EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

The Georgia General Assembly, during the 2012 Session, passed
legislation (House Bill 1146) to create the Georgia Vocational
Rehabilitation Services Board (GVRSB) and Georgia Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA); and

The GVRA will be a stand—alone executive branch agency attached for
administration purposes in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-4-3 to the
Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS); and

The GVRSB and GVRA will assume, as of July 1, 2012, all powers,
functions, duties, programs, institutions, and authority relating to the
former Division of Rehabilitation Services within the Georgia
Department of Labor (DOL); and

The GVRSB shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by
the Governor. The GVRSB shall recommend to the Governor and
General Assembly changes in state programs, statutes, policies,
budgets, and standards relating to vocational rehabilitation services,
the improvement of coordination among state and local agencies that
provide vocational rehabilitation services, and the improvement of the
condition of citizens who are in need of vocational rehabilitation
services; and

The GVRA shall have an Executive Director nominated by the
Governor and approved by the GVRSB. The Executive Director shall,
with the approval of the GVRSB, prepare such regulations for
promulgation by the GVRSB as he or she deems necessary to carry out
the purposes of the legislation; shall prepare such policies and
procedures as he or she finds necessary and establish appropriate
subordinate administrative units within the GVRA; shall prepare and
submit to the GVRSB annual reports of activities and expenditures,
and estimates of sums required for carrying out the purposes of the
GVRA and estimates of the amounts to be made available for this