Each person employed as a teacher in any public school of this state shall be allowed a leave of absence without loss of pay and without deduction of any amounts otherwise received as compensation for service as a teacher, for the purpose of attending any court as a juror or when subpoenaed to testify in a case arising out of the person's duties as a teacher, such as the reporting of child abuse required by Code Section 19-7-5. Any teacher who serves as a juror or witness as provided in this Code section shall not have the jury or witness leave deducted from sick, personal, or professional leave. No teacher utilizing jury or witness leave under this Code section shall be required to pay the cost of employing a substitute teacher to serve in his absence on such jury or witness leave, and local boards of education may adopt policies regarding the retention by teachers of the compensation for serving on a jury.
(Ga. L. 1977, p. 800, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 498, § 1.)
Cross references.- Jury service generally, T. 15, C. 12.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 50A C.J.S., Juries, § 351.
PART 6 HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
Subpart 1 School Personnel Post-employment Health Benefit Fund
Editor's notes.- Due to the passage of Ga. L. 2009, p. 49, former Subpart 1, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-880 through 20-2-898 was redesignated as present Subpart 2. Former Subpart 2, consisting of Code Sections 20-2-910 through 20-2-926, was redesignated as Subpart 3.