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HB 351 - State examining boards; members reside in state

Buckner, Gail M (95th)	Henson, Michele (65th)	Manning, Judith H (32nd)
Snow, Mike (2nd)

Status Summary	HC:	Judy	SC:	SLGO	FR:	01/29/99	LA:	03/16/00	S - Favorably Reported (CS )

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the regulation of professions and businesses, so as to require that members of state examining boards reside in this state on a full-time basis during their terms of office; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 43-1-14

HB 351                                            LC 22 3525S 
 
 
                _______________________ offers the following 
      substitute to HB 351: 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding 
  1- 3  the regulation of professions and businesses, so as to 
  1- 4  require that members of state examining boards reside in 
  1- 5  this state during their terms of office; to provide for 
  1- 6  replacement of any member who ceases to be a state resident; 
  1- 7  to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 8  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the 
  1-13  regulation of professions and businesses, is amended by 
  1-14  striking in its entirety Code Section 43-1-14, relating to 
  1-15  the authority of the Governor to appoint qualified persons 
  1-16  to state examining boards, and inserting in lieu thereof a 
  1-17  new Code Section 43-1-14 to read as follows: 
 
  1-18    "43-1-14. 
 
  1-19    (a) The Governor is authorized to appoint any person who 
  1-20    is otherwise qualified as provided by law to serve as a 
  1-21    member of any state examining board for a regular term or 
  1-22    for an unexpired term, notwithstanding the fact that the 
  1-23    law creating such board requires the Governor to appoint 
  1-24    members from a list of nominees submitted by a private 
  1-25    organization or association. 
 
  1-26    (b) Any person appointed to serve as a member of any state 
  1-27    examining board shall be a resident of the state during 
  1-28    his or her term of office, and the Governor shall replace 
  1-29    any member who, after appointment, ceases to be a resident 
  1-30    of this state." 
 
  1-31                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-32  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1999. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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