Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 6. FOREST RESOURCES AND OTHER PLANT LIFE · Article 1. FOREST RESOURCES · Part 2. PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL FORESTRY

12-6-49.2. Suspension of registered forester license.

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(a)
The board shall not suspend the license of any registered forester because he or she has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.#
(b)
The board shall not deny the application for renewal of any applicant or licensee because he or she has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 12-6-49.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1094, § 5; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-5/SB 214; Ga. L. 2024, p. 120, § 2-5/HB 985, effective June 30, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective June 30, 2024, deleted subsection (a)

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Text read from t12-(v10)-pdf.pdf, Volume V10, 2021 edition, 2025 supplement, page 53; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 61b02cff0a12.

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