O.C.G.A. § 50-4-7 (2019)
State service delivery regions
(a) For the purpose of delivering state services to local units of government and citizens and for the purpose of establishing state agency regional boundaries, there are created 12 state service delivery regions as follows:
(1) State Service Delivery Region 1 shall be composed of Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties;
(2) State Service Delivery Region 2 shall be composed of Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties;
(3) State Service Delivery Region 3 shall be composed of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties;
(4) State Service Delivery Region 4 shall be composed of Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson counties;
(5) State Service Delivery Region 5 shall be composed of Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties;
(6) State Service Delivery Region 6 shall be composed of Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties;
(7) State Service Delivery Region 7 shall be composed of Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties;
(8) State Service Delivery Region 8 shall be composed of Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quit502 man, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster counties;
(9) State Service Delivery Region 9 shall be composed of Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties;
(10) State Service Delivery Region 10 shall be composed of Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties;
(11) State Service Delivery Region 11 shall be composed of Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, and Ware counties; and
(12) State Service Delivery Region 12 shall be composed of Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Screven counties.
(b) This Code section shall not apply to or affect aging program planning and service areas, health districts, or mental health districts.
History
Code 1981, § 50-4-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1230, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 789, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 143, § 1/SB 144; Ga. L. 2010, p. 451, § 1/HB 1260.
Annotations
Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “McIntosh” was substituted for “Mcintosh” in paragraph (a)(12).
CHAPTER 5 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Sec.
Article 1 General Provisions
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Department created; appointment of commissioner. 50-5-2 through 50-5-9. Redesignated. 50-5-10 and 50-5-11. [Reserved]. Workers’ compensation selfinsurance program for state employees. Workers’ compensation selfinsurance program funding. Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund. Provision of administrative services to local political subdivisions. Liability insurance and selfinsurance for state authorities; funding. Revenue from sale of surplus state equipment.
Article 2 Administrative Space Management 50-5-30 through 50-5-39. [Reserved].
Article 3 State Purchasing
PART 1 GENERAL AUTHORITY, DUTIES, AND PROCEDURE
Purposes and policies of part. Power, authority, and duty of department. Commercial fidelity bonds for officials, officers, and employees of certain county boards and departments. Power to examine books, records, and papers. Purchasing personnel. Rules and regulations. Specified purposes for rules and regulations. Department to establish
standard contract specifications. Duty of department to purchase all supplies, services, materials, and equipment; requisition by state agencies; unlawful purchases. Certain purchases through department not mandatory. State agencies to furnish department estimates and inventories. Preference of products produced in Georgia; vendor preference. [Reserved] Use of recycled paper products. Use of recycled content paper products. Use of retreaded tires. Use of compost and mulch in road building, land maintenance, and land development activities; preference of Georgia compost and mulch. Policies requiring reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies. Authorities to give preference to products produced in Georgia. [Reserved] Preference to local sellers of Georgia products. Green building standards; exclusive use of Georgia forest products in state construction contracts; exceptions. Multiyear contracts authorized; standard form provisions; what funds obligated; interest. Prohibited terms in state contracts. Transfer of personal property titles to effectuate lease purchases; authority; form.
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Sec. Department to compile and consolidate all estimates. Competitive bidding procedure. Prequalification of prospective suppliers. Purchases without competitive bidding. Purchases for county boards of education. Emergency purchases authorized; report of circumstances. Construction and public works contracts conducted by department; advertising costs; exceptions. Goods and services to be obtained from correctional industries when certified as available. [Reserved] Goods and services to be obtained from sheltered workshops and training centers when certified available; standards for certification of availability. Lease or construction of warehouse space. All tax stamps, tags, and paraphernalia evidencing the payment of tax to be purchased by department; requisition and payment. Multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts; external oversight committee; annual report. Financial interest of department personnel in contracts; acceptance of benefits from contractors; penalty; removal from office. Purchase contracts contrary to part void and officers personally liable. Unlawful to use state purchasing resources for personal benefit; exception. Unlawful to purchase beef not raised and produced in United States; exceptions; penalty. Contracting with certain
vendors that fail to collect sales and use tax prohibited; exception. Purchasing card program; requirements; penalties for violations. Contracting with companies having business operations in Sudan. Contracting with companies owned by Russia or Belarus. Contracting with companies owned by China. Prohibition on contracting with companies without certification against boycott of Israel. PART 2
Local political subdivision purchases through state authorized. Determination to purchase through state. Competitive bidding procedure. Purchase of items in name of state. PART 3
Short title. Definitions. Legislative intent; duty to effectuate; data sharing. Creation of advisory council; membership; meetings; chairman; executive director. Reports required of advisory council. PART 4
[EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2024] MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
[Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.] Purpose. [Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.] Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.] Eligibility
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and procedures for certification; appeal of denial. [Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.] Fraud in certification process; penalty; effect of multiple violations.
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PART 4 [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024] MINORITY, WOMEN, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Powers and authority of council. Participation of certified community based rehabilitation programs. Procurement of contracts with central nonprofit agency; fee; cancellation or modification; grandfathered contracts. Article 4
[Effective January 1, 2024. See note.] Purpose. [Effective January 1, 2024. See note.] Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2024. See note.] Eligibility and procedures for certification; appeal of denial. [Effective January 1, 2024. See note.] Fraud in certification process; penalty; effect of multiple violations.
Disposition of Surplus Property
PART 5 STATE USE COUNCIL
Creation; membership; terms; appointments; compensation; existence.
Cross references. Powers and duties of Department of Administrative Services regarding transportation services for officers and employees of state, T. 50, C. 19. Juvenile Court forms, Uniform Rules
Lists of surplus property. Transfer, sale, trade, or destruction authorized; certain employee purchases prohibited. Rules and regulations. Transfer to political subdivision by negotiated sale; conditions. Transfer to charitable institutions or public corporations by negotiated sale; conditions. Limited application of provisions. Penalty.
for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 3.8. Maintenance by Juvenile Court of prescribed forms, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 3.8(c).
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS