43-1-29. Suspension of license for nonpayment of student loans prohibited.

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A professional licensing board shall not suspend the license of a person licensed by that board 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, § 43-1-29, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1066, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-12/SB 214; Ga. L. 2024, p. 120, § 2-35/HB 985, effective June 30, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective June 30, 2024, deleted “is a borrower in default under the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program as determined by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation or because he or she” following “she” in the middle of this Code section.

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Text read from t43-ch1-32-(v30)-pdf.pdf, Volume V30, 2022 edition, 2025 supplement, page 21; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 2878b50660ad.

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