O.C.G.A. § 49-9-53 (2019)
Powers, duties, and responsibilities of council
The council shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities to:
(1) Develop an Employment First training plan for providers of services to individuals with disabilities;
(2) Coordinate and conduct with other state, federal, and private entities, as appropriate, educational activities to increase awareness of the Employment First Policy;
(3) Evaluate the funding mechanism for services in the state for individuals with disabilities and for students attending inclusive postsecondary institutions;
(4) Review and make recommendations in a biannual report to the Governor and the General Assembly with regard to issues and necessary steps surrounding the adoption and implementation of the Employment First Policy, including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Proposed legislative or administrative changes to policies and programs that are integral to the full implementations of the Employment First Policy;
(B) Proposed changes to or creation of funding mechanisms and other initiatives for services in the state for individuals with disabilities and for students attending inclusive postsecondary institutions; and
(C) State-wide best practices to ensure that providers of services are facilitating competitive integrated employment in the workforce; and
(5) Carry out any other functions assigned to the council by the Governor or by general law.
History
Code 1981, § 49-9-53, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 766, § 3/HB 831.
CHAPTER 10 GEORGIA BOARD OF HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE Sec.
Board of Health Care Workforce; membership; appointment; staffing; advisory committees. Purpose. Powers, duties, and responsibilities. Power to contract; rules and regulations.
Annotations
Cross references. Georgia Volunteers in Medicine Health Care Act, § 43-34-41. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1998, p. 616, effective July 1, 1998, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 49-10-1 through 49-10-6, relating to the Joint Board of Family Practice, and was based on Ga. L. 1976, p. 1096, §§ 1 - 6; Ga. L. 1978, p. 923, §§ 1 - 3; Ga. L. 1979, p. 642, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 571, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 49; Ga. L. 1984, p. 365, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1320, §§ 2, 3. Administrative rules and regulations. Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, Official
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Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base. Approval of student loan repayment applications from eligible nurses; repayment agreements.
Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 135-1-.01 et seq. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 195-1-.01 et seq. Georgia Composite Medical Board, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 360-1-.01 et seq. Georgia Board of Nursing, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 410-1-.01 et seq. State Board of Pharmacy, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 480-1-.01 et seq. State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, § 510-1-.01 et seq.