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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-1-16. Senate confirmation of appointments to professional licensing boards.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-1-16. Senate confirmation of appointments to professional licensing boards.

Each person appointed by the Governor as a member of a professional licensing board shall be confirmed by the Senate; and any such appointment made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective until the appointment is acted upon by the Senate.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-1-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.