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# O.C.G.A. § 49-8-2. Purpose of chapter.

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the administration, allocation, and distribution of funds from the Community Services Block Grant and other funding sources; to provide for the definition of a community action agency; to continue a flexible and decentralized system of state, regional, and local programs; to provide the support for services and activities designed to promote individual and family self-sufficiency and to provide emergency services; to encourage local and state-wide interagency collaboration and coordination; to assist local communities in the establishment of demonstration programs to meet the unmet needs of their citizens; and to provide the fiscal support needed to assure the continuation of community action agencies as grantees for federal, state, and other moneys.

## History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 1645, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1436, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1350, § 1.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Hospital care for the indigent, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Community Health, Medical Assistance, § 111-3-12-.01 et seq.