{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-11-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-11-2","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The General Assembly finds and declares that:\n(1) A central element in the development of the state’s young persons is the provision of meaningful work experience to teach the value of labor and membership in a productive society;\n(2) There is a need for a comprehensive youth development program including meaningful work experience and basic education to address unemployment, undereducation, and lack of life-coping skills among young adults;\n(3) This state has a continuing need for involvement by young persons in public works and services, especially relating to conservation, the enhancement of our natural resources, and the provision of human services;\n(4) The state is still benefiting from the wide range of public works accomplished by the conservation corps many years ago and that a similar program will likewise benefit future generations; and\n(5) Values of hard work, public spiritedness, group achievement and cooperation, resource conservation, and environmental appreciation can and should be transmitted to society’s youth through a conservation corps program.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 11 Georgia Youth Conservation Corps"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.12.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"442c9da56217dce3a71c73b591f77b97d25298a992357ae3510e08a777cd967e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-11-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-11-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}