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HB665: Moving Environmental Health Duties to the State Department
This bill moves all powers and duties about environmental health from local county boards of health to the state Department of Public Health.
What This Bill Does
- Transfers authority for environmental health matters from county boards of health to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
- Describes responsibilities and authorities of the Department of Public Health related to environmental health.
- Provides definitions needed for these changes in state law.
- Includes rules on how courts or officials should interpret this new law (statutory construction).
- Makes a confirming revision to laws about local exceptions to outdoor watering limits.
Who It Names or Affects
- County boards of health
- The Georgia Department of Public Health
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state the specific date when these changes will take effect.
- The source material does not detail how existing county staff or resources will be handled during this transfer of duties.