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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-10-11. Appropriation of funds for compensation in certain circumstances.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-10-11. Appropriation of funds for compensation in certain circumstances.

(a) The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate state funds, by line item appropriation, for the purpose of providing compensation to public guardians for services to wards who have insufficient resources or income to pay the compensation provided for in Chapter 4 of this title.

(b) Any such funds appropriated shall be administered by the Division of Aging Services of the Department of Human Services and paid, if funds are available, upon submission of appropriate documentation by the probate court pursuant to Code Section 29-10-10.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-10-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 509, § 5/HB 394; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.