History. Code 1981, § 43-26-53 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 4/HB 315; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 43/SB 340; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 43/HB 90.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “board” for “applicable board” throughout this Code section.
The 2015 amendment, effective March 13, 2015, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “board” for “applicable board” in the second and third sentences in subsection (b).