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Committee advances bill to extend organ-donation leave to certified educators, professors and administrators
Summary
House Bill 235 would expand an existing leave benefit so certified K-12 educators and qualifying higher-education staff who donate organs or bone marrow would not lose pay or retirement credit, sponsors said.
A Georgia Senate committee advanced House Bill 235, a bill to extend existing state leave for organ and bone marrow donation to certified educators, college professors and administrators who qualify for state retirement systems.
Rep. Rick Townsend, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee he supports the measure from personal experience: “I actually work with, senator Albers. I'm a kidney donor as well. I donated a kidney to my daughter back in 02/2006.” He said the bill is a…
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