Georgia § 19-14-20 - Creation.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 19-14-20 — Creation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-14-20. Creation.
The State Children's Trust Fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund shall be expended only as provided in this chapter and in Part 1 of Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 49, and the State Children's Trust Fund shall continue in existence until repealed by the legislature. (Code 1981, § 19-14-20 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1133, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 6/HB 1054.) Editor's notes. - See the Editor's notes following the chapter heading. Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 1/HB 1054, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act may be cited as the 'Children and Family Services Strengthening Act of 2008.'" Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 2/HB 1054, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly finds that well-intentioned efforts over the years have resulted in the creation of several agencies focused on preventing child abuse and juvenile delinquency, on serving at-risk families and troubled youth, and on promoting the improvement of our state's child welfare system. The General Assembly further finds that the work of some of these agencies overlaps, and that the at-risk families and troubled children of Georgia will be more efficiently and effectively served by consolidating the Children and Youth Coordinating Council with the Children's Trust Fund Commission, by placing the functions of the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel under the supervision of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children, and by encouraging these consolidated agencies to collaborate to create a consistent vision for serving the needs of our state's families in need." Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Grant programs, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Grants of the Children's Trust Fund Commission, Chapter 98-1.
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