Editor's notes.

- This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 31-3-2.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 384, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 169, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31; Ga. L. 1998, p. 916, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1473, § 1.

Ga. L. 2016, p. 520, § 2/HB 885, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval; provided, however, that for any county board of health and wellness which was established by county ordinance pursuant to the former provisions of Code Section 31-3-2.1 and which is still in existence as of the effective date of this Act, the members of such board shall remain in office and such board shall remain in existence until a county board of health is constituted pursuant to Code Section 31-3-2 for such county or until June 30, 2017, whichever occurs first."