§ 38-3-81. Enactment; Text
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with all other states which adopt the compact in a form substantially as follows: “EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree that:
§ 38-3-90. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Disaster Volunteer Leave Act.” History. Code 1981, § 38-3-90 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 883, § 1.
§ 38-3-91. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Disaster” means a presidentially declared disaster or a state of emergency disaster declared by the Governor of a state. “State agency” means any department, officer, commission, board, or institution of this state, including the several courts of this state and the General Assembly and its committees or commissions. […]
§ 38-3-92. Legislative Finding
It is the finding of the General Assembly that natural disasters and disasters created by human agency often arise suddenly and that cooperation among government agencies and volunteer service agencies is vital in coping with such emergencies. The General Assembly further finds that dedicated service by trained and experienced volunteers can help prevent loss and […]
§ 38-3-93. Authorization for Certain Employees of State Agencies to Be Granted Leave From Work With Pay in Order to Participate in Specialized Disaster Relief Services
An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from his or her work with pay for no more than 15 workdays in any 12 month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross, upon the request […]
§ 38-3-32. Sovereign Immunity Granted Those Who Allow Premises to Be Used for Emergency Management Purposes; When
When any person, firm, or corporation owning or controlling any real estate or other premises authorizes and permits any emergency management agency, board, or other authority of this state or of any political subdivision of this state to use the premises without charge therefor for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual or practice […]
§ 38-3-56. Registration of Businesses During Emergency
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the governing authority of any county or municipality may provide by ordinance for a program of emergency registration of all or certain designated classes of businesses doing business in the county or municipality during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Such ordinance may be implemented for a […]
§ 38-3-33. Immunity Granted Those Who Provide Equipment in Emergencies
Any person, including anyone in the business of selling or leasing new or used equipment, who provides equipment to the state or to any political subdivision of the state at no cost during an emergency or disaster situation, whether or not officially declared as such, for use in meeting any exigency caused by the emergency […]
§ 38-3-57. Establishment of Standardized, Verifiable, Performance Based Unified Incident Command System; Utilization; Training; Implementation; Funding; First Informer Broadcasters
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency shall establish and maintain, in collaboration with all appropriate state agencies and volunteer organizations with emergency support function roles and professional organizations that represent local public safety agencies, including the Emergency Management Association of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Police Chiefs, the Georgia Fire Chiefs’ Association, and […]
§ 38-3-34. Emergency Management Personnel; Qualifications; Oath; Who May Administer
No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under Articles 1 through 3 of this chapter who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or in this state or the overthrow of any government in the […]