This is getting deeper and deeper.  As I initially replied to
John Cavendish, we have such a policy - one which in fact is
supported by state law which created a category of state
employee who is not paid from state appropriated funds but is
eligible to receive full fringe benefits.  However the curious
thing is that we are not required by that law to hire all grnat
support employees under this category.  We can if we choose, and
have approval from State Personnel hire them as regular
(permenent)  state employees - only this this scenario when the
grant temenates they remain permenant state employees and
theinstitution is required to pick up the salary.  Needless to
say there are not many people in this category.  This employment
categorization and practice has stood up to several audits of
the State, so in our case it must be okay.

Howie's audit findings are most interesting, since he is at
a neighboring state institution I am wondering whether Ga
Southern's policy was derived from state policy or just
institutional?
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