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GA HB952
Bill
Status
Passed
4/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Chad Nimmer
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Georgia Professional Regulation Reform Act" (Chapter 1C of Title 43) to provide executive oversight of state professional licensing boards in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC (2015) ruling on antitrust immunity
- Grants the Governor (or designee) authority and duty to actively supervise professional licensing boards by reviewing and approving or vetoing any board rule before it is filed with the Secretary of State or becomes effective
- Authorizes the Governor to review, approve, remand, modify, or reverse any board action that is challenged via appeal or submitted by a board for review, and to promulgate regulations or executive orders to implement the chapter
- Requires all gubernatorial reviews to be fully completed within 90 days and exempts the Governor from the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act in carrying out these duties
- Declares state policy that competition should be displaced only when necessary to protect consumers from "present, significant, and substantiated harms" threatening public health and safety, and excludes the State Bar of Georgia from the definition of professional licensing board
Legislative Description
"Georgia Professional Regulation Reform Act"; enact
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2016
Full Bill Text
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