Bill Text: GA SB147 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public Officials; prohibit from granting themselves licenses by waiving certain requirements; penalties

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-14 - House Second Readers [SB147 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB147-Amended.html
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ADOPTED
Senators Staton of the 18th and Brown of the 26th offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Ethics Committee substitute to SB 147 (LC 29 4693S) by designating subsection (c) on line 38 as subsection (d) and adding between lines 37 and 38 the following:
(c) Any license that has been issued by a public official by waiving any legal, educational, or testing requirement for himself or herself relative to the issuance of any license to himself, herself, or his or her business shall bear a disclaimer in all capital letters in boldface type that states: 'NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: THIS LICENSE WAS SELF-ISSUED BY (NAME OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL) WITHOUT THE HOLDER FULLY MEETING THE LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR TESTING REQUIREMENTS.' Said disclaimer shall be included in any public listing or directory of license holders.
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