History. Code 1981, § 50-13-41 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1856, § 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1072, § 6; Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 10; Ga. L. 2018, p. 762, § 3/HB 790; Ga. L. 2019, p. 893, § 11/SB 225; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 50/SB 52; Ga. L. 2020, p. 371, § 9/HB 1098; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 50/SB 429; Ga. L. 2021, p. 118, § 2/HB 553.
The 2019 amendments. —
The first 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, added “; or the Department of Human Services in a contested case where the such department is required to be the ultimate decision maker by federal law or regulations governing titles IV-B and IV-E of the federal Social Security Act.” at the end of paragraph (d)(1). The second 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in the first sentence of paragraph (d)(4).
The 2020 amendments. —
The first 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, inserted “the Department of Transportation;” near the end of paragraph (d)(1). The second 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “Title IV-B and Title IV-E” for “titles IV-B and IV-E” near the end of paragraph (d)(1).
The 2021 amendment, effective April 29, 2021, added paragraphs (a)(4) through (a)(6); in paragraph (d)(1), in the middle, inserted a comma following “business”, inserted “the Department of Community Health;”, and inserted a comma following “Department of Human Services”.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, in paragraph (d)(1), single quotes were substituted for double quotes preceding and following “reviewing agency” near the beginning and “the” was deleted following “in a contested case where” near the end.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 11, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that all cases pending before the Professional Practices Commission on June 30, 1998, shall be transferred to the Professional Standards Commission.
U.S. Code.
The federal Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on administrative law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 39 (2012).
For article, “Researching Georgia Law,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2015).