The board shall bear the costs of administration and of the certificates and emblems which it awards and appointing authorities shall bear the costs of administration and of the certificates, emblems, and meritorious awards and payments which they award. (Ga. L. 1957, p. 336, § 10; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1377, § 6; Ga. L. 2001, p. 500, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 760, § 1/SB 472.)
Costs to be borne by board and appointing authorities
O.C.G.A. § 45-21-8, under EMPLOYEES’ SUGGESTION AND MERITORIOUS AWARDS PROGRAM.
O.C.G.A. § 45-21-8