TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Section 5. Programs and Protection for Children and Youth, 49-5-1 through 49-5-281.

ARTICLE 6 PROGRAMS AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN

49-5-133. Executive director; cooperation with Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children.

1. There shall be an executive director of the office who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
2. The director may contract with other agencies, public or private, or persons as the director deems necessary for the rendering and affording of such services, facilities, studies, research, and reports as will best enable the office to carry out its functions, responsibilities, and duties under this article. The director is specifically authorized to enter into cooperative contracts for the sharing of staff expertise and personnel with the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children.

(Code 1981, §49-5-133, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 9/HB 1054.)