For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009

FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers
Director of Media Relations
404-656-4269
Professionals with licensing inquiries should contact
the Professional Licensing Boards at 478-207-2440

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors at its September 21 Meeting

Macon, Ga.—The Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors met on Monday, September 21, 2009.

The Board voted to post the following proposed rules and amendments:

  • 553-12-.01 The purpose is to establish renewal requirements and guidelines for the residential division.
  • 553-12-.02 The purpose is to establish continuing education requirements for the residential division.
  • 553-12-.03 The purpose is to identify which types of programs will qualify as acceptable continuing education for the residential division.
  • 553-12-.04 The purpose is to establish guidelines on continuing education controls and attendance reports for the residential division.
  • 553-12-.05 The purpose is to establish renewal requirements and guidelines for General Contractors-Limited Tier.
  • 553-12-.06 The purpose is to establish renewal requirements and guidelines for General Contractors-Unlimited.

The rules will be posted in their entirety on the Board’s website at: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/contractors/.

The Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors will hold its next meeting Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards Division in Macon.