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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-19. Social assistance register.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-19. Social assistance register.

It shall be the duty of the department to establish and maintain a social assistance register and to provide for the listing in such register of groups, associations, organizations, and individuals who notify the department or any county department of family and children services that they are willing to assist citizens who are receiving public assistance or who need aid to improve or ensure the quality of their lives. The department shall provide for the dissemination of the names of such entities and individuals to those in need of assistance. It shall be the further duty of the department to publicize the existence of the social assistance register and to inform the public of the opportunities which members of the public have to enrich the lives of others.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-4-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 4A.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 284 (1997).