Georgia § 50-8-1 - Creation and continuation of department.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-8-1 — Creation and continuation of department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-8-1. Creation and continuation of department.
The Department of Community Affairs is created as a department of the executive branch of state government. The Department of Community Affairs, as it existed immediately prior to July 1, 1989, shall continue to exist as a department of the executive branch of state government in accordance with this article. From and after July 1, 1989, the Department of Community Affairs shall have the duties, responsibilities, functions, power, and authority set forth in this article and otherwise provided by law. (Code 1981, § 50-8-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 38, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 2.1.) Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Administration, Chapter 110-1-1. Minimum planning standards and procedures for local comprehensive planning, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Coordinated Planning, Chapter 110-3-2.
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