Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to revise a provision authorizing community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to…

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Georgians for a Healthy FutureOpposes

Restructures governance of Georgia's community service boards by transferring the authority to appoint local executive directors from local governing boards to the DBHDD Commissioner, removing a key mechanism for community input into local behavioral health priorities and reducing the influence of consumers and families who participate in CSB governance.

PASSED; awaits the Governor's signature. Senate companion to HB 1368.

Source: healthyfuturega.orgVerified 2026-04-14

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