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GA Code § 49-3-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-1. Establishment of County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors

  There shall be in each county of the state a county department of family and children services, which shall consist of a county board of family and children services, a county director of family and children services, and such additional employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the welfare services of the county.   With the approval of the Department of Human Services, two or more counties may, however, unite and form a district department of family and children services, in which case a county board shall be appointed for each county composing the district as provided in Code Section 49-3-2 and those boards, acting together, shall constitute the district board. All duties and responsibilities set forth in this title for county departments shall also apply to district departments. The district director and other executive staff of any district department shall be appointed by the Department of Human Services, provided that the department shall not appoint as district director any person whose appointment is not approved by a majority of the district board concerned in a meeting of such district board called for that purpose.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 9; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1211, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Board member can hold over until successor appointed.    - Construing former Code 1933, § 89-105 and Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, §§ 9 and 10 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 45-2-4,49-3-1, and49-3-2) together, a county welfare board (now county board of family and children services) member whose term has expired can and should hold over and perform the duties of such office until the member's successor has been duly appointed and qualified. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 466.
GA Code § 49-3-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-3. Appointment of County Director; Bond of County Director

  Each county board of family and children services shall recommend to the commissioner of human services one or more names for appointment to the position of county director. The commissioner is designated as the appointing authority for the department and may accept or reject any such recommendation.   The county director shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties and the faithful accounting of all moneys coming into his hands as such county director, in such a manner and under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Department of Human Services.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 11; Ga. L. 1951, p. 282, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 240, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 345, § 1/HB 715; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2, 2-4/HB 228.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   County boards and departments of family and children services.   - County boards and departments of family and children services are state instrumentalities and their employees are state employees. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U77-54.
GA Code § 49-3-3.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-3.1. Annual Report From County Director of Department of Family and Children Services; Personal Appearance

  The county director of the department of family and children services of each county shall provide an annual report no later than December 31 of each year, beginning in the year 2000, to the county board, county commission, and the director of the Division of Family and Children Services.The county director of the department of family and children services of each county shall notify each member of the General Assembly whose legislative district includes any part of that county of the availability of the annual report but shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members. The report shall include the following information for the 12 month period ending June 30 of that year:   The number of children for whom the county department has received a complaint of child abuse pursuant to Code Section 19-7-5;   General demographic data such as gender, race, and age regarding children specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection;   The number of children taken into county department custody;   The number of placements of children in county department custody by the type of placement;   The length of time in county department custody by the number of children; and   Any other information required by the director of the Division of Family and Children Services.     A majority of the legislative delegation whose members are required to receive notification pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall be authorized to require the director of the department of family and children services of the county which provided that report to appear before that delegation and to answer questions regarding that report and other matters relating to issues of child abuse and child protective services.     (Code 1981, §49-3-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 240, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 38/SB 49.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "subsection" was substituted for "Code section" at the end of paragraph (a)(2).
GA Code § 49-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-5. Powers and Duties of County Director

 The county director shall be the executive and administrative officer of the county department, shall be responsible for operations and personnel, and shall serve as the secretary of the county board. He shall prepare and submit to the county board for its approval an annual budget of all funds necessary for the county department. He shall prepare annually a full report of the operations and administration of the county department.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 12; Ga. L. 1963, p. 222, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 685, § 2.)
GA Code § 49-3-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-7. Removal of County Director for Falsification of Qualifications

 The State Personnel Board and the Department of Administrative Services shall remove from office any county director who has falsified any statement relating to his or her education, social welfare service, or other qualification, in any particular, whether material or immaterial. The application of the county director for examination, on file with the Department of Administrative Services, shall not be allowed to be varied by other evidence offered by the county director; the application itself shall be the controlling factor in the determination of its truth or untruth.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 689, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-96/HB 642.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, twice substituted "Department of Administrative Services" for "State Personnel Administration" in this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 49-3-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-8. Destruction of County Departmental Records

 Any county department of family and children services, at the discretion of the county director, may destroy public assistance case records which have been inactive for three years or more, as well as related statistical and financial forms and reports. A record must be retained beyond the three-year period as long as a federal or state audit of that record is in progress, or if an audit's findings have not been resolved, or if the case in question is the subject of pending administrative or judicial litigation.   (Ga. L. 1953, p. 17, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 881, §§ 1, 3.)
GA Code § 49-3-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services|§ 49-3-9. Dfcs Regional Advisory Board Established in Each Region; Membership; Purpose; Meetings

 There is established in each region a DFCS Regional Advisory Board. Each regional advisory board shall be composed of at least five members and shall include the director and at least one board member of each county department of family and children services within the region as selected by the DFCS regional director. The DFCS regional director may appoint additional members who are representatives from the categories included in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) of Code Section 49-3-2. The purpose of the regional advisory boards shall be to improve communication and coordination between the county departments of family and children services of the counties within the region, to improve and streamline service delivery by the county departments, and to provide for the consistent application of state policy of the Division of Family and Children Services of the department within the county departments within each DFCS region. Each regional advisory board shall meet at least quarterly.    (Code 1981, §49-3-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 4/SB 138.)
GA Code § 49-4A-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-4. Purpose of Chapter

