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GA HB1144
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Charles Martin
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 43-1-35 to change the standard for issuing expedited licenses by endorsement to spouses of active or transitioning military members stationed in Georgia, replacing the requirement that training, experience, and testing be "substantially similar" with a requirement that the scope of practice be similar to Georgia's scope of practice for that license
- Applies the same relaxed "scope of practice" standard to license by endorsement for non-military individuals who move to Georgia and establish residency, removing the "substantially similar" training, experience, and testing requirement for those applicants as well
- Excludes firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers from the general license-by-endorsement pathway, and excludes licenses to practice law from all provisions of the code section
- Retains the requirement that applicants be in good standing in their prior state with no pending investigations or disciplinary proceedings, and allows only an exam on Georgia-specific laws and regulations
- Maintains the 90-day deadline for issuance of expedited licenses for military spouses and limits application requirements to only the documentation necessary to verify eligibility
Legislative Description
Professions and businesses; change certain requirements for issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of active or transitioning members of armed forces to conform to federal law
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries2/7/2024
Full Bill Text
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