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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-33. Duties of department under this article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-33. Duties of department under this article.

The department shall:

(1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments;

(2) Take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article;

(3) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the county departments such forms as it may deem necessary and advisable; and

(4) Publish in print or electronically an annual report and such interim reports as may be necessary.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 311, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.