Please click the following link to access information to assist in your preparation for severe weather. You will find information on the state’s inclement weather policy, including where to find out about state office closures, an advisory on absences due to emergency closures, and severe weather planning tips from Ready Georgia and DOAS Risk Management Services.

The Georgia State Parks program theme for 2024 is “Tales of Scales”, with a calendar filled with activities teaching about reptiles. Learn about turtles, lizards, snakes and alligators found in Georgia. Find a complete list of programs on GaStateParks.org.

Herp, Herp, Hooray – January 5, 6, 13, 19, 20 and 27, Crooked River State Park, St. Marys

Okefenokee Swamp Sunset Cruise – January 6 and 20, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo

Snakes of North Georgia – January 6, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge

Winter Ecology Hike – January 7, Panola Mountain State Park, Stockbridge

Ranger with Reptiles – January 13 and 27, Magnolia Springs State Park, Millen 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Hike – January 14, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain

Hook, Line and Sinker – January 21, Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill 

Colonial Medicine – January 27, Fort King George Historic Site, Darien 

Fire Tower Trek – January 27, Fort Mountain State Park, Chatsworth 

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Employees and the Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors/Managers are available beginning July 1. Check with your Human Resources Director for dates and the availability of training at your agency or entity.

Who is required to take the training?

Employees of Executive Branch agencies, authorities, boards, and commissions are required to complete annual mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, as well as supervisor and manager-specific training before or by July 1, 2024. The requirement follows the state’s implementation of a Statewide Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Investigation Procedures that promote a workplace free from sexual harassment and retaliation.

On January 14, 2019, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed an Executive Order for Preventing Sexual Harassment in the workplace, furthering Georgia’s commitment to providing a harassment-free environment for employees and citizens who interact with state government.

The Executive Order, signed on the Governor’s first day in office, required a Statewide Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and affirmed that the state of Georgia does not tolerate sexual harassment or retaliation in any form.

Need more information?

The Department of Administrative Services (DOAS)/Human Resources Administration (HRA) Division has a dedicated website that provides information on the policy and the mandatory training. For more info, visit doas.ga.gov.