History. Code 1981, § 34-15-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-17/HB 228; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Code 1981, § 49-9-4 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 1/HB 1146; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-45/HB 642; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 49/HB 79; Ga. L. 2015, p. 890, § 12/HB 263.
The 2012 amendments. —
The first 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-15-2 as present Code Section 49-9-4, and rewrote this Code section. The second 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, in the fourth sentence of subsection (d) (now subsection (g)), substituted “rules of the State Personnel Board” for “State Personnel Administration”, and substituted “such rules” for “the State Personnel Administration”; and substituted “State Personnel Board” for “State Personnel Administration” at the end of paragraph (e)(4) (now paragraph (h)(5)).
The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsections (d) and (g).
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, deleted “and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation” following “disability adjudication section” in paragraph (a)(1); and added subsection (l).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2012.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-9-2. Creation of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board
§ 49-9-3. Duties of Executive Director of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
§ 49-9-4. Creation of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; Function
§ 49-9-5. Provision of Services to Persons With Disabilities
§ 49-9-6. Authorization to Utilize Funds
§ 49-9-7. Cooperation to Carry Out the Purposes of Federal Statutes
§ 49-9-8. Office of State Treasurer Designated Custodian of Federal Moneys
§ 49-9-10. Accepting and Use of Gifts
§ 49-9-11. Residency Requirement; Financial Need
§ 49-9-12. Independent Living Program
§ 49-9-13. Entitlement to Hearing if Aggrieved
§ 49-9-14. Rights Not Transferable; Exempt From Creditors
§ 49-9-15. Coverage by a Hospitalization or Medical Insurance Policy
§ 49-9-18. Confidentiality; Penalty
§ 49-9-19. Governing Prohibitions
§ 49-9-20. Rights of General Assembly to Amend or Repeal Chapter