The Georgia statement, Georgia. Merit System, Vol. 4, no. 2 (Apr. 2001)

News, policies and trends for all state government

employees and agencies, published quarterly by the Georgia Merit System.

VOLUME 4, NO. 2

APRIL 2001

New Statewide Salary Plan spells out 4% structure adjustment effective October 2001

A keystone of Gov. Barnes's FY 2002 budget plan, Performance PLUS, was passed by both the House and the Senate. As a result, many employees paid under the Statewide Salary Plan (SWD) should see salary increases come this October.
PerformancePLUS is a new initiative which grew out of recommendations proposed by the GeorgiaGain Advisory Committee and the Georgia Merit System to correct problems with salaries and pay-for-performance associated with the current GeorgiaGain system.
More than 75 percent of all Georgia state employees are paid on the Statewide Salary Plan. There are 23 grades on the SWD which represent a pay range from target to maximum salaries. Subject to statewide appropriations and State Personnel Board approval, the chart at right shows how job hiring rates for these 23 pay grades will be affected by the 4 percent structure adjustment being implemented through the new PerformancePLUS initiative.
For further information and updates about PerformancePLUS, check the Georgia Merit System website at www.gms.state.ga.us.

STATEWIDE SALARY PLAN (SWD) Effective 10/01/2001 (Subject to State Personnel Board Approval)

Pay Grade Target Hire Salary

Market Midpoint Grade Maximum

5

$13,759.20

$16,835.52

$21,229.20

6

$14,857.44

$18,532.80

$23,729.28

7

$16,117.92

$20,411.04

$26,538.00

8

$17,484.48

$22,476.48

$29,674.56

9

$18,888.48

$24,660.48

$33,048.72

10

$20,810.40

$27,181.44

$36,442.32

11

$22,925.76

$29,814.72

$40,195.92

12

$25,140.96

$32,878.56

$44,129.28

13

$27,711.84

$36,079.68

$48,454.80

14

$30,557.28

$39,798.72

$53,467.92

15

$33,527.52

$43,692.48

$58,725.36

16

$36,797.28

$48,216.48

$64,490.64

17

$40,591.20

$52,946.40

$71,187.84

18

$44,566.08

$58,150.56

$78,199.92

19

$49,177.44

$64,178.40

$85,906.08

20

$54,000.96

$70,493.28

$94,377.12

21

$59,311.20

$77,438.40

$103,696.56

22

$65,457.60

$85,069.92

$114,507.12

23

$71,903.52

$93,924.48

$125,825.52

24

$78,985.92

$103,203.36

$138,255.60

25

$87,204.00

$113,399.52

$152,697.60

26

$95,808.96

$124,606.56

$167,801.52

27

$105,268.80

$137,604.48

$184,415.76

INSIDE
SECAP transportation fair ........ 2 Employee Recognition Day ....... 2 State takes over park lodges ....... 2 Tobacco prevention campaign ... 2 State employees buckle up ....... 3 "Children 1st" aids youngsters .. 3 State Retirees ............................. 4 WRD poster contest winners ....11 GMS Training Calendar........... 11 Training for foster children ..... 12 Living with Erin Brockovich ... 12 Georgia Games' festivals........... 12
"You Decide!"
Benefit Plan Information
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Supreme Court decisions affect ADA and ADEA rights of state employees

T he United States Supreme Court has recently issued a major decision which will impact the ability of state employees to file lawsuits against state employers based on the violation of some federal employment discrimination laws.
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against current or potential employees who are disabled. This is inclusive of application, promotion, hiring, disciplinary actions, compensation and reasonable accommodations. Title II of ADA prohibits discrimination in public services. it requires that people with disabilities have access to public accommodations, public transportation, government services, telecommunications and accessibility to jobs and information.
In Garrett v. the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, the Supreme Court ruled that state employers could not be sued for employment discrimination under Title I of the ADA through the Eleventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution's sovereign immunity provision. It further held that Congress had exceeded its authority when it made states subject to employment discrimination suits under ADA.
In Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, the Supreme Court held

that state employers were protected from federal suits governed by the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA). While Kimel's primary focus revolved around age discrimination, it also held that states were protected from ADEA employment discrimination provisions by the Eleventh Amendment's sovereign immunity provision.
In both Garrett and Kimel, the primary issue presented was whether the U.S. Congress met the conditions required to supercede the Eleventh Amendment's sovereign immunity provision. In summary, the decision which resulted from these cases was that the Eleventh Amendment protects states from being sued in federal court for employment discrimination under ADA or ADEA. What does the Garrett decision mean for employees of the State of Georgia?
In light of Garrett, state employees cannot file a federal lawsuit for employment discrimination under Title I of ADA asking for money damages. But they can sue a state agency for failure to comply with Title I, asking for injunctive relief.
Garrett also provides that state employees can still sue under Title II of ADA, asking the Courts to order the

agency to comply with its public access provisions. The rulings, Kimel and Garrett, do not exempt state agencies from complying with all aspects of the ADA. In fact, state agencies are still expected to adhere to accommodating people with disabilities in the area of services. If state employees feel they have been discriminated against based on age or disability, they can file a complaint with the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO). GCEO administers the Fair Employment Practice Act (FEPA). FEPA has provisions which protect state employees from employment discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, color, age, religion and handicap. Employees covered by the Merit System (Classified Employees) can still file with either GCEO or the State Personnel Board. Employees with discriminatory concerns cshould ontact their personnel office. For additional information Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity www. gceo.state.ga.us Atlanta area: 404-656-1736 Outside Atlanta: 800-404-6736 Georgia Merit System Employee Management Relations 404-656-2740

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April 2001

Transportation fair offers "green" Park lodges return to state management,

alternatives for commuters

join centralized reservation system

T he State Employee Commuter Assistance Program (SECAP) is sponsoring Transportation Fairs each month through November. Please check the SECAP web site, www.ga-secap.com, for future dates and locations, or or call the SECAP office at 404-463-6440.
The April SECAP Transportation Fair will take place on the Plaza level of the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Veterans Memorial Building, Tuesday, April 17, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Representatives from the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign (ABC), the Clean Air Campaign (CAC), Cobb Community Transit (CCT), Commute Connections (ARC), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), LUV the HOV (DOT), MARTA, the Metro Atlanta Telecommuting Advisory Council (MATAC), the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of DNR (P2AD) and SECAP will be on hand offering information and answering questions concerning carpools, vanpools, public transit telecommuting, pollution and bicycling. A staff person from the Georgia Merit System will also be available to explain how you can save money through your pre-tax payroll deduction for partially subsidized parking or a monthly MARTA card -- still just $28.00 or a CCT card at just $61.75.
Stop by and become acquainted with the many benefits of alternative transportation, and learn how you can receive a Parking Punch Card and a Guaranteed Ride Home.
State Employee Recognition Day honors outstanding service
May 6-12, 2001 is national Public Employee Recognition Week, and the Georgia Merit System (GMS) plans to reinstitute "State Employee Recognition Day," last celebrated in the 1980s. On May 9, there will be a ceremony at the Capitol honoring state employees with 40, 45 and 50+ years of service, and those employees who have made award-winning suggestions through the statewide GMS Employee Suggestion Program.
GMS encourages all state agencies to participate in State Employee Recognition Day and to plan recognition and community outreach programs during that week. It is an ideal opportunity to acknowledge employees and enhance the public's perception of government workers.
The Georgia Statement
Volume 4, Number 2
State Personnel Board
Geri P. Thomas, Chair Claybon J. Edwards, Vice Chair
M. David Alalof, Member Natalyn Daniel Cone, Member
Melinda Langston, Member
Georgia Merit System
Marjorie H. Young, Commissioner
Office of Communications and Marketing Deborah Williams, Managing Editor Christin Whittington, Editor
Carletta Henderson, Contributing Editor
The Georgia Statement is published quarterly for state employees by the Commissioner's Office of the Georgia Merit System. If you wish to submit comments or need to correct a distribution problem/address, contact Editor, The Georgia Statement, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 504 West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334, or call 404/657-0375. If you have a disability and need this material in an alternative format, notify the Editor at the above address, or for TDD Relay Service only: 1-800-255-0056 (text telephone) or 1-800-255-0135 (voice). This publication is accessible on our website: www.gms.state.ga.us.
Please note: the deadline for submissions to the July 2001 issue is June 25, 2001.
The Georgia Merit System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

