History. Code 1981, § 20-3-660 , enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 145, § 2/SB 107; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 2(12)/SB 397.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2021.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general educational development (GED)” in paragraph (c)(2) and in subsection (e).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, “Division of Family and Children Services” was substituted for “Department of Family and Children Services” throughout this Code section.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2022, “HSE” was substituted for “GED” twice in subsection (e).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Former Code Section 20-3-660, relating to program of grants created, duties of the Division of Family and Children Services, and reporting by the Education Coordinating Council, was repealed by Ga. L. 2021, p. 145, § 2/SB 107, effective July 1, 2021. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 2005, p. 479, § 1/HB 272; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 20/SB 46; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-40/HB 242.