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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-16. Coordination of efforts between departments and agencies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-16. Coordination of efforts between departments and agencies.

It shall be the duty of all other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assure the most effective coordination and use of state resources, personnel, and facilities for the benefit of children and youths and to assist the department in effectuating the purposes of this chapter by making available to the department upon request of the board or commissioner and to the extent permissible by law the services, resources, personnel, and facilities of their respective departments and agencies.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-1A-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 1/HB 401.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 1/HB 401, effective January 1, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.