§ 20-1A-33. Notification to Applicant on Comprehensive Records Check
After being furnished the required records check application under Code Section 20-1A-32, the department shall notify the license, commission, or change of ownership applicant and the records check applicant in writing whether the department’s determination as to a potential director or potential employee is satisfactory or unsatisfactory. If the comprehensive records check determination was satisfactory […]
§ 20-1A-1. Creation
The Department of Early Care and Learning is created as a department of the executive branch of state government and shall have the duties, responsibilities, functions, powers, and authority set forth in this chapter and otherwise provided by law. The Department of Early Care and Learning is the successor to the Office of School Readiness […]
§ 20-1A-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Board” means the Board of Early Care and Learning. “Change of ownership applicant” means any licensed or commissioned early care and education program applying for a new license or commission to operate an early care and education program. “Child care learning center” means any place operated by a […]
§ 20-1A-3. Commissioner; Board; Duties and Powers; Salary; Personnel; Rules and Regulations
There is created a Board of Early Care and Learning and a commissioner of early care and learning. The board shall consist of one member from each congressional district appointed by the Governor. In as far as it is practical, the members of the board shall be representative of all areas and functions encompassed within […]
§ 20-1A-4. Powers and Duties
The Department of Early Care and Learning shall have the following powers and duties: To administer such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of voluntary pre-kindergarten, which shall be known as “Georgia’s Pre-K Program”; To administer such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management […]
§ 20-1A-4.1. Department Authorized to Establish Nonprofit Corporation to Qualify as a Public Foundation to Aid in Carrying Out Department’s Powers and Purposes; Requirements; Annual Report
The department shall have the power and authority to incorporate a nonprofit corporation that could qualify as a public foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to aid the department in carrying out any of its powers and in accomplishing any of its purposes. Any nonprofit corporation created pursuant to this power shall […]