Common Contracts

Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

October 24th, 2006

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  October 24th, 2006

This consulting services agreement form is to be used whenever a person employed by a University System of Georgia (System) institution is paid to work for another System institution. Georgia law requires that a determination be made whether this person is to be considered a part-time employee or an independent contractor (noted on the form as consultant) of the requesting institution. This determination is noted in Item #5 of the Consultant Services Agreement Form. In order to help make this determination, please complete the Employee-Independent Contractor Determination Checklist. This determination has important consequences with respect to how this person can be paid. A person considered a part-time employee must be paid through payroll. Payment is ordinarily made to the providing institution, which in turn pays the person doing the extra work for the requesting institution. A person considered to be an independent contractor/consultant is paid directly by the requesting institutio