(Code 1981, §43-26-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 747, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 643, § 1/HB 332.)
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, in subsection (a), in the first sentence, substituted "July 1, 2014" for "April 4, 1990", substituted "be constituted as provided in this Code section" for "continue to consist of eight members to be appointed by the Governor with the confirmation of the Senate", added the second sentence, and deleted the former next-to-last sentence, which read: "Those persons serving as members of the board immediately prior to April 4, 1990, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified."; added the second sentence of subsection (b); substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: "Each of seven members appointed to the board shall be a registered professional nurse; shall have practiced nursing as a registered professional nurse for at least five years since graduation and immediately prior to appointment; shall be engaged in paid employment in clinical, educational, or administrative positions, or any combination thereof; shall be a citizen of the United States; and a resident of Georgia. The eighth member shall be a consumer member appointed by the Governor."; deleted former subsection (d), which read: "No fewer than two members of the board shall hold master's or doctoral degrees or both. No fewer than two members of the board shall be currently employed in nursing service administration. No fewer than two members of the board shall be currently employed in professional nursing education. No two members of the board shall be employed by the same private school, school within the University System of Georgia, private employer, agency of state government, or another public employer. In the event a board member changes employment which causes a conflict with this subsection, the position of the member making such change shall be immediately vacant and a new member appointed to fill the vacancy."; and redesignated former subsection (e) as present subsection (d).
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2013, p. 643, § 7/HB 332, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "For purposes of making initial appointments to the reconstituted Georgia Board of Nursing, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. For all other purposes, this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014." The Governor approved this Act on May 6, 2013.