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Committee approves separating funeral director and embalmer licenses to widen workforce pathways
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to advance LC550528, which separates the licenses for funeral directors and embalmers so licensure is not automatically dual; proponents said the change would align Georgia with neighboring states, aid military spouses, and let funeral homes hire front-of-house staff without embalming credentials.
The Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee voted to advance LC550528, a measure that separates the funeral director license from the embalmer license so a practitioner need not be dual-licensed to serve as a funeral director.
Sponsor testimony recounted the historical evolution of licensing: the sponsor said Georgia once allowed funeral directors without embalming training but a 1976 law consolidated higher education requirements; the bill would…
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