{"id":2357056,"date":"2024-10-19T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T19:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgians-say-licensing-board-problems-continue-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T19:51:25","slug":"georgians-say-licensing-board-problems-continue-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgians-say-licensing-board-problems-continue-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgians say licensing board problems continue &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgians-say-licensing-board-problems-continue-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Problems with Georgia&#8217;s professional licensing \u2063board persist despite some recent improvements, according\u2064 to a legislative committee report. Lt. Gov. Burt\u2064 Jones and House Speaker John Burns established the Joint Blue-Ribbon Committee to Investigate Licensing Issues in\u200b response to numerous complaints from constituents. During \u2062a meeting at Georgia Southern University, Vera Jones shared her\u2064 frustrations with the license renewal process and highlighted \u2064a case of a long-time stylist being wrongly labeled an \u201cillegal\u200b alien\u201d during her renewal. After facing challenges with her own licensing, Jones is compelled\u2062 to sell her hair salon after 15 years of\u200b operation. She emphasized that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-advertising-model-puts-reporters-and-lawmakers-at-the-center-of-the-corporate-pitch\/\" title=\"Growing Advertising Model Puts Reporters and Lawmakers at the Center of the Corporate Pitch\">licensing issues<\/a> appear to have\u200c suddenly \u200cescalated in Georgia. The secretary of state\u2019s office, which manages professional \u200blicensure, has introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santa-clara-university-encourages-students-to-snitch-on-party-going-peers\/\" title=\"Santa Clara University Encourages Students To Snitch On Party-Going Peers\">system called<\/a> the Georgia Online Application Licensing System (GOALS), which Jones suggested might be contributing\u200b to the \u200dongoing challenges, although the office \u200dnoted improvements in\u200c response times to inquiries about licensing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgians say licensing board problems continue<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1839761\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;Problems with Georgia&rsquo;s professional licensing board still exist despite some improvements over the past few months, a legislative committee was told on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker John Burns created the&nbsp;Joint Blue-Ribbon Committee to Investigate Licensing Issues&nbsp;in May after receiving what they called &ldquo;countless&rdquo; constituent complaints.<\/p>\n<p>Vera Jones is one of those constituents who spoke at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-america-warns-no-landing-scenario-could-crash-stocks-this-year\/\" title=\"Bank of America Warns \u201cNo Landing\u201d Scenario Could Crash Stocks This Year\">committee meeting held<\/a> at Georgia Southern University. She said it wasn&rsquo;t until last year that she began having trouble renewing her license. One hairdresser posted on social media that she was identified as an &ldquo;illegal alien&rdquo; when she went to renew her license, despite having been a stylist for the past 40 years, Jones told the panel.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said she is selling the hair salon she ran for 15 years after months of trying to renew her facilities license.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a pervasive problem all of the sudden in the state of Georgia,&rdquo; Jones said. &ldquo;And why is that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The secretary of state&rsquo;s office, which oversees professional licensure, has implemented a new system called Georgia&rsquo;s Online Application Licensing System, also known as GOALS, which Jones said could be part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The office is fielding hundreds of calls about professional licensing, but response time is improving, said Todd Zandrowicz, director of the Professional License Board and Call Center.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Hasty of the secretary of state&rsquo;s office recommended some legislation to the panel that could speed up the licensing process.<\/p>\n<p>One suggestion is to allow the division director to issue licenses if the applicant meets all the requirements administratively. Licensing boards could handle rulemaking, code violations and flagged applications, Hasty said.<\/p>\n<p>Interstate licensing compacts could make it easier for out-of-state workers to do work in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This became a real issue during the storm as we were trying to get security guards,&rdquo; said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia. &ldquo;We were having some looting problems and as it turns out, you are not licenced across the state and that was a significant issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Matt Hatchett, R-Dublin, cochairman of the panel with Tillery, said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was invited to the committee meeting but declined.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s obvious to me and probably to everybody sitting at this table that that division has been neglected for probably close to four years because they did not have a person in charge,&rdquo; Hatchett said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very frustrating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1839761\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1839761\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgians report ongoing issues with licensing board<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2357057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP22239568171919.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9277,43332,4133,10064,32076],"class_list":["post-2357056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgians","tag-licensing-board","tag-news","tag-problems","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP22239568171919.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}