The department shall be authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with one or more entities to conduct the testing provided for in Code Section 2-23-8 as well as to include the certification, regulatory, and grading functions pursuant to this chapter and regulations promulgated by the department. History. — Code 1981, § 2-23-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1030, § 1/HB 213.