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Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of someone (often children or older adults) by a system of power. [4] This can range from acts similar to home-based child abuse, such as neglect, physical and sexual abuse, to the effects of assistance programs working below acceptable service standards, or relying on harsh or unfair ways to modify behavior.
The Constitution of Georgia is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Georgia General Assembly, published in the Georgia Laws, and codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). State agencies promulgate regulations (sometimes called administrative law) which are codified in the Rules and Regulations of ...
The adoption of the new federal constitution obliged Georgia to implement a new state one. Following three separate conventions, [7] a new constitution was adopted in 1789. The new document replaced the unicameral Congress with a bicameral General Assembly. The executive council was abolished, and the legislature given power to elect the governor.
The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
Under the 1983 Constitution, Georgia also has magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, state courts; the General Assembly may also authorize municipal courts. [9] Other courts, including county recorder 's courts, civil courts and other agencies in existence on June 30, 1983, may continue with the same jurisdiction until otherwise ...
Public schools that violate the law would have their state aid withheld and be banned from participating in the Georgia High School Association, the state's main athletic and extracurricular body.
Georgia judges are picking apart controversial new election rules in the state as its early-voting turnout breaks records. The rules, imposed by Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board ...
In December, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights said it was investigating a school district in Granbury, Texas, after more than 100 books, including some LGBTQ themes were ...