The cost of administration and the cost of public assistance provided under any of the categories of public assistance authorized under Code Section 49-4-3 shall be met from such funds as shall be made available therefor from state and federal appropriations. No county shall be required to participate in the cost of such public assistance or in the cost of the administration thereof.
(Ga. L. 1965, p. 385, § 17; Ga. L. 1970, p. 451, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
FICA contributions considered as costs of administration.
- For purposes of this section, social security (FICA) employer contributions can be considered as "costs of administration" of public assistance. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-36.