A fter three years under private management, the lodges at Amicalola Falls, Red Top Mountain and Unicoi state parks have been returned to the State of Georgia. Once again operated by the Department of Natural Resources, the lodges will focus on exceptional customer service, high quality programming and affordable rates. Visitors will find it easier to make reservations because the lodges have been added to the centralized Georgia State Park reservation system.
"We expect our visitors to be quite pleased with our rates and the high level of service we will provide," said Bob Newsome, director of the state's lodge park region. "It is our intention to offer a range of rates that are affordable to the average citizen and to provide enriching educational programs that focus on the natural beauty of the state parks." Additionally, the DNR has expanded the lodges' restaurant hours and hired a new sales director who is focusing on increasing weekday business meetings and weekend leisure travel.
Since late 1997, the Colorado-based corporation which operated the three north Georgia lodges had invested $3.3 million in capital improvements to upgrade accommodations. The DNR plans to continue making enhancements with the expectation that further improvements will lead to higher customer satisfaction and increased visitation.
Amicalola Falls is one of Georgia's most popular

state parks and is best known for its namesake -- a 729-foot cascade which is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River. Located near Dawsonville, the park offers outstanding hiking and is often the starting point for Appalachian Trail through-hikers.
Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona is a mecca for boaters and anglers looking for a lakeside retreat. The park features a swimming beach, boat ramps and hiking trails, and is well known for its deer population.
Unicoi State Park's location near the Alpine village of Helen makes it a favorite destination for mountain travelers. Visitors will find hiking and mountain biking trails, a lakeside swimming beach, and numerous picnic areas. Nearby is scenic Anna Ruby Falls.
All state park lodges have restaurants, catering services, and conference facilities with professional meeting planners. They are excellent locations for business meetings, family reunions, receptions and other group gatherings. State park visitors who prefer not to camp are attracted to the lodges' hotel-style rooms with televisions, telephones and individual temperature controls. Most rooms have spectacular park views.
For reservations and more information on these lodges and Georgia's state parks, call 1-800-8647275 or 770-389-7275. Details can also be found at www.gastateparks.org.

Georgia awards $6 million media contract for tobacco use prevention program

T he DHR Division of Public Health recently awarded a $6 million contract to Georgiabased Austin Kelley Advertising as part of the state's comprehensive Tobacco Use Prevention Program. The agency was one of 13 locally and nationally affiliated advertising and public relations firms who bid on the project. The contract will be used to conduct a statewide awareness campaign.
"We were very fortunate to have a number of outstanding proposals submitted for this media campaign," said Gary Redding, DHR commissioner. "In the final analysis, however, the Austin Kelley proposal was judged by the evaluation committee to have the best overall plan."
The landmark tobacco settlement of 1998 put Georgia in line to receive $4.8 billion from tobacco companies over the next 25 years. The 2000 Georgia General Assembly earmarked $15.8 million of the state's first payment to fund tobacco use prevention. Governor Roy Barnes's 2002 budget proposal includes an increase of $5 million in spending for tobacco use prevention next year.
"This campaign will allow us of the first time to use the power of the media to deliver important prevention messages about tobacco use," said Dr. Kathleen Toomey, director of the Division of Public Health. "This is an incredible opportunity to further reach our youth and adults about the health consequences of using tobacco."
Some of the campaign's goals will be to prevent young people and adults from starting tobacco use, to encourage current tobacco users to quit, and to limit exposure to second-hand smoke.

Where the money goes: Georgia Tobacco Use Prevention Dollars Allocated from Settlement

Administration $0.5 MM
Technical Assistance $0.6 MM

Marketing/ Advertising $6.0 MM

Evaluation $1.7 MM
Statewide Initiatives (including Quit Line) $2.4 MM

CommunityBased Programs $4.6 MM

Why do we need tobacco use prevention? Every year: 30,000 Georgia children begin smoking The state pays $1.2 billion for tobacco-related
healthcare expenditures One in six Georgia deaths results from tobacco-
related illnesses Medicaid payments directly related to tobacco use
total $250 million

What will tobacco use prevention accomplish? Long-term: Reduce the incidence and mortality of
tobacco-related disease Intermediate: Reduce the prevalence of tobacco use
(with an emphasis on preventing youth from starting to smoke or use spit tobacco) Short-term: Increase knowledge and change attitudes and beliefs regarding tobacco use by youths and adults

April 2001

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State employees buckling up
S tate of Georgia employees are buckling up in numbers above 80%. Surveys conducted in November 2000 at two downtown parking facilities indicate that many employees are following the law and using their seat belts. The surveys were conducted by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) at state operated parking facilities at 90 Central Avenue and Pete Hackney on Butler Street. Each survey counted 100 vehicles and recorded whether the drivers used seat belts. Very few of the vehicles carried passengers.
The morning surveys counted state employees using an employee entrance. The evening surveys coincided with the end of the workday to ensure that the majority of the vehicles counted would be driven by employees leaving the workplace.
The results of the counts conducted on November 16, 17, 27 and 28 are listed below.
90 CENTRAL
Thursday, November 16, 2000, 4:25 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . .86% Friday, November 17, 2000, 6:45 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79% Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82.5%
PETE HACKNEY
Monday, November 27, 2000, 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86% Tuesday, November 28, 2000, 8:10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82% Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84.0%
OVERALL AVERAGE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83.25%
The results are above the state average of 79.2% (excluding pickup trucks). However, much work remains. Let's Buckle Up Georgia. It's your life and it's the law.
"Children 1st" helps Georgia youngsters at risk stay healthy
W orking with families to make sure children who need assistance get it early, when it does the most good -- that's the best investment we can make in Georgia's future," says Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health. "Children 1st aims to be the gateway to public health and social services for any Georgia child through age five who is identified with potential medical or developmental problems. The main objective is to help children thrive and develop the skills they need to succeed."
In late March, Rosalyn Bacon, director of the Family Health branch of the Division of Public Health, released a report, Moving Ahead, the Role of Children 1st in Improving Child Health in Georgia, explaining how the program has served thousands of young children since it began on a limited basis in 1992.
Children 1st locates children at risk for developmental delays, disabilities and chronic medical problems by combing information from birth certificates and medical providers. Staff members contact the children's families and offer an in-home assessment as well as referrals to helping programs and agencies and a "medical home," or consistent healthcare provider, for each child.
During the child's first five years, Children 1st staff stay in touch to help the family continue healthcare visits and take advantage of other services as the child's needs change.
In 1999, Children 1st screened 75,986 newborns and found 21,426 to be at risk. They linked more than 10,000 infants and children to primary healthcare providers, made 21,869 referrals for public and private services, and conducted 9,174 assessments.
"This is not just the right thing to do for Georgia's children and families, it's also cost-effective," says Ms. Bacon. "Children 1st prevents problems from turning into crises," requiring more expensive intervention later on, and avoids duplication of effort by coordinating services.

CDC Funds Help DHR Prepare for Bioterrorists

A s the DHR's Division of Public Health (PH) has responded to disasters in recent years, they've learned to be prepared. Now they're getting ready to help protect Georgians in case an extremist group or agent of a hostile country uses biological weapons. Since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given PH about $3 million for bioterrorism response planning, training and capacity building throughout DHR.
Biological weapons have already been used in the U.S. -- once by a

cult that contaminated restaurant food so people would be too sick to vote. No one was permanently harmed, but it took public health investigators a while to figure out the cause of the outbreak. A more deadly agent could spark an epidemic, overwhelm hospitals and cause panic.
Although PH is the first line of defense in medical emergencies, other DHR agencies would be involved, including mental health counselors, DFACS staff setting up shelters for evacuees, and health care facility inspectors.

