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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 49. SOCIAL SERVICES · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

49-1-1. Definitions.

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  1. As used in this title, the term:

  2. (1)

    “Board” means the Board of Human Services.#

  3. (2)

    “Commissioner” means the commissioner of human services.#

  4. (3)

    “County board” means a county or district board of family and children services.#

  5. (4)

    “County department” means a county or district department of family and children services.#

  6. (5)

    “County director” means the director of a county or district department of family and children services.#

  7. (6)

    “Department” means the Department of Human Services.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 85, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 218, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, §§ 1201, 1203, 1204, 1215; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-1/HB 228.

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