§ 19-13-31.Commission created; comprehensive state plan for ending family violence; establishment of community task forces
Chapter 13. Family Violence · Article 3. State Commission on Family Violence · Last amended 2015 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-13-31
Plain-English Summary
This section brings the State Commission on Family Violence into being. Its central job is to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence. The plan must include starting, coordinating and overseeing how family violence laws are put into practice, and establishing a Community Task Force on Family Violence in each judicial circuit. The task forces are supported by the commission and work in collaboration with it.
For administrative purposes only, the commission is assigned to the Department of Community Supervision, as set out in § 50-4-3. That department also runs the certification of family violence intervention programs under § 19-13-13, and the commission sets the certification fee under § 19-13-11 and, with the department, the program standards under § 19-13-14.
The neighboring sections fill in the rest. Section 19-13-30 states the findings behind the commission, § 19-13-32 sets its membership, and § 19-13-34 lists its duties and powers, including studying the state’s services, monitoring how family violence laws are enforced, and reporting to the General Assembly. The section was last amended in 2015.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Georgia Commission on Family Violence?
It is the State Commission on Family Violence, created by this section to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence. The plan includes initiating, coordinating and overseeing the implementation of family violence laws and establishing a Community Task Force on Family Violence in each judicial circuit.
What is a Community Task Force on Family Violence?
It is a local body in a judicial circuit that works on family violence. This section makes establishing a task force in each judicial circuit part of the commission’s state plan, and says the task forces are supported by, and work in collaboration with, the state commission.
Is there a family violence task force in every Georgia judicial circuit?
The state plan calls for one. This section says the commission’s plan shall include the establishment in each judicial circuit of a Community Task Force on Family Violence. Whether a given circuit’s task force is active is a practical question the statute doesn’t answer.
Which state agency houses the Georgia Commission on Family Violence?
The Department of Community Supervision, for administrative purposes only, as set out in § 50-4-3. The commission keeps its own responsibilities, including the state plan for ending family violence and, under § 19-13-34, standards for family violence intervention programs. Its membership is set in § 19-13-32.
What else does the Georgia Commission on Family Violence do?
Section 19-13-34 lists its duties, including studying the needs and services relating to family violence across the state, monitoring how family violence laws are enforced, recommending education and training, developing models for community task forces, reporting annually to the General Assembly, and developing standards for certifying family violence intervention programs.
Amendment History
Laws 1992, p. 1810, § 1; Laws 1997, p. 1543, § 3; Laws 2002, p. 1435, § 4; Laws 2015, Act 73, § 5-47, eff. July 1, 2015.