Rule 180-2-.03 - Board Action on Applications(1) Notice of the Board's action approving or rejecting an application will be given to an applicant, by first-class mail.(2) In the event the Board makes a preliminary determination that grounds may exist for rejection of an application under O.C.G.A. 43-15-15(b), it will give notice of that determination to the applicant, by certified mail, return receipt requested. The applicant so notified may request a hearing before the Board in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.(3) In the event the Board rejects an application on any ground other than those set forth in O.C.G.A. 43-15-15(b) or 43-15-19, no formal hearing will be permitted before the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion and upon the applicant's written request, permit an applicant an informal conference with the Board or with a designated member thereof for the purpose of permitting the applicant to explain, but not to supplement, his/her application. No recording of such a conference will be permitted.(4) In the event the Board rejects an application based on insufficient experience and/or education, the applicant should not file a new application until such time as the minimum period of deferment has expired. [A period of deferment may be imposed by the Board in accordance with O.C.G.A. 43-15-15(c)]. However, the applicant may file prior to the end of the deferment period if; in the applicant's opinion, there have been substantive changes in the rate in which experience has been earned or education obtained. The new information may be filed either as a new application or as a supplement to the original application. In either case, the required fee shall accompany each application submitted.(5) For applications requiring that the applicant be examined, experience will be considered through the date on which such application was notarized. Experience earned between the date the application was filed and date of the next examination will be considered valid only if the applicant remains in the same, equivalent or higher position in which he/she was employed at the time of filing and may only be claimed when the applicant files a new application or supplemental application as applicable. It is the responsibility of the applicant to keep the Board informed of substantive changes in job duties and responsibilities.(6) The Board will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The request for an accommodation by an individual with a disability must be made in writing and received in the Board office by the application deadline along with the appropriate documentation, as indicated in the Request for Disability Accommodation Guidelines.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 180-2-.03
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-2, 43-15-4, 43-15-6, 43-15-9, 43-15-10, 43-15-13, 43-15-15.
Original Rule entitled "Fees" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965.Amended: F. July 25, 1972; eff. August 14, 1972.Amended: ER. 180-2-0.2-.03 entitled "Board Action on Applications" adopted. F. and eff. July 31, 1975.Amended: Permanent Rule of same title adopted. F. Nov. 4, 1975; eff. Nov. 24, 1975.Amended: F. Aug. 9, 1990; eff. Aug. 29, 1990.Amended: F. Nov. 26, 2001; eff. Dec. 16, 2001.Amended: F. Sept. 16, 2003; eff. Oct. 6, 2003.