a) There is created the office of senior administrative law judge of the board. Any director or administrative law judge who is retired on...
- § 34-9-49 - Appointment and Removal of Executive Director
(a) There is created the position of executive director of the board. The executive director shall be both appointed and removed by the board....
- § 34-9-50 - Appointment of Secretary-Treasurer; Employment of Clerical and Other Assistants; Payment of Salaries and Expenses of Members, Deputy Directors, and Assistants
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1679, § 8, effective July 1, 1988.
- § 34-9-51 - Payment by State of Traveling Expenses of Members, Administrative Law Judges, and Assistants
The members, administrative law judges, and assistants of the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses...
- § 34-9-52 - Officials, Personnel, and Employees Subject to State Personnel Board; Compensation of Board Members and Administrative Law Judges
(a) All members of the board, including the chairperson thereof, shall be in the unclassified service, as defined in Code Section 45-20-2, and shall...
- § 34-9-53 - Directors Emeritus of Board -- Eligibility for Appointment; Procedure for Appointment
There is created the office of director emeritus of the board. Any director of the board now or hereafter in office shall be eligible...
- § 34-9-54 - Directors Emeritus of Board -- Term of Office; Compensation
All persons appointed to the office of director emeritus of the board, as provided and created by Code Section 34-9-53, shall hold such office...
- § 34-9-55 - Directors Emeritus of Board -- Duties
It shall be the duty of a director emeritus of the board to serve in an advisory capacity to the board and to lend...
- § 34-9-56 - Directors Emeritus of Board -- Filling of Board Vacancies Caused by Appointment of Director Emeritus
Vacancies on the board caused by the resignation of a member of the board and his appointment as director emeritus as provided in Code...
- § 34-9-57 - Creation of Administrative Law Judge Emeritus of Board; Eligibility for Appointment; Manner of Appointment; Compensation
There is created the office of administrative law judge emeritus of the board. Any administrative law judge, formerly known as deputy director, of the...
- § 34-9-58 - Powers and Duties of Board As to Enforcement of Chapter Generally
The State Board of Workers' Compensation shall exercise all powers and perform all the duties relating to the enforcement of this chapter.
- § 34-9-59 - Adoption of Rules of Procedure
The board is empowered and authorized to adopt proper rules of procedure to govern the exercise of its functions and hearings before the board...
- § 34-9-60 - Rule-Making and Subpoena Powers; Service and Enforcement of Subpoenas
(a) The board may make rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, for carrying out this chapter. Processes and procedure under this chapter shall be...
- § 34-9-61 - Publication of Blank Forms and Literature; Publication of Tabulations of Accident Reports
(a) The board shall prepare and cause to be printed and, upon request, shall furnish free of charge to any employee or employer such...
- § 34-9-62 - Limitations on Authority of Commissioner of Labor With Respect to Officers or Employees of Board
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1679, § 15, effective July 1, 1988.
- § 34-9-63 - Proration of Board's Expenses; Required Annual Reports and Statements; Audit of Board; Collection of Delinquent Assessments
(a) The total expenses of the board shall be prorated among the qualified insurance companies writing compensation insurance in this state, hereinafter referred to...
Last modified: October 14, 2016