2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6)
Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11)
Section 12-11-2 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds and declares that:

• (1) A central element in the development of the state's young persons is the provision of meaningful work experience to teach the value of labor and membership in a productive society;

• (2) There is a need for a comprehensive youth development program including meaningful work experience and basic education to address unemployment, undereducation, and lack of life-coping skills among young adults;

• (3) This state has a continuing need for involvement by young persons in public works and services, especially relating to conservation, the enhancement of our natural resources, and the provision of human services;

• (4) The state is still benefiting from the wide range of public works accomplished by the conservation corps many years ago and that a similar program will likewise benefit future generations; and

• (5) Values of hard work, public spiritedness, group achievement and cooperation, resource conservation, and environmental appreciation can and should be transmitted to society's youth through a conservation corps program.