§ 49-9-50. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Competitive integrated employment” means work, including self-employment, in the labor market performed on a full-time or part-time basis in a setting in which an individual with a disability interacts with individuals without disabilities in all aspects of the job function and for which such individual with a disability […]
§ 49-9-51. Creation of Employment First Georgia Council; Membership; Operation
There is created the Employment First Georgia Council. The council shall be assigned to the Department of Human Services for administrative purposes only, as defined by Code Section 50-4-3; provided, however, that the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall provide staff and administrative and clerical functions for the council. The Employment First Georgia Council shall be […]
§ 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 […]
§ 49-9-12. Independent Living Program
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is the designated state unit for the independent living program. The independent living program is authorized to provide or contract for the provision of such services as may be needed to enable persons with disabilities to attain the maximum degree of independent living. The powers delegated and authorized in this […]
§ 49-9-13. Entitlement to Hearing if Aggrieved
Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the agency shall be entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a hearing in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” and in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. History. Code 1981, […]
§ 49-9-14. Rights Not Transferable; Exempt From Creditors
Any rights of persons with disabilities to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-9-14 , as redesignated by Ga. L. […]
§ 49-9-15. Coverage by a Hospitalization or Medical Insurance Policy
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is covered by a hospitalization or medical insurance policy, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall be subrogated to the rights of such person with disabilities to recover in an amount not to exceed the cost of vocational rehabilitation services rendered by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation […]
§ 49-9-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term or terms: “Agency” means the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency created pursuant to Code Section 49-9-4. “Blind person” means a person who has: Not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction; or An equally disabling loss of the visual field. “Board” means the Georgia […]
§ 49-9-2. Creation of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board
There is created the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board. The board shall consist of nine members who work or have worked in the area of vocational rehabilitation or who are a part of the vocational rehabilitation community; provided, however, that five members shall be persons with disabilities or family members of persons with disabilities. The […]
§ 49-9-3. Duties of Executive Director of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
There shall be an executive director of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency nominated by the Governor and approved by the board. The director shall serve during the term of the Governor by whom he or she is appointed and at the pleasure of the board. If the Governor’s term expires and the incoming Governor has […]