PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES General Provisions: Amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Complaints or Information from Public Employees as to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Programs and Operations, so as to Change Cer...

The Act expands protection for government employees under Georgia's Whistleblower Protection Act to include all local and municipal employees. The Act, by expanding whistleblower protection, seeks to prevent government fraud, waste, and abuse. The Act also expands how a whistleblower can report fraud, waste, or abuse.