HR652: HR652 Georgia Community Service Boards; Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol; February 16, 2025; recognize

This resolution honors Georgia's 22 Community Service Boards (CSBs), which are public corporations created under state law (O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6) to provide mental health, intellectual and developmental disability, and addiction treatment services. The resolution notes that these boards serve as part of Georgia's public safety net, treating people who have no insurance or limited ability to pay, as well as those on Medicaid. The resolution states that nearly two million Georgians experienced mental illness or addictive disease in the past year, and it praises the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards for advocacy work on behalf of the 22 boards. The House resolves to commend the CSBs and designate February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards' Day at the capitol, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the boards and the association.

• Formally commends Georgia's 22 Community Service Boards for their work providing mental health, disability, and addiction services.
• Designates February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the CSBs and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards.
• Creates no new funding, legal requirement, or penalty; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives.

Georgia's 22 Community Service Boards, their boards of directors and staff, the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards, and the individuals those boards serve, including people with serious mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or addictive diseases.

The resolution does not change any law, funding, or program; its practical effect is public recognition. It highlights the role Community Service Boards play in treating uninsured and low-income Georgians with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or addiction, drawing attention to services many vulnerable residents rely on.

• Recites that Community Service Boards are created under O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6 as public corporations serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases.
• Notes there are 22 CSBs statewide, each governed by a board appointed by county governing authorities in its service area.
• Cites statistics that nearly two million Georgians had mental illness or addictive disease in the past year and over 145,000 adults have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• Resolves that the House commends the CSBs and designates February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards' Day at the capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the CSBs and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards.

1. 2025-03-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)Primary sponsor
• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)
• Mary Oliver (D, HD-084)
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)

• mental health services
• developmental disabilities
• addiction treatment
• Community Service Boards
• state capitol recognition