PH's new Office of Emergency Preparedness is headed by Lee Smith. Her team is developing a Health Alert Network -- allowing instant communication with anyone involved in responding to a health emergency. The unit includes epidemiologists and workforce development, preparing DHR staff to detect and respond to early signs of a health emergency. The state PH lab has also been upgraded. "We have really geared up for this," says lab director Dr. Elizabeth Franko.
For more information, contact leesmith@dhr.state.ga.us.

Special savings for Disney Club members

T he Council for State Personnel Administration continues to offer membership to The Disney Club (formerly known as the Magic Kingdom Club). The Disney Club offers members expanded company-wide benefits that reflect Disney's diverse offerings beyond traditional theme park savings.
Some of the privileges Club members will receive include:
members-only preview of new offerings, including the newest Theme Park, Disney's California Adventure
discounts at the Disney Store, The Disney Catalog and The Disney Store.com
special offers on Disney videos and DVDs preferred access to select Disney theatrical perfor-
mances such as The Lion King and Disney on Ice Discount and unique vacation packages to the Walt Disney Word Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California are also key components of the program.
In order to provide members with these high-level benefits, it is necessary to charge a fee. Effective immediately,

membership in The Disney Club is $29.95 -- a savings of $10 off the general public price. Your payment of $29.95 will be made directly to The Disney Club when you submit your enrollment application.
Enrollment applications for membership in The Disney Club are issued to employees upon request. Membership materials will be sent directly to applicants from The Disney Club headquarters.
To apply, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope ($.34 cents postage on a business letter size envelope) to the appropriate person below. Applications for membership will not be issued without a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Employees of any state agency (other than DHR) who do not see their department listed below should send their requests to:
Karen Davis-Thompson Georgia Merit System 200 Piedmont Avenue 508 West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334

Latricia Butler Administrative Services 200 Piedmont Avenue Suite 1504 West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334
Linda Coody Agriculture Agriculture Building Room 300 Atlanta, GA 30334
Diane Buttram GA Student Finance Comm. 2082 E. Exchange Place Suite 200 Tucker, GA 30084
Lisa Ogle Industry, Trade & Tourism 285 Peachtree Center Ave. Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30303
Marquita Brown Insurance Commissioner 2 MLK Jr. Drive Suite 916 West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334
Susan Romsiewicz Community Health 2 Peachtree Street 39th Floor, Personnel Svcs. Atlanta, GA 30303
Marie McElveen 2 MLK Jr. Drive Suite 1116 West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334
Pat Mullinax Natural Resources 205 Butler Street Suite 1258 East Tower Atlanta, GA 30334

PEOPLE TO CONTACT
Linda Jolly Public Communications 260 14th Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Fatisha Watts (All technical schools) Technical/Adult Education 1800 Century Plaza Atlanta, GA 30345-4304
Debra Massey Bibb Co. DFACS 456 Oglethorpe Street Macon, GA 311298-1399
Virginia Ross Chatham Health Department 2011 Eisenhower Drive Savannah, GA 31416-1257
Barbara Conley Dekalb County DFACS 178 Sams Street Decatur, GA 30030-4134
Helen Bowie DHR, District 5, Unit 2 811 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 HSBO11O@dhr.state,ga,us
Vicki Ussery Macon/Bibb Co. Bd. of Health 171 Emery Highway Macon, GA 31217
Emily Beckham Roosevelt-Warm Springs Inst. P.O. Box 1000 Warm Springs, GA 31830

Wanda Myers Albany Area CSB 1120 W. Broad Ave. P.O. Box 1988 Albany, GA 31702 wmyers@albany.csb.state.ga.us
Annette Hamilton Three Rivers CSB 700 East 2nd Ave., Suite E Rome, GA 30161
Patricia Favors New Horizons 2100 Comer Avenue Columbus, GA 31904
Pat Willis Ogeechee Area MH/MR/SA P.O. Box 1259 Swainsboro, GA 30401
Melanie Martin South GA CSB P.O. Box 3318 Valdosta, GA 31604
Human Resources Employees of the Department of Human Resources who do not see their office listed above should send their requests to: Vivian Duncan 2 Peachtree Street Room 28-278 Atlanta, GA 30303
Employees of DHR/MH/MR Hospitals should contact their personnel offices. If cards are not available, requests should be sent to Vivian Duncan.

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April 2001

Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Grinstead, Ruth Smith, Gail S Moore Jr, Foster Haley, Margaret R Taylor, Walter G Reeves, Ronald T Champion, Shirley P Glenn, Virginia Williams, Lonia A Wimberly, Ralph B Saulsbury, Mary Lynn Seay, Ronald W Bowman, Pamelia J Mullis, Suella T Bunn Jr, Claude McHugh, Mary Jane Smallwood, Martha D Epps, Merle Forrester Jr, James W Stone, Hazel Lamar Smith, Patricia H Cravey, Alan W Jefferson, Henry L Oneal Jr, Lewis P Garner, Kathryn R Maye, Michael F Hightower, Harold Allen, Barbara Castleberry, Harolyn L Jones, Betty D Pearre, Patricia M Lewis, Robert L Liles, Carolyn T Dawkins, Jerome T Duncan, Dennis L Nocera, Ronald E Thomas, Howard A Stephens, Michael J Kea, Wanda H Curlee, Nancy A. McCranie, Von Slade Simmons, William P Mullis, Henry M Gay, Marianne T Whipple, Louvenia T Brown, Addie P Goodson, Audrey C Veal, Beverly B Willis, Wilma P Gay, Dorothy A Satterfield Jr, Joe M Allen, Lorenza W Strozier, Robby L Griswold, Theotis Jones, Betty J Johnson, Mildred W Quarterman, Alfred E Narey, James H Byrd, Josie B Moore Jr, L Silas Whitener, Brenda W Whitehead, John M Davis, Tommy Wimberly, Essie M Craven, Mary L Killings, Nornitta Gay, Laura O Brown, Rudene M Davis, Martha Barrett, Mary B Smith, Tommie J Walrath, Mary C Haselton, Pamela Jane Pugh, Faye F Reid, Percy Lee Davis, Myrna M Moye, Percil Ruffolo, Tisha T Martin, John L Brown, Emily C Tripp, Robert W Davis, Dorothy O Tiburski Jr, Raymond J Madison, Myrtis G

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Ga. Dept. of Corrections

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Department of Revenue

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Ga. Dept. of Education

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Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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Ga. Bureau of Investigation

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DHR Public Health

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State Board Pardons & Paroles

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Dept. of Juvenile Justice

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Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

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DHR Public Health

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Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Dunn, Charles K Bolston, Margaret Gunter, Julia M Defoor, Jane M Williams, Rozetter D Simmons, Tony W Weston, Charles H Starley, Charles Wayne Nocera, Patricia B Peak, Sheila C Chatham, Judith M Tomlin, George E Eller, Patsy S McRae, Dorothy M Arbogast, Robert J Whatley, Bobbie S Wofford, Harold G Patterson, Malcolm E Yarbrough-Miller, Lorene D Hogan, Mary L Anderson, Ralph Reddy, Willodean Liles, Melbern B Norman Jr, Clyde William Davidson, Edith H Donaldson, Jennie E Skipper, Tommie D Young, Irene Whitlock Sr, James Larry Stewart, Harry Dale Williamson, Mary Lee W Barry, Robert F Blocker, Shirley T Miller, Mary B Jordan, Carole J Scott, Dell Poole, Mary W Wilson, Martha C Horne, Bobbie H McDonald, Tony I Clark, Billy Joe Flynn, Hannah C Ponder, Essie Griffin, Marjorie Ellen Glass, Joyce Lamb, Patricia F Blackston, Lary E Granby, Barbara A Brazile, Mary E Joyner, Marilyn W. Baskin, Clara B Kennedy, Johnny E Davis Jr, Mitchel L McDonald, Florence L Simpson Jr, Lee Arthur Carter, Cassandra M Bond, Janice Ruth Smith, Joy S. Ransby, Ida Mae Goldsborough, Edna W Powell, Melba T Terry, Gretchen L Hurt, Harrison M Hudson, Mary A Lewallen, William J Alley, William H Walter, Susan V Henderson, Darquitta Q Frei, Irene E Williams, Ronald L Oneal, Reginald Talmadge Gay, Herman G Trawick, Alice Marie Cave, Laura A Suggs, Shirley M McEntyre, Joan J Gamel Jr, Herbert C Reeves, Charlyne Algier, Armand A Carter, Doris Gipson Cheek, Benjamin W Norton, Brenda D Goldsmith Jr, Willie Taylor Gilland, Martha M

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Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR DFACS Ga. Public Telecom. Commission General Assembly of Georgia CSB McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Georgia Building Authority DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service Tax Officials Superior Courts of Georgia Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Education DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of Comm. of Insurance CSB-Cobb County DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR Bocop Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Public Service Commission CSB Clayton County Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Office of Planning and Budget
continued on page 9

April 2001

The Georgia Statement

Page 5

Your 2001-2002 Flexible Benefits Plan

Focus on Good Life

B y now you have received your 2001-2002 "You Decide" booklet. What better time to make the most of all the benefit options available to you through the Flexible Benefits Program -- for your health, your family, your retirement. Open Enrollment for 20012002 runs from April 16 to May 15 and includes some important changes (see inside for details).

