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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-205. Commission meetings and responsibilities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-205. Commission meetings and responsibilities.

(a) The commission shall:

(1) Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties on the call of the chairperson or the Governor;

(2) Maintain minutes of its meetings;

(3) Adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business;

(4) Accept applications for disbursements of available money from the fund;

(5) Develop a state-wide protocol for helping to coordinate the delivery of services to sexually exploited children;

(6) Provide oversight and accountability for any program that receives disbursements from the fund;

(7) Maintain records of all its expenditures, funds received as gifts and donations, and disbursements made from the fund; and

(8) Conform to the standards and requirements prescribed by the state accounting officer pursuant to Chapter 5B of Title 50.

(b) The commission shall utilize existing state resources and staff of participating departments whenever practicable.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-21-205, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.