The real estate license of the real estate commissioner and all other employees of the commission who are licensed by the commission shall be on inactive status during the time of their employment with the commission. The commissioner or such employees will not be required to pay a fee to keep their licenses on an inactive status. Such license shall be taken off the inactive status and returned to the commissioner or employee when his employment is terminated.
(Ga. L. 1978, p. 231, § 5.)