" I've worked in both private industry and state government over the past several years, and there is no comparison. The State Flexible Benefits Plan offers better benefit options at a " price that fits into my budget. -- Cheryl Rogers

ELECTRONIC OPEN ENROLLMENT
It's here! During the 2001-2002 annual Open Enrollment period, employees will have the choice of selecting their State of Georgia Flexible Benefit Program options via the 2001-2002 Open Enrollment Website. Employees who have access to the Internet at work or at home can select their benefits electronically by accessing the Flexible Benefits Program's special website at www.gabenefits.org. The website will be available April 16 through May 4, 2001, Monday Sunday, from 7:00 a.m. to midnight.
If you do not have access to the Internet or do not wish to utilize the Electronic Open Enrollment process, complete your personalized paper Options Statement and remember to return it to your department by your department's deadline.
New employees hired after February 1, 2001 will select their benefits by completing the personalized paper Options Statement.
"How-To" Booklet To learn how to navigate through the on-line Open
Enrollment benefit selection process, use the Electronic Open Enrollment "Web On-Line Instruction" brochure from your personnel/payroll office. You can also access the Georgia Merit System website at www.gms.state.ga.us for a copy of this brochure.
On-line Help Desk In addition to the brochure, an Electronic Open
Enrollment Help Desk is available for assistance on how to navigate the website. The Help Desk will be available from April 16 through May 4, 2001, Monday Friday (excluding State Holidays), from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This year I plan to select my benefits on
"the Electronic Open Enrollment website. " -- Liz Hurst

BENEFIT FAIRS
For answers to your benefit questions, don't miss the annual Benefit Fairs this April and May, 2001. Held at various locations around the state by the Georgia Merit System and the Department of Community Health, the benefit fairs will have experts on hand from all the plans.
You don't have to be an employee of the host department to attend a Benefit Fair. If you are an employee of a school system, library or Regional Educational Service Agency not currently participating in the Flexible Benefits Program offered through the Georgia Merit System, you may still meet with representatives from the Health Plan.
See page 8 for a schedule of benefit fairs.

" We chose the HMO Health Benefits option instead of using the plan where my husband works. For one thing, this plan includes coverage for preventive " care, and that's important to us. -- Maggie Conde

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The Georgia Statement

April 2001

What's New for 2001-2002

Changes You'll Want to Know About
Here's an overview of what's new for 2001-2002 in the Flexible Benefits Program:
Electronic Open Enrollment Electronic Open Enrollment Help Desk Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) option now has a national network of providers Coverage for Preventive Care office visits under the High Option Enhanced coverage for lab work, tests, and other Preventive Care services Co-payment plan for Prescription Drugs Increase in maximum contribution level to the Health Care Spending Account Expanded investment opportunities for Deferred Compensation Program For more information about all your options, be sure to read your You Decide! booklet carefully. There are also important details about the State Health Benefit Plan in the Spring 2001 UPDATER.

FOR HEALTH

SPENDING ACCOUNTS

The Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) will have a national network of providers, making it possible for you to get benefit coverage, with protection from balance billing, if you are traveling or have dependents spending time outside of Georgia, or if you want to access a national PPO provider outside of Georgia.

The health care spending account maximum will be increased to $5,040 annually ($420 per month) from $3000 ($250 per month).
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

Under the High Option, the plan will cover preventive care office visits, subject to deductible and co-insurance. Plus, coverage for preventive care services has been enhanced, and provides up to $200 for covered lab work and tests, without any deductible, covered at 100%, plus $125 for screening mammograms, up $50 from last year.
You only have to pay one of three co-payments for prescription drugs under both the PPO and High options, so you won't have to pay up front and wait for a reimbursement if you use an Express Scripts network pharmacy. And there's no deductible. The co-payments are $10 for generic drugs, $20 for preferred brand-name drugs, and 20% co-insurance for non-preferred brand-name drugs, with a minimum of $35 and a maximum of $75. (See the Spring 2001 UPDATER for details.)

Effective July 1, 2001, the Deferred Compensation Program will be expanding the investment opportunities available to many participants by offering a Self-Directed Brokerage option, with more than 6,000 mutual funds available for investment. In addition, two new mutual funds will be added to the investment choices offered as "core" options to all participants. For more details on this upcoming enhancement to your retirement investment program, please see page 52 of your "You Decide" booklet or access the Georgia Merit System website at www.gms.state.ga.us.
Remember that Deferred Compensation is not a part of the Flexible Benefit Program; therefore, you may enroll at any time.

" I take my son to preschool downtown, which is great because it's so close and convenient. But the cost of daycare is still a significant expense. With

the Child Care Spending Account option, it's like I'm getting some of that

" back, since it helps me save on my taxes.

-- Gina Gassert

Where to Find More Information

State Health Benefit Plan

Plan booklet (last publication November 1, 1995)

UPDATER

- Spring 2001

- October 1998

- January 2001

- Spring/Summer 1998

- Spring 2000

- October 1997

- July 1999

- Spring/Summer 1997

- Spring/Summer 1999

- April 1996

Comparison of benefits package including directories of

participating HMO providers and Health Plan Decision Guides

Georgia PPO Provider Directory: www.healthygeorgia.com

National PPO provider listing also available at

www.healthygeorgia.com

Additional information about each HMO available from HMOs

Dental Coverage Plan booklet List of PPO dentists -- request from Phoenix Home Life (1-800-451-2513) List of participating dentists for the Prepaid Plan -- request from CompBenefits (1-800-342-5209) or www.compbenefits.com

Vision Coverage List of in-network providers: www.spectera.com

Health Care Spending Account Plan booklet IRS Publication 502 www.shps.net www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/faqs.asp

Dependent (Child) Care Spending Account Plan booklet IRS Publications 503 and 504 www.shps.net www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/faqs.asp

Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan booklet Plan booklet for the State Retirement System Plan booklet for your retirement system

Legal Insurance Plan booklet Signature Legal Care Brochure

Life Insurance Plan booklet

Dependent Life Insurance Plan booklet

AD&D Insurance Plan booklet

Short-Term Disability Insurance Plan booklet

Long-Term Care Insurance Enrollment kit -- request from Unum (1-888-764-3539)

Deferred Compensation Fund Prospectus -- request from Great-West (1-800-701-8255) www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/deferred.asp

Ask your personnel/payroll office about the availability of the publications listed.

April 2001

The Georgia Statement

Page 7

An Overview of Your Choices

For Open Enrollment April 16 May 15, 2001
Take time to consider all the options available to you through the Flexible Benefits Program.

HEALTH
Eligible employees may choose single or family coverage in: Standard Preferred Provider
Organization (PPO), a network of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers who have agreed to offer their services at discounted rates. The PPO provides benefits for in-network and out-of-network care, but you'll receive a higher level of benefit coverage from a network provider. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), offering covered medical services through the HMO's network of healthcare providers. You must use a network provider, except in an emergency. You must also choose a primary care physician who will issue referrals for specialty care. Consumer Choice PPO or HMO, allowing you to nominate an outof-network provider to give care on an in-network basis. Your premiums will be higher than those for the Standard PPO or HMO. High Option (Indemnity Plan), a traditional health insurance plan allowing you to see any doctor you choose and paying a percentage of your costs after you meet the deductible. The High Option is more expensive than all the other options.

