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§ 37-12-11. Record Keeping; Annual Reporting

Each community service board shall compile and maintain records of the services provided by co-responder teams and community service board team members, which shall include community follow-ups and actions taken on behalf of incarcerated individuals together with reasonably available outcome data. Community service boards shall report data to the department in a form developed cooperatively […]

§ 37-12-12. Funding and Budgeting; Collaboration

The requirements contained in this chapter shall be contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly or the availability of other funds. No later than July 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the board proposed budgets for co-responder programs for each community service board. The proposed budget for each […]

§ 37-12-13. Liability

Any peace officer, law enforcement agency, community service board, community service board team member, public safety agency, communications officer, or any employee or contractor thereof, who acts in good faith in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for his or her actions in connection with any […]

§ 37-12-14. Statutory Construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating an exclusive method for a law enforcement agency to establish emergency response teams combining peace officers and behavioral health specialists. History. Code 1981, § 37-12-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 722, § 5/SB 403.