Section 34-9-355. Appointment of administrator; administration of article; members of retirement system

   (a) The board of trustees shall appoint the administrator of the fund, and he or she shall serve at the pleasure of the trustees and without term of office. All officials, personnel, and employees of the Board of Trustees of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund are placed in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 unless otherwise excluded by law; provided, however, that except for purposes of determining compensation, the administrator shall not be in the classified service.

(b) The administrator shall administer this article under such policies and rules and regulations as may be adopted by the trustees and shall be authorized to hire such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the fund.

(c) All employees of the fund shall be deemed to be employees of the state and, as such, members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.

Code 1933, § 114-908, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 608, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 891, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 34; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-44/HB 642.