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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 49 - Social Services » Chapter 9 - Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency » Article 3 - Employment First Georgia Council » § 49-9-52. Purpose of Council; “Employment First Policy” or “Employment first.”

The purpose of the Employment First Georgia Council shall be to advise the Governor, General Assembly, and state agencies as to the adoption and integration of a policy that recognizes that competitive integrated employment, including self-employment, is the first and preferred option of all state funded services provided to working age individuals with disabilities. Such policy shall be known as the “Employment First Policy” or “Employment First.”

History. Code 1981, § 49-9-52 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 766, § 3/HB 831.