Georgia Code, Title 49, Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services

• § 49-3-1 - Establishment of County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors
  (a) There shall be in each county of the state a county department of family and children services, which shall consist of a county...
• § 49-3-2 - Appointment of County Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; Per Diem and Expenses; Role of County Board
  (a) Each county board shall consist of between five and seven members who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county. No...
• § 49-3-3 - Appointment of County Director; Bond of County Director
  (a) Each county board of family and children services shall recommend to the commissioner of human services one or more names for appointment to...
• § 49-3-3.1 - Annual Report From County Director of Department of Family and Children Services; Personal Appearance
  (a) The county director of the department of family and children services of each county shall provide an annual report no later than December...
• § 49-3-4 - Appointment of Staff; Salaries; Power of Commissioner to Transfer Employees
  (a) The county department staff necessary to administer welfare activities within the county shall be appointed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the...
• § 49-3-5 - Powers and Duties of County Director
  The county director shall be the executive and administrative officer of the county department, shall be responsible for operations and personnel, and shall serve...
• § 49-3-6 - Functions of County Department
  (a) The primary purpose of county departments shall be to protect children. To achieve this primary purpose, the county departments shall, in accordance with...
• § 49-3-7 - Removal of County Director for Falsification of Qualifications
  The State Personnel Board and the Department of Administrative Services shall remove from office any county director who has falsified any statement relating to...
• § 49-3-8 - Destruction of County Departmental Records
  Any county department of family and children services, at the discretion of the county director, may destroy public assistance case records which have been...
• § 49-3-9 - Dfcs Regional Advisory Board Established in Each Region; Membership; Purpose; Meetings
  There is established in each region a DFCS Regional Advisory Board. Each regional advisory board shall be composed of at least five members and...

Last modified: October 14, 2016