HR 652: Georgia Community Service Boards; Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol; February 16, 2025; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It commends Georgia's Community Service Boards (CSBs), which are public corporations created under O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6 that provide mental health, intellectual and developmental disability, and addiction treatment services across the state. The resolution notes there are 22 CSBs statewide, appointed by county governing authorities, and describes them as part of Georgia's public safety net serving people with limited or no insurance. It cites statistics on Georgians affected by mental illness and developmental disabilities, and recognizes the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards as their statewide advocacy group. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the CSBs and their association.

• Formally commends Georgia's 22 Community Service Boards for their work providing behavioral health and disability services.
• Designates February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the CSBs and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards.
• Creates no new funding, legal requirement, or change to O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6, which already governs how CSBs are established.

Georgia's 22 Community Service Boards, their boards of directors appointed by county governments, the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards, and the Georgians they serve who have mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or addictive diseases.

The resolution carries no legal or funding changes, but it publicly recognizes the role Community Service Boards play in serving Georgians with limited insurance, potentially raising awareness of their work among lawmakers and the public.

• The resolution recites that CSBs are established under O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6 et seq. as public corporations serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases.
• It states there are 22 CSBs in Georgia, with boards appointed by county governing authorities.
• It cites statistics: nearly two million Georgians with mental illness or addictive disease in the past year, over 320,000 with serious mental illness, and more than 145,000 adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• The resolving clauses commend the CSBs, designate February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards' Day, and direct the Clerk to distribute copies to 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-13)Primary sponsor
• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-45)
• Mary Margaret Oliver (D, HD-84)
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-11)
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)

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