History. Code 1981, § 34-8-77 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 373, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 172, § 2/HB 1331.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, in subsection (a), substituted “on behalf of the State of Georgia by the Governor’s designee” for “by the department” at the end of the first sentence, substituted “The Governor’s designee” for “The Commissioner” at the beginning of the second and third sentences, substituted “the state fulfilling” for “performing” in the second sentence, and rewrote the last sentence, which read: “The Department of Labor is designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purposes of that act.”; and, in subsection (b), substituted “Governor’s designee” for “Commissioner” twice and inserted “the department or with” near the middle.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 8 - Employment Security
§ 34-8-70. Duties and Powers of Commissioner
§ 34-8-71. Distribution of Text of Chapter and Other Materials
§ 34-8-72. Appointment of State and Local or Industry Advisory Councils
§ 34-8-74. Appointment, Compensation, Powers, and Duties of Personnel Administering Chapter
§ 34-8-75. Experience Rating Committee
§ 34-8-76. Duties of Commissioner to Reduce and Prevent Unemployment
§ 34-8-78. Board of Review; Appointment, Term of Office, Compensation, and Removal of Members
§ 34-8-79. State and Federal Cooperation in Administration of Chapter
§ 34-8-80. Payment of Compensation Under Two or More State Unemployment Compensation Laws
§ 34-8-83. Establishment, Composition, and Administration of Unemployment Compensation Fund
§ 34-8-85. Withdrawals From Unemployment Trust Fund for Expenditures Under Chapter
§ 34-8-86. Management of Funds Upon Discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund
§ 34-8-88. Necessary Powers in Discharge of Duties
§ 34-8-89. Application for Order Requiring Persons to Obey Subpoena Issued by Commissioner