Georgia House Bill 956 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-05 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to provide for national background checks by the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Georgia Crime Information Center; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact"; to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to administer the compact in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions

Rep. Dave Belton [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Randy Nix [R]	Rep. Al Williams [D]
Rep. Brian Prince [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-20	House	House First Readers
2020-02-19	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57486
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190211
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192286