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HB34 • 2025

Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish

Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish

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Sponsor
Washburn, Dale
Last action
2026-03-27
Official status
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary mentions an effective date will be provided, but no specific date is listed in the available text.

HB34: New System to Track Professional License Education

This bill creates a tracking system for professional licensing boards under the Secretary of State's office to monitor if license holders have met their continuing education requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a continuing education tracking solution for professional licensing boards under the Office of the Secretary of State.
  • Monitors compliance with applicable continuing education requirements for licenses.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in the new system and related laws.
  • Requires that certain licenses be issued only after proving compliance with continuing education requirements.
  • Allows for the adoption of rules and regulations to manage the tracking solution.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Professional licensing boards under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Secretary of State.
  • License holders who must meet continuing education requirements before receiving certain licenses.
  • The Office of the Secretary of State, which oversees the new tracking system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not list the specific professions or types of licenses that must use this new tracking system.
  • No effective date is provided in the source material for when these rules will begin.
  • The cost of creating and running the tracking solution is not mentioned.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-27 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish