Rule 240-1-.01 - Organization of Board(1) The Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers is created by act of the Georgia General Assembly with the passage of House Bill 314 to amend Title 43 Chapter 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, combining the former Georgia State Board of Barbers and the former Georgia State Board of Cosmetology effective July 1, 2015 (O.C.G.A. §43-10).(2) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapters 1 and 10, all Rules and Regulations of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers pertaining to licensure, complaints and enforcement shall be administered by the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The office of the Division Director is located at 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217.(3) The Board receives, reviews, and adjudicates student and consumer complaints with regard to the educational facilities and individuals licensed by the Board in compliance with 34 CFR § 600.9(a)(1). Disciplinary action by the Board includes, but is not limited to the following: compliance orders, citations, fines, referral to other federal and state agencies, as well as probation, suspension and/or revocation of license, when warranted.(4) The members of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers shall be appointed by the Governor (O.C.G.A. § 43-10-2(f)).(5) The public may obtain information and submit requests at the Office of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards (O.C.G.A. § 43-10-2(i)).Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 240-1-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-3, 43-1-4, 43-1-5, 43-1-16, 43-1-19, 43-1-21, 43-10-2, 43-10-6, 43-10-7, 43-10-8, 43-10-9, 43-10-10, 43-10-11, 43-10-12, 43-10-14, 43-10-15.
Original Rule entitled "Organization of Board" adopted. F. Dec. 21, 2016; eff. Jan. 10, 2017.