Georgia Code, Title 49, Chapter 5, Article 1 - Children and Youth Services
- § 49-5-1 - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Children and Youth Act."
- § 49-5-2 - Purpose of Article
The purpose of this article is to promote, safeguard, and protect the well-being and general welfare of children and youth of this state through...
- § 49-5-3 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Age or developmentally appropriate" means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children...
- § 49-5-4 - Other State Departments, Agencies, Officers, and Employees to Assist Department
It shall be the duty of all other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assure the most effective coordination and use of state...
- § 49-5-5 - Powers and Duties of Board; Rules and Regulations for Training Schools and Other Facilities
(a) The board shall perform duties required of it by this article and shall, in addition thereto, be responsible for adoption of all policies...
- § 49-5-6 - Merit System to Conform to Federal Standards; Power to Employ and Contract for Professional Services; Employment and Dismissal Procedures; Membership in State Retirement System
(a) The department shall conform to federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration in the respects necessary for receiving federal grants and...
- § 49-5-7 - Development and Administration of Public Child Welfare and Youth Services
(a) The department is designated the exclusive state agency: (1) For development and administration of a comprehensive state plan and program providing public child...
- § 49-5-8 - Powers and Duties of Department
(a) The Department of Human Services is authorized and empowered, through its own programs and the programs of county or district departments of family...
- § 49-5-9 - Use of Public and Private Institutions and Agencies; Inspections; Examination and Control of Children Not in Department's Facilities
(a) The department is authorized to make use of law enforcement detention, supervisory, medical, educational, and other public or private facilities, institutions, and agencies...
- § 49-5-10 - Commitment of Delinquent or Unruly Children to Department; Procedures; Handling and Treatment; Escape and Apprehension; Release; Termination of Control
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 29, effective July 1, 1992.
- § 49-5-10.1 - Temporary Transfer of At-Risk Unruly or Delinquent Children to Department of Corrections; Procedure; Review; Discharge
Repealed by Ga. L. 1997, p. 559, § 1, effective July 1, 1997.
- § 49-5-11 - Escape From a Youth Detention Center
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 31, effective July 1, 1992.
- § 49-5-12 - Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Agencies; Standards; Revocation or Refusal of License; Penalties; Violations
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "child welfare agency" means any child-caring institution, child-placing agency, children's transition care center, or maternity...
- § 49-5-12.1 - Penalties for Violation of Child Welfare Agency Laws and Regulations
(a) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (r) of Code Section 49-5-12, any person who violates the provisions of Code Section 49-5-12 or who hinders,...
- § 49-5-12.2 - Immunity From Liability
Any caregiver or other entity under contract with the department shall be immune from civil liability as a result of a caregiver's approval of...
- § 49-5-13 - Private Child Care Learning Centers Not Required to Meet Federal Adult-Child Ratio
Nothing in this article or any rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be construed to require that private child care learning centers maintain a...
- § 49-5-14 - Fire Inspections of Day-Care Homes and Centers; Fire Safety Codes
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1642, § 1, effective July 1, 1985.
- § 49-5-15 - Notice As to Child Brought Into State for Placement or Adoption; Bond; Certificate As to Foster Home; Reports
No person shall bring or send into the state any child for the purpose of placing him or procuring his adoption without first filing...
- § 49-5-16 - Power of Department to Contract; Acceptance of Children From Federal Courts for Compensation
(a) The department shall have the power and is authorized: (1) To enter into contracts with federal, state, county, and municipal governments and their...
- § 49-5-17 - Power of Department to Accept and Use Gifts
The department is authorized and empowered to receive, accept, hold, and use, on behalf of the state and for purposes provided for in this...
- § 49-5-18 - Instituting or Intervening in Legal Proceedings
The commissioner is authorized to institute or to intervene in any legal proceedings necessary to the performance of duties and responsibilities of the department...
- § 49-5-19 - Annual Report on Children and Youth Services
The commissioner shall prepare and publish in print or electronically an annual report on the operations of the department and of county departments of...
- § 49-5-20 - Existing Charters of Charitable Institutions
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to revoke any charter of incorporation of any orphans' home or charitable or benevolent institution incorporated and...
- § 49-5-21 - Penalties for Aiding, Harboring, or Encouraging Escapees or Hindering Their Apprehension
(a) Any person who shall knowingly aid, assist, or encourage any child or youth under the lawful control or custody of the department or...
- § 49-5-22 - Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Programs to Provide Toilet Facilities Screened for Privacy
(a) The General Assembly finds that just as gender separated toileting among nonrelatives is the norm among adults, children should be allowed the same...
- § 49-5-23 - Obtaining Information on Recall Notices
(a) Any agency, department, or office that regulates child welfare agencies shall make available to such child welfare agencies at the time of application...
- § 49-5-24 - Interagency Efforts to Gather and Share Comprehensive Data; Legislative Findings; State-Wide System for Sharing Data Regarding Care and Protection of Children; Interagency Data Protocol; Interagency Agreements; Waivers From Certain Federal Regulations
(a) (1) In an effort to improve the availability and quality of programs and services for the protection of children and youth, the General...
Last modified: October 14, 2016