Authorities and agencies assigned to department

(a) Authorities or agencies may be assigned to the department for administrative purposes in accordance with Code Section 50-4-3. The following authorities are assigned to the department in accordance with such Code section: (1) The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; and (2) The Georgia Housing and Finance Authority. (b) The department may induce, by payment of state funds or other consideration, any agency or authority assigned to the department for administrative purposes to perform any local government services and to perform its own statutory function. 716 History. Code 1981, § 50-8-13, enacted by Ga. L. 50-8-16 1988, p. 38, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1653, § 2-3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 949, § 1/HB 244. 50-8-14. Exemption from “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” The administration of programs, grants, and other activities covered by this chapter shall not be covered by, subject to, or required to comply with or satisfy any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, known as the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” History. Code 1981, § 50-8-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 38, § 1. 50-8-15. Rights of state employees transferred from State Building Administrative Board; validity of board’s legal contracts. (a) State employees transferred from the State Building Administrative Board on March 31, 1980, shall continue to retain all rights, entitlements, and privileges as state employees and participate in the various state personnel programs as they were previously entitled or otherwise authorized. (b) Any legal contracts entered into by the State Building Administrative Board which were in effect on March 31, 1980, are transferred and shall continue in effect under the Department of Community Affairs until their normally prescribed termination or expiration. History. Code 1981, § 50-8-15, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 38, § 1. 50-8-16. Rights of state employees transferred from Bureau of Community Affairs; validity of bureau’s legal contracts. (a) State employees transferred from the Bureau of Community Affairs to the Department of Community Affairs on July 1, 1977, shall retain all rights, entitlements, and privileges as state employees and shall participate in the various state personnel programs as they were previously entitled or authorized to participate. (b) Any legal contracts entered into by the bureau which were in effect on July 1, 1977, are transferred and shall continue in effect under the Department of Community Affairs under their normally prescribed termination or expiration. 717 50-8-18 History. Code 1981, § 50-8-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 38, § 1. 50-8-17. Employees serve in classified and unclassified service.