Committee advances DBHDD measure to standardize community service boards

Feb 24, 2026

A committee passed a DBHDD agency bill to standardize community service board (CSB) governance across Georgia, changing definitions, bylaws requirements, executive director roles and allowing reconstitution options; motion carried unanimously.

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A state Health and Human Services committee voted unanimously to advance a Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) agency bill that would impose a more consistent governance framework for Georgia’s 22 community service boards. The bill was presented as a way to strengthen oversight and improve how regional mental health providers function.

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