TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Section 9. Transfer of Division of Rehabilitation Services to Department of Labor, 49-9-1 through 49-9-53.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

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 contract for the provision of such services as may be needed to enable persons with disabilities to attain the maximum degree of independent living. The powers delegated and authorized in this Code section for the agency shall be in addition to those previously authorized by any other law. The agency is authorized to cooperate with any federal agency in the administration of such a program.

(Code 1981, §34-15-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, §49-9-12, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 1/HB 1146.)

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-15-11 as present Code Section 49-9-12; substituted "Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency" for "Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Labor" in the first sentence; substituted "agency" for "division" in the third sentence; and substituted "agency" for "department" in the last sentence.