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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-693. Permissible and impermissible grounds for refusal or suspension.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-693. Permissible and impermissible grounds for refusal or suspension.

(a) Where an applicant or licensee 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, such action shall not be grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license.

(b) Where an applicant or licensee has been found not in compliance with an order for child support as provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3, such action shall be sufficient grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license. In such actions, the hearing and appeal procedures provided for in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3 shall be the only such procedures required under this article. The department shall be permitted to share, without liability, information on its applications or other forms with appropriate state agencies to assist them in recovering child support when required by law.

## History

Code 1981, § 7-1-693, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 251, § 1/HB 982; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-2/SB 214; Ga. L. 2024, p. 120, § 2-2/HB 985, effective June 30, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective June 30, 2024, deleted “has been found to be a borrower in default under the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program as determined by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation or” following “or licensee” near the beginning of subsection (a).