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07 AM 29 0631

ADOPTED

Senators Rogers of the 21st, Shafer of the 48th, Douglas of the 17th and Harp of the 29th offered the following amendment:

Amend the committee substitute to SB 114 by inserting after the first semicolon on line 13 of page 1 the following:
to amend Code Section 43-1-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to point credit for veterans taking examinations given by professional licensing boards, so as to change certain provisions relating to points given to disabled veterans;

By inserting between lines 19 and 20 of page 9 the following:

SECTION 5A.
Code Section 43-1-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to point credit for veterans taking examinations given by professional licensing boards, is amended by revising paragraphs (2) and (3) as follows:
"(2) Any applicant who is a disabled veteran and who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard, during wartime or during any conflict when military personnel were committed by the President of the United States and who was discharged for injury or illness incurred in line of duty shall be entitled to a credit of five points if the disability was for an injury or illness incurred in the line of duty and such disability is officially rated at less than 10 percent at the time of taking the examination. Such points shall be added by the person grading the examination to the grade made by the applicant in answering the questions propounded in any such examination; and
(3) Any applicant who is a disabled veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard, during wartime or during any conflict when military personnel were committed by the President of the United States and who was discharged for injury or illness incurred in line of duty shall be entitled to a credit of ten points if the disability was for an injury or illness incurred in the line of duty and such disability is officially rated at 10 percent or above at the time of taking the examination. Such points shall be added by the person grading the examination to the grade made by the applicant in answering questions propounded in any such examination."