O.C.G.A. § 49-5-115 (2019)
Letter issued by Department of Early Care and Learning in lieu of background screening or fingerprint checks
In lieu of any background screening or fingerprint check required pursuant to any state law or any department regulation for an individual who provides short-term care for a child in the custody of the department, the department is authorized to accept a letter issued within the previous 12 months by the Department of Early Care and Learning stating that such individual has received a satisfactory determination by the Department of Early Care and Learning in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 1A of Title 20.
History
Code 1981, § 49-5-115, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 481, § 1/HB 250.
T.49, C.5, A.6 PROGRAMS & PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN
ARTICLE 6 PROGRAMS AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN PART 1 GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Annotations
Cross references. Child abuse, § 19-15-1 et seq. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 9/HB 1054, effective July 1, 2008, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this part and enacted the current part. The former part consisted of Code Sections 49-5-130 through 49-5-135, relating to general provisions regarding programs and protection for children, and was based on Ga. L. 1987, p. 1576, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1871, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 435, §§ 2-7; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 32; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 28; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1098, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 312, § 1. Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 1/HB 1054, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act may be cited as the ‘Children and Family Services Strengthening Act of 2008.’” Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 2/HB 1054, not codified by the General Assembly, pro-
vides: “The General Assembly finds that well-intentioned efforts over the years have resulted in the creation of several agencies focused on preventing child abuse and juvenile delinquency, on serving at-risk families and troubled youth, and on promoting the improvement of our state’s child welfare system. The General Assembly further finds that the work of some of these agencies overlaps, and that the at-risk families and troubled children of Georgia will be more efficiently and effectively served by consolidating the Children and Youth Coordinating Council with the Children’s Trust Fund Commission, by placing the functions of the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel under the supervision of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children, and by encouraging these consolidated agencies to collaborate to create a consistent vision for serving the needs of our state’s families in need.”