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# O.C.G.A. § 43-1-14. Authority of Governor to appoint qualified persons to professional licensing boards.

The Governor is authorized to appoint any person who is otherwise qualified as provided by law to serve as a member of any professional licensing board for a regular term or for an unexpired term, notwithstanding the fact that the law creating such board requires the Governor to appoint members from a list of nominees submitted by a private organization or association.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1162, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.

## Cross References

Appointment powers of Governor generally, § 45-12-50 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Legislative Delegation of Executive Power of Appointment to Private Organizations Held Unconstitutional,” see 16 Ga. St. B.J. 129 (1980).