DENTAL
You may select: Regular Dental Option, using any
dentist you choose, and reimbursing all or part of covered services based on the usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) rates. Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), allowing you to use either a PPO-member dentist or a nonPPO dentist; you will pay a nonPPO dentist directly for any charges above the UCR rate schedule set by the insurance company. Prepaid Option, using only a participating member dentist or specialist; all you'll pay is a set co-payment or no payment at all, depending on the service provided.
VISION
Coverage includes routine eye exams after a $10 co-payment and eyeglass lenses or contact lenses after a $20 copayment if you use a network provider. You will receive partial reimbursement if you choose an out-ofnetwork provider.
SPENDING ACCOUNTS
Setting aside pre-tax dollars can save you 26 percent to 45 percent, depending on your tax situation. You may contribute to an account for either or both: Healthcare, up to $5,040 per year Dependent Care, up to $4,992 per
family per year

LIFE AND AD&D
You can elect coverage for you at: up to five times your pay up to $500,000 per year
DEPENDENT LIFE
You may choose from either: $6,000 for your spouse and $3,000
for each eligible child $12,000 for your spouse and
$6,000 for each eligible child
DISABILITY
To replace 60% of your income (up to plan limits) when you are unable to work, you may choose short-term and/or long-term disability insurance.
LONG-TERM CARE
This plan is offered to you, your spouse, parents and parents-in-law for care provided at a nursing home, adult daycare center or at home. Your premium is based on your age as of the Benefit Calculation Date or your date of hire, whichever is later. Family members' premiums are based on their age as of the date they apply for coverage. Their premiums are billed directly by the insurance company.
LEGAL
Coverage is available using an in-network attorney who has agreed to provide services at reduced rates; or you may receive partial reimbursement for using your own attorney. The plan includes a toll-free hotline for legal advice.

Looking at the Pre-Tax Advantage

" My wife and I wanted to invest a portion of our money into a plan that would provide us with a nest egg for the future. The Deferred Compensation " Program has done just that. -- Bryan Haines

When you make contributions toward such options in your Flexible Benefit Program as medical and dental care, spending accounts, and life insurance, or when you set aside money in the Deferred Compensation Savings Plan, you're actually saving on your taxes. That's because the funds are taken out of your paycheck before federal and state income taxes and Social Security (FICA) taxes are withheld. This gives you a pre-tax advantage. It means your taxable pay is lower ... and so are your taxes. Over the course of the year you'll have more money in your paycheck -- or more to spend on benefits than you would have if you paid for your premiums with after-tax dollars.
Using pre-tax premiums will not affect other employee benefits that are based on pay -- any State of Georgia retirement system, life insurance, disability, and pension benefits. Those benefits will be based on your full pay before pre-tax premiums are taken out.
Because you pay for some flexible benefit options with pre-tax dollars and some with after-tax dollars, you'll want to read your Option Statement closely to get complete information. If you have questions, see your personnel/payroll representative or call the Flexible Benefits Program at 404-656-2730 (in Atlanta) or 1-888-968-0490 (toll-free outside the metro Atlanta area).
The example below shows the impact of the pre-tax advantage for an employee earning $25,000 a year with annual premiums of $1,800.

Annual pay Annual pre-tax premiums Taxable pay Income and FICA taxes Annual after-tax premiums Take-home pay

with after-tax premiums $25,000 0 $25,000 -3,513 -1,800 $19,687

with pre-tax premiums $25,000 -1,800 $23,200 -2,997 0 $20,203

With pre-tax premiums, this employee saves $516 in taxes, and has $516 more to spend on other benefits ... or take home.

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The Georgia Statement

April 2001

Flexible Benefits

Program Calendar

April 1, 2001 April 16 May 4, 2001 April 16 May 15, 2001 May 4 June 8, 2001 May ___, 2001 June 15, 2001 June 30, 2001 July 1, 2001 July 14, 2001 May, 2002 June 30, 2002 September 30, 2002

What to Expect -- When
All pay-related benefits (life insurance, AD&D, and disability) are based on your Benefit Salary and/or Benefit Age on this date.
Website available for on-line benefit enrollment from 7:00 AM Midnight.
Open Enrollment period; attend training meetings and benefit fairs, review your enrollment and benefit materials and submit completed forms. Confirmation statements prepared, completed, and distributed showing the amount that will be taken from your paycheck beginning in June. Check your Statement carefully to be sure your choices have been recorded correctly. Contact your personnel/payroll office immediately if you discover an error. Your agency's deadline for submitting your Option Statement and all required forms -- write it in the blank.
Your first payroll reductions of the new plan year for your health benefit plan premiums and one-half of your monthly spending account contributions. Your first payroll reductions of the new plan year for premiums for all other Flexible Benefit options and the remaining one-half of your monthly spending account contributions. Coverage effective date for FLEX ... provided you are not absent from work on the first scheduled work day in July due to illness or disability; for Health benefits ... provided you are at work or on a paid leave of absence on the first scheduled work day in July. Notify your personnel/payroll office if you have not received your SHBP ID card or Notice of HMO Membership Action Form by this date.
Last salary reductions for Flexible Benefit premiums for 2001-2002.
Last day of coverage for the 2001-2002 plan year, and the last day to incur eligible expenses for reimbursement from the spending accounts for the plan year. Deadline for filing spending account claim forms for expenses incurred during the 2001-2002 Plan Year (July 1, 2001 June 30, 2002). Claims must be postmarked by this date.

Benefit Fairs 2001

April 12 9:00 2:00 Department of Labor Sussex Room 258 148 International Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30303
April 16 9:00 3:00 Central State Hospital Auditorium Broad Street Milledgeville, GA 31062
April 17 10:00 2:00 Dekalb County Health Bohan Auditorium 445 Winn Way Decatur, GA 30030
April 18 9:00 12:30; 1:30 4:00 West Central GA Regional
Hospital Gymnasium 3000 Schatulga Road Columbus, GA 31907

April 19 3:00 6:00 Hall Country School System Lanier Elementary Gymnasium Gainesville, GA 30501
April 20 9:00 4:00 Dekalb County DFACS 178 Sams Street Decatur, GA 30030
April 20 9:00 3:00 Clarke County DFACS Conference Rooms A & B 284 North Avenue Athens, GA 30603
April 24 9:30 3:00 NW Georgia Regional Hospital Therapy Center 1305 Redmond Circle Rome, GA 30165

April 25 11:00 2:00 Cherokee Board of Education Holly Springs Bus Garage 1665 Hickory Road Canton, GA 30115
April 25 9:00 1:00 Richmond Country DFACS 520 Fenwick St. Augusta, GA 30901
April 26 8:30 12:00 Gwinnett Public Library System Collins Hill Library 455 Camp Perrin Road Lawrenceville, GA 30043
April 26 9:00 3:00 Gracewood Hospital Gym Peach Orchard Road Hwy. 25 to Tobacco Road Gracewood, GA 30812

April 27 9:00 3:00 Savannah Regional Hospital Gymnasium 1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah, GA 31406
April 30 9:00 1:00 Georgia Emergency Mgt. Agency 935 E. Confederate Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316
May 1 9:00 2:00 Southwestern State Hospital Gymnasium 400 South Pinetree Blvd. Thomasville, GA 31799
May 2 9:00 3:00 Atlanta Regional Hospital Gymnasium (The Oasis) 3073 Panthersville Road Decatur, GA 30034

May 2 10:00 12:00; 1:00 3:00 Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Roosevelt Hall, Oak Road Warm Springs, GA 31830
May 3 9:00 1:00 Bibb County DFACS 456 Oglethorpe Street 3rd Floor Training Room Macon, GA 31201
May 4 9:00 2:00 DOT Gainesville Conference Room 2505 Athens Hwy. Gainesville, GA 30507
May 7 10:00 2:00 Two Peachtree Building Second Floor Lobby 2 Peachtree St., NW Atlanta, GA 30303

