Lisa Boggs, Author at Administrative Law Report

Educator sanctioned for intentionally misrepresenting her income on application for free or reduced-price school meals.

The Professional Standards Commission (PSC) proposed to suspend Petitioner’s teaching certificate for one year after an investigation by the Dougherty County School System determined that she misrepresented her income on an application in order to receive reduced-price school lunches for her child. As Petitioner’s conduct violated the Code of Ethics for Educators and Petitioner’s testimony […]

Educator sanctioned for intentionally misrepresenting her income on application for free or reduced-price school meals. Read More

Petitioner denied insurance license based on recent crimes and continuing probation.

Professional Licensing

The Georgia Department of Insurance properly denied an agent license to an individual who was sentenced under the First Offender Act for felony damage to property and misdemeanor battery less than a year before applying for his license and continued to serve probation for the violations.

Petitioner denied insurance license based on recent crimes and continuing probation. Read More

Revocation of teaching certificate too extreme a penalty for two misdemeanor convictions.

Professional Licensing

The Professional Standards Commission (PSC) sought to revoke Petitioner’s teaching certificate after Petitioner was convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession on two occasions, and thereafter failed to report these convictions within the required ninety days. However, as the convictions were misdemeanors and Petitioner’s failure to report them was unintentional, revocation of his certificate was unwarranted. Further,

Revocation of teaching certificate too extreme a penalty for two misdemeanor convictions. Read More

Citation from the Georgia Real Estate Commission became a Final Order after licensee failed to respond within 30 days.

Real Estate

Respondent engaged in improper advertising for real properties and failed to notify the Georgia Real Estate Commission of his change of address. The Commission issued a citation ordering Respondent to pay a fine of $400.00 and complete a three-hour educational course. Respondent failed to pay the fine, or complete the training. After Respondent failed to

Citation from the Georgia Real Estate Commission became a Final Order after licensee failed to respond within 30 days. Read More

Revocation appropriate for Licensed Practical Nurse’s fraud in completing registered nurse application.

Professional Licensing

Georgia Board of Medical Examiners was authorized to revoke Respondent’s license to practice as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) based upon her forgery of a signature on an application to be licensed as a registered professional nurse (RN). Although the Board had discretion to impose a lesser sanction, revocation of Respondent’s license was appropriate due

Revocation appropriate for Licensed Practical Nurse’s fraud in completing registered nurse application. Read More

Court of Appeals agrees with Judge’s determination that issuance of a buffer variance for lake was improper, reverses two Superior Court rulings.

Environmental Law

The Judge ruled in favor of several groups (“River Groups”) challenging a variance granted by the Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The variance allowed Grady County to encroach upon the 25-foot vegetative buffer around state waters required by the Erosion and Sedimentation Act. The Director reasoned that

Court of Appeals agrees with Judge’s determination that issuance of a buffer variance for lake was improper, reverses two Superior Court rulings. Read More