{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-20-2","heading":"Legislative findings and intent.","body":"The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the citizens of this state to require newly elected members of a county governing authority, prior to taking office, to attend a course of training and education on matters pertaining to the administration and operation of county government. The purpose of such course shall be to instruct such individuals in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of their positions of public trust.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties Only","CHAPTER 20 County Leadership Training"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"be9cca35535ad32d08989e0ce973b88698c8dbba0deb52a4ed9d349321c105a1","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-20-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}