May 9 9:00 11:00 DOT Chamblee Auditorium 5025 New Peachtree Rd., NE Chamblee, GA 30341
May 10 10:00 3:00 Twin Towers Office Building Third Floor Plaza 200 Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, GA 30334
May 11 8:30 2:00 Twin Towers Office Building Room To Be Determined 200 Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, GA 30334

April 2001

Page 9

Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Hall, Sharon O Parker, Willie A Rushing, Kerby Allen Clark Jr, James Samuel Diaz, Pedro Lattimore, Roxie Boston, Robert L Dimorier, Frank Robert Wiley, Albertha Chandler, Joyce R Ballard, Letitia D Cook, Arlanza L Brockway Jr, Lawrence N Boswell, Velma L Nixon, Clarence H Dowdell, Sharonlyn S Vinson, Mary A Casey Sr, Dan F Griffin, Kathryn V Dunn, Jimmie H Puckett Jr, John Robert Alexander, George Terry Wilson, Teri W Highfield, Herbert H Jenkins, Dorothy Ann Thomas, Louise E Craft, Jerry Eugene Ashworth, Marilee Hightower, Larry Stewart, Mary B Stansberry, Richard B Walters, Sandra H Passmore, Naomi Backmon, Jeredine Thomas, Donnis G Owens, John Theodore Sumner Jr, George W Jones, Dorothy Johns, Patricia E Stinson, Olden Edward Sheppard, Helen S Brackins, Mary Alice Wilkerson, Edward Collins, Thomas Carl Hughes, Patricia Linfield Lott, Horace E McCorkle, Jean G Sterling, Joan V Lopez, Elsa R Hudgins, Sammy Gower Daniel, Donald J Caldwell, Janie S Glover, Jeanne C. Dodd, Ada F Creel, Boyce G Jackson, Nadine Fortson Chadwick, Winfield S Yelverton, Carol Bell, Barbara B Cline, Donald E Hardy, Jeanette C Burch, Barbara A Elsberry, Patsy O Hudsputh, Patricia A Light, Vivien C McCoy, William J Lord, Ethel A French, Audeen W Speidel, Sheila E. Canterbury, Juliet C Casciolini, Donald F
McDonald, Shelby J Fryhofer, George W Parker, Michael T Beck, Barbara A McGahee, Sandra G Lanford, James H Glover, Elaine Reid Smith, Charles D Hilliard, Scotty Lamar Brown, Owen Lanier

January 2001 (continued)

18 yrs 03 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

18 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

18 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

18 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

17 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

17 yrs 05 mths

Ga. Dept. of Education

17 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

17 yrs 03 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

17 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

16 yrs 11 mths

DHR DFACS

16 yrs 10 mths

DHR Public Health

16 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

16 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service

16 yrs 07 mths

CSB Northeast GA Center

16 yrs 06 mths

Ga. Student Finance Commission

16 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept of Medical Assistance

16 yrs 03 mths

Georgia Building Authority

16 yrs 03 mths

Tax Officials

16 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

16 yrs 00 mths

Tax Officials

15 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

15 yrs 07 mths

State Board Pardons & Paroles

15 yrs 07 mths

DHR DFACS

15 yrs 03 mths

Veterans Service

15 yrs 03 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

15 yrs 01 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission

14 yrs 11 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

14 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Education

14 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

14 yrs 06 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

14 yrs 05 mths

Department of Revenue

14 yrs 02 mths

GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism

13 yrs 09 mths

CSB McIntosh Trail

13 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

13 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

13 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

13 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

12 yrs 07 mths

Georgia Building Authority

12 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

12 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

11 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

11 yrs 06 mths

CSB Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton

11 yrs 06 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

11 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

11 yrs 04 mths

CSB GA Mountains

11 yrs 02 mths

Chattahoochee Tech Institute

11 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

11 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Education

10 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

10 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

10 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

10 yrs 07 mths

CSB South Georgia

10 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

10 yrs 06 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 06 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 04 mths

CSB-New Horizons

10 yrs 04 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 04 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 04 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 03 mths

DHR

10 yrs 03 mths

Tax Officials

10 yrs 02 mths

CSB Oconee

10 yrs 02 mths

CSB Lookout Mountain

10 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

10 yrs 01 mths

Department of Revenue

10 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

10 yrs 01 mths

CSB E. Central Georgia

10 yrs 00 mths

CSB South Georgia

10 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

10 yrs 00 mths

DHR Public Health

10 yrs 00 mths

CSB DeKalb County

February 2001

39 yrs 05 mths

DHR Public Health

39 yrs 02 mths

State Courts

35 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 05 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 04 mths

DHR DFACS

34 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

34 yrs 02 mths

DHR DFACS

34 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

34 yrs 01 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission

Mercer, Agnes M Raiford Sr, Henry J Osborne, Darrell M Jordan, Patricia D Bailey, Kenneth Ray Watts Jr, Oliver S Hendrix, Bernard R Branch, Larry E Lewis, Hugh L Bing, John E Mobley, Susan D Jukes, George R Davis, Bernice Skelton, James H Chapman, John A Palmer, Troy H Ezell, David E Thompson, Barry Thomas Jr, Ferman Tibbitts, Doris C Clay Jr, Andrew Brown, Sandra Louise Hicks, Alice F Hogan, Robert L Brock, Grace L Rogers, Dianne J Carithers, Mittie Sue M Gordy, Lucia W Lacienski, Johnny C Kelly, Elizabeth H Yawn, Robert James Osborne, Gary G Fowler, Dorris A Helton, Roger D Hudgins, Ronald L Hinson Jr, Albert C Henry, Cassandra Elaine Vellan, Barbara Lewis, Alice E Hughes, Barbara L Howard, Betty C Waddell, Jacqueline W Snell, James A Smith, Christine S Burgess, Carol F Coffman, Janice M Maddox, Nell Y Hillman, Annie B Barrow, Cynthia K Brantley, Wynelle Peters, Maurice W Mainor, Agnes L Cuddington, Patricia Anne Buchanan, Frances M Usher, Ben H Kennedy, Evelyn M Rowe, Norma Jean Cook, Ann T Templeton, George R Howell, Annie Lou Lawrence, Calvin Bryson, William D Cobb, Donald P Atha, William Larry Bates, Donnie D Sweeney, Carolyn Freeman Benfield, Glenner M Patterson, Elaine Smith, Ellis Witmer, Janice E Burton, Betty C Norris, Jimmy E Johnson, Marion B Walker, Helen D Erwin, James R Euzent, Mabel Avis Stewart, Loletha W Little II, Elmer Clyde Primus, Fannie Mae Stephens, Wylie V Kisling, Joyce Elizabeth McCroskey, Robert M Miles, Robert Caraway, Jackie Eugene

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Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Teachers Retirement Sys. Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB New Horizons DHR DFACS Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR DFACS CSB Oconee Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR DFACS Office of Comm. of Insurance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Tax Officials Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Coastal Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Forestry Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Building Authority Ga. Public Service Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Corrections
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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Patten, Nedra M Rogers, Annette M Howell, Raymond J Roberts, John S Bridley, Willie Maxine Brown, Doris L Dillard, Everett Brady Freeman, Jimmy D Floyd, Eunice Myrtle Stephens, Willie Jane Zephir, Leano Parsons, Edward Arnold Miller, Raymond C McCormick, Plinney M Ross, Diane Johnson, Lisa G Brown, Delores Ann Wyatt, Carrie Mae Cambas, Betty L Eason, Gloria S Blalock, Judy J Johnson, Alvin B Riden, Lovella M Roberts, William A White, Charles Henry
Jones Willie Mae Brantley Ray D Broome Donald Allen Herbert III Edward I Albea Clinton E Britt George A Youngblood Kenneth F Ford Brenda Fields Beck Dale A Hood Rebecca Elaine Little Jonathan Roger Anderson Durinda Gail Dilbeck Laquita S McTyer James O Brown June M Curtis-Keeton Virgil M Fortner Rachel E Delcambre Jane D Simmons Hazel D George Carol D Orr Beverly L Stephens Larry L Smith II Virgil T Davis Robert J Andersen Rosserlyn Green Gerald W Davis Deborah L White Robert S Wilder Sandra F Fields William C Miller Jr K M Arnold Millicent C Blocker Charles C Harden Charles C Gennings Richard M Leaptrot Judy Courson R Reid Schomer David L Ellis Jr Franklin S Schomer Carolyn D Stuart James Ronald Kendrick Eddie T Ashley Andrew Jackie Turner Jimmy Welling Arthur O Winesett Sr Rickey K Harris Freddie L James Margie M Hurt Janie R Mapp Barbara L Famble Mozella Long Patricia P Edwards M Bertelle VanEllison Marthellar B McLaine C June Peach Joanne C

