2022 Georgia Code
Title 30 - Handicapped Persons
Chapter 5 - Protection of Disabled Adults and Elder Persons
§ 30-5-10. Cooperative Effort in Development of Programs Relating to Abuse and Exploitation of Disabled Adults, Elder Persons, and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

The department, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia, and the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education shall develop programs for the education and training of social services, criminal justice, and judicial professionals concerning the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents of long-term care facilities, as defined in Code Section 16-5-100. Said agencies, together with any other agency of this state which is involved in the investigation of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents of long-term care facilities, as defined in Code Section 16-5-100, are directed to cooperate in the development of such training programs to the extent allowable under Article I, Section II, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state.

History. Code 1981, § 30-5-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1085, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 1-10/HB 78.

Code Commission notes.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “Officer” was substituted for “Officers” in the first sentence.

Editor’s notes.

Ga. L. 2000, p. 1085, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Protection of Elder Persons Act of 2000’.”

Law reviews.

For note on 2000 enactment of O.C.G.A. § 30-5-10 , see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 93 (2000).