Georgia Code
Article 7 - Benefits
§ 34-8-196. Determination of Eligibility for Benefits of Persons Performing Certain Services; Eligibility for Benefits of Aliens Performing Services

The Commissioner is authorized to establish by rules or regulations such exceptions or exemptions from the term “educational institution,” as defined in this paragraph, as he or she shall deem appropriate, consistent with any federal program requirements applicable to this chapter.
History. Code 1981, § 34-8-196 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 776, § 4; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 4/HB 714; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 34/HB 323.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective January 1, 2015.
The 2014 amendment, effective January 1, 2015, substituted “employment as defined in subsections (h) and (i) of Code Section 34-8-35” for “educational institutions” in the subsection (a) heading; added subsection (b); redesignated former paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) as present paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4), respectively; in paragraph (b)(2), in the first sentence, inserted “by an educational service worker”, inserted “to,” following “capacity”, and inserted “, with, or on behalf of” near the beginning, inserted “in such educational service worker capacity” near the middle, and substituted “any such educational institution or any educational service contractor immediately” for “an educational institution immediately” near the end; substituted a period for “; and” at the end of subparagraph (b)(2)(D); in paragraph (b)(3), in the first sentence, inserted “by an educational service worker”, inserted “to, for,”, and inserted “, or on behalf of” near the beginning, inserted “in such educational service worker capacity”, substituted “any such educational institution or any educational service contractor immediately” for “an educational institution immediately” near the end; in the second sentence, substituted “such individual” for “that individual” and substituted “any educational institution or to provide services to, for, with, or on behalf of any educational institution for any educational service contractor following” for “the educational institution following” near the middle; substituted a period for “; and” at the end of subparagraph (b)(3)(B); substituted “paragraphs (2) and (3)” for “paragraphs (1) and (2)” in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(4); redesignated former subsection (b) as present subsection (c) and, in subsection (c), substituted “latter” for “later” near the end; and redesignated former subsections (c) and (d) as present subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, added the catchline at the beginning of subsection (e).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Educational service workers, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Labor, Employment Security Law, Qualifications and Penalties for Unemployment Insurance, § 300-2-9-.07.
Services in professional sports, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Labor, Employment Security Law, Qualifications and Penalties for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Claims, § 300-2-9-.09.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on labor and employment law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 121 (2014).
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (2014).

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