February 2001 (continued)

16 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

16 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

15 yrs 11 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

15 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

15 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

15 yrs 07 mths

CSB Clayton County

15 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

15 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

15 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Agriculture

14 yrs 09 mths

DHR DFACS

14 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

14 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

13 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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Tax Officials

13 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

13 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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Department of Revenue

12 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

11 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

11 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

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CSB GA Highlands

11 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service

10 yrs 09 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

10 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

10 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

March 2001

34 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Agriculture

34 yrs 01 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission

34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

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Ga. Dept. of Corrections

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Ga. Dept. of Corrections

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

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Ga. Dept. of Agriculture

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CSB Chatt-Flint

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DHR DFACS

34 yrs 00 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services

34 yrs 00 mths

CSB Ogeechee

34 yrs 00 mths

DHR Public Health

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

DHR Public Health

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Labor

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

34 yrs 00 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

33 yrs 07 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

32 yrs 06 mths

DHR DFACS

32 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

32 yrs 03 mths

DHR DFACS

31 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

31 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation

30 yrs 11 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

30 yrs 11 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections

30 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources

30 yrs 07 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 03 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

30 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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DHR DFACS

30 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Education

Reeves Harry Johnson Janice L Melton Edgar P Carroll Alvetta Rose Williams Betty J Wells Alice T Classey Dennis J Shover Darrell R Bryan Timothy S Basley Bertha Mae Leddy Carolyn W Nichols Ronnie W Daniels Dorothy M Beasley William D Cummings Evelena E Wyatt Charlie M Jackson Charles Ingram Wanda C Johnson Louis Doster Virginia Delinda Harrell Lucy C Kerr Geraldine C Thomas Harold Otis Williams Sarah Mattox Folk Grace G McLaughlin Marshall R Jackson Barbara Ann Bryan Beverly Karen Hughes Roger D Robinson Karen M Nickel Walter J Chiotellis Helen P Wainwright Clarence B Smith Georgianna R Wetzel Carolyn F Chung Be S Logue Helen J Teague James A Allen Blake A Gordon Betty J Vining Nora Jean McCall Bernice G Graham Gloria H Joyner Johnny Bush Maryland L Dennis William D Wallace Leta L Neesmith Martha O

30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 10 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 11 mths 28 yrs 08 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 27 yrs 09 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 26 yrs 11 mths 26 yrs 07 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 09 mths 24 yrs 08 mths 24 yrs 02 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 10 mths 23 yrs 09 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 22 yrs 09 mths 22 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 11 mths 21 yrs 08 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 10 mths 20 yrs 06 mths

continued from page 9
Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Tidelands Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Satilla CSB Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Correctional Industries Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB Central GA CSB McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Albany Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR DFACS

2001 Season

April 21 June 3
Saturdays & Sundays Plus Memorial Day 10:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m

Special savings on Adult tickets: Buy one, get one FREE

Adult 2-for-1Ticket $15.50

Child (612)

$ 5.00

Children under 6 are always free

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and check or money order payable to: State Personnel Council P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334
Deadline for ordering tickets is May 25, 2001

April 2001

Page 11

Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Craver Carol G Fountain Linda J Shoemake Helon Foster Virg Poole Carleton N McGlamory Sr Howard Taft Kidwell Abner William Smith Evelyn A Doorley Diane V Douglas Winfred Eugene Burrows Raymond Albert Morgan Evelyn P Solomon Ellen D McGahee Thomas Franklin Wilborn Willie Frank McCoy William Richard Bach Joan Mcelroy Gradick Kay K Futch Ann Stacks Walker Jane Williamson Stanley Ronald Wayne Royal Robert W Willis Jr Leonard W

19 yrs 10 mths 19 yrs 09 mths 19 yrs 08 mths 19 yrs 06 mths 19 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 01 mths 19 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 02 mths 16 yrs 06 mths 16 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 15 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 04 mths 15 yrs 02 mths

DHR DFACS CSB Coastal Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Defense Tax Officials DHR DFACS Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Georgia Forestry Commission Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Durden Martha M Sandlin Martha R Carter Beth L Herring Bobby L Turner William Henry Smith George Woodrow Drake Richard J White James W Stephens Jr Clarence Turpin Mildred L Faulkner Shelby G Eidson Jr Joel Franklin Corbett Ann B Crommett Fleurette Phyllis Burton Julia G Smith Geraldine C Harrison Marilyn M Weaver Gay B Barker Patricia Ann Skelton Lula Mae Blakley Maureen Johnson Kathleen A

14 yrs 10 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 13 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 03 mths 12 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 11 yrs 09 mths 10 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB GA Mountains DHR DFACS CSB Satilla Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB Clayton County Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Agriculture DHR Public Health Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR DFACS CSB Pineland Area MH, MR, & SA Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB GA Mountains Dept. of Juvenile Justice Secretary of State

2001 Schedule

Saturdays & Sundays

May 5 May 27

Daily Operations

May 26 August 12

Saturdays & Sundays

August 18 September 2

Labor Day

September 3

Gates open at 10:00 AM daily

Special savings -- sponsored by the State Personnel Council:
Adult Tickets (including children 48" and taller): ....................$19 Special 2-day Dual Park Ticket .......................................................$36
-- valid for one day each at Six Flags and White Water

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and check or money order payable to: State Personnel Council P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334

"Give Wildlife a Chance" poster

contest winners announced

Four elementary school children were selected as statewide winners in the "Give Wildlife a Chance" poster contest, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. The 11th annual contest was open to all kindergarten through 5th grade students in public and private schools and home-school groups, and about 6,300 students participated.
This year's winners are: Erin Fugagli, a kindergartner at Pleasant Grove Elementary in Stockbridge; Lee Boyd, a first grade student at New Mountain Hill in Fortson; Paige Kowal, a fourth-grader at Georgetown Elementary in Savannah; and Jacob Nelson, a fifth grade student also at Pleasant Grove Elementary. All contestants

interpreted the theme, "Plants and Animals -- Wonderfully Wild," by depicting nongame, native flora and fauna in colorful and imaginative ways. The winners were judged on close correlation to the theme, quality of art, originality and visual impact. The four winning entries will be reproduced into a four-color poster, and students will be recognized for helping to "give wildlife a chance" at awards ceremonies at their schools this spring.
The contest was primarily funded by The Environmental Resources Network, Inc. (T.E.R.N.), the official friends' group of WRD's Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program.
More information about the poster contest is available at www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/ wild/nongame/conserv.html.

Georgia Merit System Training Calendar
May June 2001

The Georgia Merit System courses are offered statewide and are open to all government employees. Registration for GMS training is coordinated by agency personnel training officers. In addition to interagency courses, GMS provides training through closed sessions. These are courses conducted for a single agency to meet the specific training needs of that organization. Closed courses can be customized to meet an agency's objectives. Course descriptions, the price list for both closed and open courses, and registration forms are available from agency training officers and the GMS Training and Organization Development Division. Call 404-371-7371 for more information or visit our website at www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/calendar.asp.

