Georgia Senate Bill 349 Of 2014, An Act To Change The Powers & Duties Of The Department Of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

On March 10, 2014, the Georgia legislature adopted a measure to impose performance requirements and governance changes on the state's 26 community behavioral health service boards (CSBs). The CSBs are local authorities that manage state funding for behavioral health and developmental disability services. The legislation, Senate Bill 349, is intended to strengthen state oversight of the CSBs. The legislation is in response to the state's intervention in one CSB after financial problems surfaced in 2013. The Georgia Senate passed SB 349 on February 18, 2014; the House passed the measure on March 10. It now moves to the . . .