Georgia Code
Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services
§ 43-20A-16. Cause for Disciplinary Actions; Disciplinary Order a Final Order

(a.1) The Secretary of State shall not order the discipline, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter because a person has been found by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation to be a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status as defined in Code Section 20-3-295.
History. Code 1981, § 43-20A-16 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-14/SB 214.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, added “or” at the end of paragraph (a)(11); substituted a period for “; or” at the end of paragraph (a)(12); redesignated former paragraph (a)(13) as present subsection (a.1); and rewrote subsection (a.1), which read: “Has been found by the Secretary of State pursuant to notice by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation that the applicant for or holder of such license is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status as defined in Code Section 20-3-295. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the hearings and appeals procedures provided in Code Section 20-3-295, where applicable, shall be the only such procedures required under this subsection.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services

§ 43-20A-1. Short Title

§ 43-20A-2. Definitions

§ 43-20A-3. Purpose and Intent of Chapter; Administration and Enforcement

§ 43-20A-4. Licensing of Immigration Assistance Providers

§ 43-20A-5. Permissible Services; Terms of Contract for Immigration Services

§ 43-20A-6. Exemptions From Provisions of This Chapter

§ 43-20A-7. Civil Penalties for Violations; Private Cause of Action; Rules and Regulations

§ 43-20A-8. Maintaining Documents

§ 43-20A-9. Obligation of Service Provider to Provide Notice of Pending Disciplinary, Administrative, Civil, or Criminal Action

§ 43-20A-10. Fees

§ 43-20A-11. Amendment of License Application to Account for Events or Developments After License Granted

§ 43-20A-12. Service Member

§ 43-20A-13. Authority to Employ Investigators

§ 43-20A-14. Disclosure of Information

§ 43-20A-15. Formal Order of Investigation; Authorized Action; Emergency Order; Notice Requirements

§ 43-20A-16. Cause for Disciplinary Actions; Disciplinary Order a Final Order

§ 43-20A-17. Suspension of License for Nonpayment, Default, or Breach of Repayment or Service Obligation Under Certain Educational Loan or Scholarship Programs Prohibited

§ 43-20A-18. Cease and Desist Order

§ 43-20A-19. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

§ 43-20A-20. Licensee Required to Notify Licensing Authority Within 10 Days of Felony Conviction

§ 43-20A-21. Criminal Penalties for Violations