05 LC
18 4201S
The
House Committee on Regulated Industries offers the following substitute to HB
17:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 43-38-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to registration by the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies,
so as to authorize the board to establish requirements of continuing education;
to provide for conditions, limitations, and waiver; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 43-38-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
registration by the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies, is
amended in subsection (c) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (5), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in its place ";
and" and by adding a new paragraph immediately following paragraph (6), to be
designated paragraph (7) to read as follows:
"(7)
The board shall be authorized to require continuing education as a condition of
renewal for all persons required to be registered with the board under this
chapter. The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing education
requirement in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other
circumstances as the board deems
appropriate."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.