Georgia § 31-2A-33 - Administration and duties.

§ 31-2A-33. Administration and duties.

The department shall oversee the program and is authorized to contract with a contract management agency to administer the program. The contract management agency selected by the department shall meet the definition of a contract management agency as defined in paragraph (3) of Code Section 31-2A-31 and shall: Create a grant application process; Evaluate grant applications and make recommendations to the department; Communicate acceptance or denial of grant applications to direct client service providers; Monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant; Maintain records for each grant applicant and award; and Coordinate activities and correspondence between the department and direct client service providers. (Code 1981, § 31-2A-33 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 214, § 2/SB 308; Ga. L. 2017, p. 764, § 2-4/SB 193.) The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added "meet the definition of a contract management agency as defined in paragraph (3) of Code Section 31-2A-31 and shall" at the end of subsection (b). Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2017, p. 764, § 1-1/SB 193, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The General Assembly finds that: "(1) Untreated chlamydial infection has been linked to problems during pregnancy, including preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, and low birth weight. The newborn may also become infected during delivery as the baby passes through the birth canal. Exposed newborns can develop eye and lung infections; and "(2) Untreated gonococcal infection in pregnancy has been linked to miscarriages, premature birth and low birth weight, premature rupture of membranes, and chorioamnionitis. Gonorrhea can also infect an infant during delivery as the infant passes through the birth canal. If untreated, infants can develop eye infections."