History. Code 1981, § 15-11-146 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-6/HB 361; Ga. L. 2016, p. 134, § 1-2/HB 887; Ga. L. 2019, p. 67, § 5/HB 472; Ga. L. 2021, p. 134, § 5/SB 28.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 18, 2019, added the second sentence in paragraph (b)(2); inserted “or ordering a temporary alternative to foster care in accordance with paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-11-133.1” in the introductory language of subsection (c); and substituted “or” for “and” at the end of paragraph (c)(1).
The 2021 amendment, effective January 1, 2022, substituted “authorizing or continuing any voluntary agreement between the parent, guardian, or legal custodian and DFCS for the child to be cared for by a relative or fictive kin pursuant to” for “in accordance with” in the middle of subsection (c).
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