Georgia Strengthens Governance Requirements For Community Behavioral Health Service Boards

On March 10, 2014, the Georgia legislature passed a governance requirement and performance measure for 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. On March 31, 2014, the measure went to . . .