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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-152. Purchase of care or services from public or private agencies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-152. Purchase of care or services from public or private agencies.

The council and any other appropriate state or local agency are authorized to purchase care or services from public or private agencies providing delinquency or other prevention programs or community based services, provided the program meets the state standards as authorized by Code Section 49-5-151.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-152, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1576, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 435, § 10.