In 2009 Georgia implemented their Statewide Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement. This agreement is a separate compact administered by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency-Homeland Security, individual political subdivisions are all enrolled pending local approval.
Enacted: 2009 (1988?)
Compact Type: Separate compact (Codified?)
Compact Name: Statewide Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement
Opt in/Opt out: Opt in
Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee: Yes
Reimbursement/Payment: Receiving
Workers Comp: Receiving (Sending?)
Liability: Sending
Operational Command and Control: Split — sending has administrative control (i.e. protocols and procedures), but receiving has operational control
Credentialing: Silent
Time in Effect: Emergency Declaration
Home Rule or Dillon’s Rule: Dillon’s Rule (Home Rule specifically granted in Article IX of State Constitution)
Last updated: December 10, 2013 at 13:31 pm
