Georgia Code Title 47. Retirement and Pensions § 47-1-40

(1) “Public employee” means an active member of a retirement system defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section.

(2) “Retirement system” means:

(3) “Temporary disability” means a physical or mental illness, sickness, or disorder caused by job-related disease or accident which causes a public employee to cease receiving compensation as an active public employee to the extent that the employee loses all or a portion of the period of temporary disability as creditable service under the employee's respective retirement system, but the term does not include any period of disability during which the employee qualifies for a disability benefit under the respective retirement system or any period of disability for which the employee may receive creditable service under the provisions of the employee's respective retirement system.