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O.C.G.A. § 20-4-21 — under Education.

O.C.G.A. § 20-4-21

(a) Any postsecondary technical school operated by a local board of education, an area postsecondary technical education board, or the Technical College System of Georgia shall be authorized to charge tuition fees in conformity with the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. (b) Tuition fees charged by postsecondary technical schools operated by local boards of education, area postsecondary technical education boards, and the Technical College System of Georgia shall not be used to supplant existing state or local funding but shall be used for budgeted improvements not funded from existing state and local sources. (c) The Technical College System of Georgia shall not withhold from any postsecondary technical school which charges tuition fees as authorized by this Code section any funds which would otherwise be payable by the Technical College System of Georgia to such school by contract, grant, or otherwise. (Code 1981, § 20-4-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49.) 372 20-4-21.1 VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 20-4-24 20-4-21.1. (Repealed effective June 30, 2021) Nonlapsing revenue of institutions under the Technical College System of Georgia. Revenue collected by any or all institutions under the Technical College System of Georgia from tuition, departmental sales or services, continuing education fees, technology fees, or indirect cost recoveries shall not lapse. The amount of revenue from tuition that shall not lapse under this Code section shall not exceed 15 percent of the tuition collected. This Code section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2021. (Code 1981, § 20-4-21.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 686, § 3/HB 1294; Ga. L. 2008, p. 884, § 2-2/HB 1183; Ga. L. 2010, p. 576, § 2-2/HB 1128; Ga. L. 2013, p. 747, § 2-2/HB 45; Ga. L. 2016, p. hb0745, § 2-2/HB 745.) The 2016 amendment, effective June 15, 2016, substituted ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ at the end of this Code section.