 It is the purpose of this chapter to establish the department as the agency to administer, supervise, and manage juvenile detention facilities.    (Code 1981, §49-4A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 7; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-4/HB 242.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective January 1, 2014, deleted the former second sentence, which read: "Except for the purposes of administration, supervision, and management as provided in this chapter, juvenile detention facilities shall continue to be detention care facilities for delinquent and unruly children and youth for the purposes of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, relating to juvenile courts and juvenile proceedings." See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."
GA Code § 49-4A-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-6. Rules and Regulations

  The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the government, operation, administration, and maintenance of juvenile detention facilities and may also adopt such other rules and regulations for the government and operation of the department as the board may deem necessary consistent with the provisions of this chapter.   Rules and regulations adopted by the board under subsection (a) of this Code section shall recognize that a primary purpose of juvenile detention facilities is to carry out rehabilitative programs using evidence based programs or practices to the end that children housed in such facilities develop self-respect and self-reliance and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to become good citizens who are qualified for honorable employment.     (Code 1981, §49-4A-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-6/HB 242.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective January 1, 2014, in the middle of subsection (a), deleted "youth development centers and other" following "maintenance of" and deleted "by the department" following "facilities"; and, in subsection (b), deleted "youth development centers and other" following "purpose of", inserted "using evidence based programs or practices" near the middle, and substituted "children housed in such facilities develop self-respect" for "children and youth housed in said centers shall develop their self-respect". See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."
GA Code § 49-4A-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-10. Escape From Juvenile Detention Facility; Petition; Commitment

 Whenever any child shall escape from any juvenile detention facility, the department shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, he or she shall be committed for an additional 12 months in a juvenile detention facility under the jurisdiction of the department or to another institution under the Department of Corrections.    (Code 1981, §49-4A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-10/HB 242.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective January 1, 2014, substituted "juvenile detention facility" for "youth development center" twice. See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."
GA Code § 49-4A-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-13. Family Attention Home; Assessment of Risk and Plan of Care

 As used in this Code section, the term "family attention home" means a private family home that has contracted with the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide 24 hour, short-term care for youth in the custody of the department and placed by the department in the home.Said youth are either awaiting a juvenile court hearing or have been temporarily removed from their homes for other reasons. Prior to a youth being placed in a private family attention home, an assessment of the youth's risk to the public will be completed by the department, and based on that assessment a plan of care for each youth will be developed within 72 hours after placement. This plan shall detail the youth's need for adult supervision, the youth's need for structured after-school activities, the need for electronic monitoring, if appropriate, and any other additional treatment needs while the youth is in the home. This plan of care shall be developed and implemented to ensure the safety of the children and youth in each private family attention home and the residents of the communities in which the private family attention homes are located.    (Code 1981, §49-4A-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 495, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 1.)
GA Code § 49-4A-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-14. Compensation for Damage to Apparel by Youth Under Custody

  As used in this Code section, the term "apparel" includes eyeglasses, hearing aids, clothing, and similar items worn on the person of the employee.   When action by a youth under the control and custody of the department results in damage to an item of apparel, the department shall compensate the employee for the loss in the amount of either the repair cost, the replacement value, or the actual cost of the item of wearing apparel, whichever is less. Such loss shall be compensated only in accordance with procedures to be established by the department, and no compensation shall be made by the department in excess of $500.00 per incident.     (Code 1981, §49-4A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 563, § 1.)
GA Code § 49-4A-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-15. Guard Lines

 Guard lines shall be established by the commissioner or his or her designated representative in charge at the various juvenile detention centers and youth development centers in the same manner that land lines are established, except that, at each corner of the lines, signs must be used on which shall be plainly stamped or written: "Guard line of __________." Signs shall also be placed at all entrances and exits for vehicles and pedestrians at the institutions and at such intervals along the guard lines as will reasonably place all persons approaching the guard lines on notice of the location of the institutions.    (Code 1981, §49-4A-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 2/SB 366.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 3/SB 366, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.
GA Code § 49-4A-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-16. Unlawful Crossing or Passage of Certain Items Across Guard Lines; Penalty

  As used in this Code section, the term "guard lines" means the lines established pursuant to Code Section 49-4A-15.   It shall be unlawful for any person to cause to be introduced across guard lines or to come inside such guard lines with:   A gun, pistol, knife, or any other weapon or a bullet, ammunition, or explosive device; or   Any intoxicating liquor, amphetamines, marijuana, or any other hallucinogenic or other drugs.     The provisions of this Code section shall not apply when the commissioner or director of the juvenile detention facility has provided authorization for the introduction of the items listed in subsection (b) of this Code section into such facility.   Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than four years.     (Code 1981, §49-4A-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 2/SB 366; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-12/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 3/SB 366, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."
GA Code § 49-4A-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice|§ 49-4A-17. Introduction of Certain Items Into Juvenile Detention Facility Prohibited; Commerce With Incarcerated Youth

    Without the knowledge and consent of the commissioner or the director in charge of any juvenile detention facility, it shall be unlawful for any person to take into or cause to be introduced into such facility any item which such person has been directed not to take into such center:   Verbally by a staff member of such facility;   In writing by a staff member of such facility; or   As directed by the rules, regulations, or policies of such facility.     Any item taken into a facility in violation of this subsection shall be deemed contraband and shall be subject to being confiscated and retained as property of the department.   Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than four years.     It shall be unlawful for any person to trade or traffic with, buy from, or sell any article to a child assigned to a juvenile detention facility without the knowledge and consent of the commissioner or the director in charge of such facility. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than four years.     (Code 1981, §49-4A-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 2/SB 366; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-13/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 3/SB 366, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."