§ 49-4B-2. Compact
The Governor of this state is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of Georgia with any of the United States legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:
§ 49-5-12.3. Definitions; Annual Inspection of Child Welfare Agency
As used in this Code section, the term: “Affected agency” means any state agency, department, division, or office which requires a license or commission from the department for child welfare agencies, including, but not limited to, the Division of Family and Children Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental […]
§ 49-4B-3. Role of Governor in Implementation of Compact; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Board
With respect to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles set out in Code Section 49-4B-2: The Governor shall by executive order establish the initial composition, terms, and compensation of the Georgia State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision required by Article IX of that compact, with the Governor making the appointments to those positions; provided, however, that […]
§ 49-5-13. Private Child Care Learning Centers Not Required to Meet Federal Adult-Child Ratio
Nothing in this article or any rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be construed to require that private child care learning centers maintain a ratio of adults to children under care that is commensurate with any federal requirement concerning such adult to child ratio. History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 720, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, […]
§ 49-5-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Children and Youth Act.” History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 81, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 49/HB 79. The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “This article shall be known […]
§ 49-5-2. Purpose of Article
The purpose of this article is to promote, safeguard, and protect the well-being and general welfare of children and youth of this state through a comprehensive and coordinated program of public child welfare and youth services, providing for: Social services and facilities for children and youths who require care, control, protection, treatment, or rehabilitation and […]
§ 49-5-3. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Age or developmentally appropriate” means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally-appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are […]
§ 49-5-4. Other State Departments, Agencies, Officers, and Employees to Assist Department
It shall be the duty of all other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assure the most effective coordination and use of state resources, personnel, and facilities for the benefit of children and youths and to assist the Department of Human Services in effectuating the purposes of this article by making available to the […]
§ 49-4A-10. Escape From Juvenile Detention Facility; Petition; Commitment
Whenever any child shall escape from any juvenile detention facility, the department shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, he or she shall be committed for an additional 12 months in a juvenile detention facility under the jurisdiction of the department or to another institution under the Department of Corrections. […]
§ 49-4A-11. Aiding or Encouraging Child to Escape; Hindering Apprehension of Child
Any person who shall knowingly aid, assist, or encourage any child who has been committed to the department to escape or to attempt to escape its control or custody shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. Any […]