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AGENCY STRUCTURE

The Title VI Coordinator The Legal Team also provides impact public safety, drivers, and
manages the non-discrimination guidance in employment actions revenue collection. As the GECPS
program for the agency. and responds to complaints program owner, DDS understands
The Title VI Coordinator is filed with the Equal Employment our important role in protecting
responsible for investigating Opportunity Commission (EEOC). public trust. In particular, GECPS
complaints stemming from Additionally, the Legal Team is tasked with monitoring court
alleged discrimination based oversees the Georgia Electronic citation processing for compliance
on classifications protected by Conviction Processing System with state and federal regulations
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (GECPS). This program ensures that require citations to be sent
(e.g. race, color, national origin the prompt and accurate to DDS within 10 days of court
and disability). The Coordinator transmitting of convictions from disposition date. The addition of
is also responsible for drafting Georgia courts and updating the court auditor has improved
relevant policies and procedures, of driving records for Georgia our progress with monitoring
collecting, and evaluating and out-of-state licensees in a the courts and their timely
statistical data, engaging in standard, electronic format. In submission of convictions to DDS.
community outreach, and FY 2021, 793,540 transmissions Additionally, the Court Auditor has
conducting compliance reviews were submitted. The GECPS team been in contact with numerous
and audits. The Coordinator also provides onboarding, training, courts and has remotely observed
directly corresponds with external and on-going use and support to and assessed court processes.
customers. over 900 Georgia courts and law Desk audits continued to be
Aside from providing advice enforcement by phone, email, conducted during the Public
regarding laws that impact and face-to-face communication. Health Emergency. In FY 2021, 70
driver’s licenses, the Legal Team Erroneous or incomplete audits were conducted.
also participates in agency-wide conviction data can adversely
and inter-agency projects. For
such projects, the Legal Team
provides guidance on agreements FY2021 GECPS REPORTING
with private vendors and other
government agencies, as well Returned Acceptance
as guidance regarding proper Month Reported To Court Rate
administration, storage, usage, July 2020 116,017 3,785 96.74%
and protection of private data. August 2020 107,229 2,853 97.34%
Overall, the Legal Team is September 2020 103,020 2,900 97.19%
actively involved in projects October 2020 106,852 2,881 97.30%
springing from various divisions November 2020 91,336 2,212 97.58%
throughout the agency. The December 2020 89,200 2,211 97.52%
attorneys provide real-time January 2021 104,877 2,611 97.51%
advice for projects originating February 2021 100,772 2,571 97.45%
from Information Technology, March 2021 81,429 2,041 97.49%
Project Management, Regulatory April 2021 34,507 1,226 96.45%
Compliance, and special projects May 2021 32,351 1,347 95.84%
directed by the Commissioner.
June 2021 59,696 2,006 96.64%
TOTAL: 10,27286 28644 97.21%

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