Georgia Code, Title 49, Chapter 9, Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 49-9-1 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term or terms: (1) "Agency" means the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency created pursuant to Code Section 49-9-4. (2)...
- § 49-9-2 - Creation of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board
(a) There is created the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board. The board shall consist of nine members who work or have worked in the...
- § 49-9-3 - Duties of Executive Director of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
(a) There shall be an executive director of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency nominated by the Governor and approved by the board. The director...
- § 49-9-4 - Creation of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; Function
(a) (1) The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is created and established to perform the functions and assume the duties, powers, and authority exercised on...
- § 49-9-5 - Provision of Services to Persons With Disabilities
The agency shall provide the services authorized by this chapter to persons with disabilities determined to be eligible therefor; and, in carrying out the...
- § 49-9-6 - Authorization to Utilize Funds
The agency is authorized to utilize funds made available from appropriations by Congress, by gifts or grants from private sources, by appropriations of the...
- § 49-9-7 - Cooperation to Carry Out the Purposes of Federal Statutes
The agency is empowered and directed to cooperate, pursuant to agreements with the federal government, in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes...
- § 49-9-8 - Office of State Treasurer Designated Custodian of Federal Moneys
The Office of the State Treasurer is designated as custodian of all moneys received from the federal government for the purpose of carrying out...
- § 49-9-9 - Budget Estimates
Budget estimates of the amount of appropriations needed each fiscal year for vocational rehabilitation services and for the administration of the programs under this...
- § 49-9-10 - Accepting and Use of Gifts
The director is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the board, to accept and use gifts made unconditionally, by will or otherwise, for...
- § 49-9-11 - Residency Requirement; Financial Need
(a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any qualified individual who is a bona fide resident of the state.(b) The financial need of...
- § 49-9-12 - Independent Living Program
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is the designated state unit for the independent living program. The independent living program is authorized to provide or...
- § 49-9-13 - Entitlement to Hearing If Aggrieved
Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the agency shall be entitled, in...
- § 49-9-14 - Rights Not Transferable; Exempt From Creditors
Any rights of persons with disabilities to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall...
- § 49-9-15 - Coverage by a Hospitalization or Medical Insurance Policy
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is covered by a hospitalization or medical insurance policy, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency...
- § 49-9-16 - Lien Upon Causes of Actions; Procedure for Perfecting Lien; Notice; Fee; Releases and Covenants Not to Sue
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is entitled to recover damages for said injuries, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall...
- § 49-9-17 - Authorization to Retain Title; Authorization to Sell; Surplus; Receipts; Deposit of Funds Received
The agency is authorized to retain title to any property, tools, instruments, training supplies, equipment, or other items of value acquired for use of...
- § 49-9-18 - Confidentiality; Penalty
It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, policies, and...
- § 49-9-19 - Governing Prohibitions
Employees of the agency engaged in functions under this chapter shall be governed by the prohibitions in the rules and regulations of the State...
- § 49-9-20 - Rights of General Assembly to Amend or Repeal Chapter
The General Assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time, and there shall be...
- § 49-9-21 - Delivery of Deaf-Blind Services and Techniques Leading to Maximum Independence; Integration
(a) The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall oversee the delivery of deaf-blind services and techniques provided by an organization pursuant to subsection (c) of...
Last modified: October 14, 2016