§ 43-10a-4 — Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; composition; terms; removal; vacancies

(a) There is created the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. The board shall consist of ten members who have been residents of this state for at least 12 months prior to taking office. The ten members shall be constituted as follows: (1) Three members licensed in professional counseling; (2) Three members licensed as social workers; (3) Three members licensed as marriage and family therapists; and (4) One member who shall represent the public at large and have no professional connection with any specialty. (b) All members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Those members of the board who are required to be licensed shall be persons who are practicing in the designated specialty at the time of appointment. (c) Members of the board shall serve for a term of three years and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. No member shall serve on the board more than two consecutive terms. (d) Members of the board may be removed by the Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, or conviction of any felony. (e) Vacancies occurring on the board, other than those caused by expiration of a term of office, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the position vacated for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is appointed and qualified. (f) Any person appointed to the board when the Senate is not in regular session may serve on the board without Senate confirmation until the Senate acts upon that appointment.

Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 813,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.