Bazelon Supports Agreement that Commits Georgia to Improving Community Services for People with DisabilitiesExtension Agreement • May 4th, 2017
Contract Type FiledMay 4th, 2017May 18, 2016 - The State of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice today filed in federal district court an agreement to expand the capacity and improve the quality of community- based services the State provides to individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. This "Extension Agreement" builds upon commitments the State made to overhaul its systems for providing services to these individuals in a 2010 settlement agreement to resolve the Department's claims that Georgia was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Bazelon Supports Agreement that Commits Georgia to Improving Community Services for People with DisabilitiesExtension Agreement • March 30th, 2017
Contract Type FiledMarch 30th, 2017May 18, 2016 - The State of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice today filed in federal district court an agreement to expand the capacity and improve the quality of community- based services the State provides to individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. This "Extension Agreement" builds upon commitments the State made to overhaul its systems for providing services to these individuals in a 2010 settlement agreement to resolve the Department's claims that Georgia was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.