House Bill 1428
By: Representatives McDonald III of the 26th, Reeves of the 99th, Thomas of the 21st, Okoye
of the 102nd, Persinger of the 119th, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 15 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
professional engineers and land surveyors, so as to authorize the Georgia Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors Board to retain certain incidental funds generated by certain
fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 15 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional
engineers and land surveyors, is amended by revising Code Section 43-15-6.1, relating to
fees and funding, as follows:
"43-15-6.1.
(a) To pay the expenses of the board's office and operations and the enforcement of this
chapter, the board by rule or regulation shall be authorized to charge an examination fee,
license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to
be charged by rule or regulation. Fees shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such
a manner that the total amount of fees charged by the board shall approximate the total of
the direct and indirect costs for the operation of the board. Fees may be refunded for good
cause, as determined by the executive director.
(b) All fees collected pursuant to <ins>subsection (a) of</ins> this <del>chapter</del> <ins>Code section</ins> shall be
deposited by the board into the state treasury. Out of the funds thus arising shall be paid
the expenses contemplated in this chapter for the administration and enforcement of this
chapter. All expenditures authorized by the board shall be paid from the funds received
pursuant to this chapter. The expenses of the board must always be kept within the income
collected and deposited in accordance with this <del>chapter</del> <ins>subsection,</ins> and the expense thereof
shall not be supported or paid from any other state fund.
<ins>(c) In addition to the fees provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, the board is
authorized to charge and collect fees to defray costs associated with providing license
verifications, certificates, plaques, and identification cards. The board is also authorized
to retain funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees
required under this chapter. The incidental revenues collected pursuant to this subsection
may be retained by the board pursuant to Code Section 45-12-92.1."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.