Management and Supervisory Development
Conducting Effective Employee Interviewing (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Macon on 6/5 Dealing with Difficult Employee Behavior (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Macon on 6/6 Developing People (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Decatur on 6/13 Fundamentals of Leadership (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Macon on 6/7 Georgia Performance Management Process Training (3 Days) ($19 Fee): Macon on 6/19-21 Implementing Change in the Workplace (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Gainesville on 5/16 Improving Performance Expectations Workshop (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Decatur on 6/12 Increasing the Effectiveness of Workplace Teams: Improving Teamwork (.5 Days) ($35 Fee) (GSAMS): Columbus on 6/5; Decatur on 6/5; Savannah on 6/5 Managing Conflict in the Workplace (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Albany on 5/17 Preventing and Handling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Albany on 5/16 Respect and Responsibility A Positive Approach to Discipline (1 Day) ($55 Fee): Decatur on 6/12; Gainesville on 5/17 Your Supervisory Roles and Responsibilities: An Introduction (.5 Days) ($35 Fee) (GSAMS): Decatur on 6/6; Savannah on 6/6; Waycross on 6/6
Communication Skills Development
Communication: It's More Than Talk (2 Days) ($100 Fee): Decatur on 6/13-14 Writing That Works (1 Day) ($70 Fee): Decatur on 5/17
Secretarial and Support Staff Development
Human Relations Skills for Secretaries (2 Days) ($100 Fee): Augusta on 5/16-17; Decatur on 6/5-6 Time Management for Secretaries (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Bremen on 6/7

Workplace Skills Development
Meeting Customer Needs (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Decatur on 5/16 Performance Management Tools (PMTools) (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Atlanta on 6/11 Proofreading Essentials/Grammar (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Decatur on 5/31 Proofreading Essentials/Punctuation (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Decatur on 5/31 Recognizing and Avoiding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (.5 Days) ($35 Fee): Albany on 5/16 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (3 Days) ($240 Fee): Decatur on 6/19-21 Time Challenges Time Solutions (1 Day) ($50 Fee): Decatur on 6/12
Trainer Skills Development
Facilitating Training Programs (4 Days) ($235 Fee): Decatur on 5/22-25
PC Training
Access 97 Advanced (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 6/21 Access 97 Intermediate (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 6/14 Access 97 Introduction (1 Day) ($98 Fee): Savannah on 5/17 Excel 97 Advanced (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 5/31; Decatur on 6/20 Excel 97 Intermediate (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 5/21; Decatur on 5/23; Decatur on 6/13 Excel 97 Intermediate (1 Day) ($98 Fee): Savannah on 5/16 Excel 97 Introduction (1 Day) ($98 Fee): Savannah on 5/15 PowerPoint 97 Advanced (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 5/22 Word 97 Advanced (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 6/12 Word 97 Intermediate (1 Day) ($98 Fee): Savannah on 5/18 Word 97 Introduction (1 Day) ($78 Fee): Decatur on 6/8

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April 2001

Governor's discretionary fund
provides computer training to
Atlanta foster children
T he Georgia Coalition of Black Women (GCBW) recently presented a report the progress of its joint venture with the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family and Children Services. This pilot program was designed to provide older foster children with computer skills training through an extracurricular opportunity that otherwise might not be available to them.
The computer skills training program for foster children was funded through a 2001 Governor's Discretionary grant. Currently, 39 foster children from ages 14 to 19 are being trained every Saturday for a period of 18 weeks by instructors from the Georgia State University faculty. Students will receive a certificate indicating that they have completed high-tech computer skills training.
Juanita Blount-Clark, state DFACS director, said she's very proud of this initiative. "This program is an excellent example of community and state partnership. We must continue to engage our children in meaningful training interaction that prepares them for living independently."
Other partners in the training program are Dell Computers, United Way, American Computer Technology, and the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, according to Rita Samuels, executive director for GCBW.
"This program is about service and involvement," Ms. Samuels said. "The coalition realized that every child in this state does not have access to a computer at home and may have to share a computer with other students at school. We wanted to bridge that gap and we're pleased that the governor and DHR are supportive of this initiative."

What's it like to room with ERIN BROCKOVICH?

By John Ard and Sam Hall

What's it like to be a former college roommate of Erin Brockovich? "Pretty exciting right now," says Lydia Batchelor Covaliu of Atlanta, an employment and training consultant with the Georgia Department of Labor.
Covaliu, 44, recently renewed her acquaintance with Brockovich after 22 years. They were reunited March 28 at the Woodruff Arts Center's Symphony Hall when the famous motivational speaker presented her "Unique Lives" speech.
"We hugged and cried for a long time," says Covaliu, who roomed with Brockovich in 1978 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Brockovich is the subject of the highly-acclaimed movie in which Smyrna-native Julia Roberts won her first Academy Award playing the title role.
"I was a junior majoring in physical education at Georgia State University," recalls Covaliu, who transferred to the Kansas campus after visiting a friend and "falling in love" with the place. Covaliu met another young student there named Erin Pattee the night both were initiated as "little sisters" for the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Shortly thereafter, they became roommates.
For the next year, the two young women were inseparable. "She was always there for me," Covaliu says. "She was the best roommate I ever had. Everyone loved Erin. She never met a stranger. She was very personable, with a heart bigger than California, but there was never any indication that

she would

become this

famous."

After that one

year, the room-

mates went their

separate ways --

Lydia back to

Georgia, and

Erin to Texas.

Erin Pattee later

became Erin Brockovich, and went on to take

DOL's Lydia Covaliu (left) with Erin Brockovich, former "little sisters" and college roommates at Kansas State University.

on a multi-billion-dollar utility and help more than

600 victims of chemical contamination file a lawsuit

in Hinkley, Calif.

"We really lost touch," says Covaliu. "It wasn't

until I saw her along with Julia Roberts promoting

the movie on Oprah Winfrey, that I realized this

Erin was the same Erin I had roomed with back in

college. I tried to get in touch with her through the

show, but that didn't work out.

"Then, when I saw she was coming to Atlanta, I

just had to go see her. I took some old pictures I had

of the two of us in college and stuck them in front

of her face, but she said she would recognize me

anywhere. We talked about how much we missed

each other and promised never to lose touch again.

In fact, we plan to visit again next summer."

Georgia Games' District Sports Festivals draw
enthusiastic crowds, whole-hearted athletes
T he Georgia Games is preparing for the 2001 District Sports Festivals (DSF), which are held throughout May and June. The District Sports Festivals develop and promote "grassroots" amateur sports for Georgia residents. The DSF also provide Georgians the forum and opportunity to learn and participate in both traditional and non-traditional sporting events, such as Judo. As awareness of the Georgia Games continues to grow, the statewide District Sports Festivals attract athletes of all ages and skill levels.
Cities hosting the ten District Sports Festival benefit as well by related tourism. Each year the DSF begins with an opening celebration in each district that is designed to generate interest within each community.
To pull off such a large Olympic-style festival, the Georgia State Games Commission relies heavily on key volunteers to help run the District Sports Festivals, the Georgia Games Championships and other programs. Each year, more than 3,000 volunteers assist in running the Georgia Games Championships alone. The Georgia Games are currently recruiting volunteers to help in all areas of the Championships: sport volunteers, volunteer supervisors, Spike (mascot), G-Team (operations), venue support check-in, security and media/results coordinators are all needed. To get involved in this year's event, contact the Georgia Games headquarters at (770) 528-3580. You can help make the 2001 Georgia Games the biggest and best ever. See you at the Games!

Council for State Personnel Administration
Announces
SPECIAL SAVINGS to ...

Tickets Available

Your Price

Adult One Day Tickets

$21.50

Child's Ticket (under 48" and Seniors 55+)

$18.00

Two Day Best Buy (good for any two days in 2001)

$36.00

2-Day Dual Pass (valid 1 day at Six Flags and 1 day at White Water) $36.00

Season Pass (unlimited visits to Six Flags in 2001)

$46.00

Main Gate price in 2001 is $34.99 + tax Children 2 and under are FREE

STATE SIX FLAGS PROGRAM State Personnel Council P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-7206
No location to purchase tickets on a walk-in basis. All tickets must be mailed.

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Tickets @ $21.50 Tickets @ $18.00 Tickets @ $36.00 Tickets @ $46.00

Name _____________________________ Total Enclosed $ _______________ Home Address _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ City _________________________________ State _____ Zip _______________ Agency ____________________________ OFC Phone ( ) _______________ Home Phone ( ) __________________________________________________
All mail orders must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope and payment to State Personnel Council.
Offer valid through August 31, 2001. Your tickets will be mailed to you within 10 days of receipt of your order. Tickets CANNOT be returned for refund.
NO DISCOUNTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SIX FLAGS PARK