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March, 2001 HB
498
 A Bill to Amend Chapter 3
of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
A Bill
to be Entitled an Act
To amend
Chapter 3 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to county boards of health, so as to authorize a county
board of health to contract with the Department of Human
Resources; to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to change the
regional mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse
boards and planning units and to create regional mental health,
mental retardation, and substance abuse planning unit boards and
to transfer functions, duties, and obligations; to provide for
definitions; to provide for membership, terms, vacancies, and
qualifications; to provide for county participation; to provide
for obligations; to prohibit certain reprisals; to provide for
orientation and annual training; to provide for staff and
employees and rights thereof; to provide for resignations,
vacancies, reimbursement, oaths, and conflicts of interest; to
provide for boundaries and cessation of operation; to provide
for fees and records; to provide for withholding state funds; to
provide for statutory construction; to change the provisions
relating to the distribution of funds relating to disability
services; to change the provisions relating to personnel status
and benefits; to change the provisions relating to annual and
biennial plans for disability services; to change the provisions
relating to open meetings and records; to change the provisions
relating to venue; to change the provisions relating to access
to records; to change the provisions in the state ombudsman
complaint process; to provide for conforming amendments; to
provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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