§ 19-13-30. State Commission on Family Violence
The General Assembly finds and declares that violence in Georgia homes among family members accounts for many serious injuries, deaths, and extensive physical and emotional damage to children and adults. Family violence knows no economic or social barriers. The costs of family violence include misery and trauma for individuals and families and increased government spending […]
§ 19-13-31. Commission Created; Comprehensive State Plan for Ending Family Violence; Establishment of Community Task Forces
There is created a State Commission on Family Violence which shall be responsible for developing a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence. This plan shall include the initiation, coordination, and oversight of the implementation of family violence laws and the establishment in each judicial circuit of a Community Task Force on Family Violence. These […]
§ 19-13-32. Membership; Terms; Filling of Vacancies; Officers
The State Commission on Family Violence shall consist of 37 members: Three ex officio members shall be the director of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services, the director of Women’s Health Services in the Department of Public Health, and the Attorney General; Three members shall be members of […]
§ 19-13-33. Meetings; Quorum; Reimbursement for Expenses
The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once every calendar quarter. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission. The commission shall meet at such times and at such designated places in the state as it may determine. A quorum for transacting business shall be […]
§ 19-13-34. Powers and Duties of Commission
The commission shall have the following duties: To study and evaluate the needs, priorities, programs, policies, and accessibility of services relating to family violence throughout this state; To evaluate and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of existing family violence laws, including the response of the present civil and criminal legal systems; To initiate and coordinate […]