Title 20 — Education

The members of the State Board of Education shall be citizens of this state who have resided in Georgia continuously for at least five years preceding their appointment. No person employed in a professional capacity by a private or public educational institution or by the Departme…

When the funds drawn under apportionment and any funds raised by local taxation are placed in the hands of any county school superintendent, he shall be liable on his official bond as treasurer for all amounts received and shall disburse the funds only upon the order of the count…

School fund kept separate; use of funds; separation of school taxes; investments. PART 3 BOND ISSUES Subpart 1 County, District, and Joint High School Bonds Article 7 Additional State Aid 20-2-430. [Reserved] 20-2-330 through 20-2-333. 20-2-334. Computation of effect of 20-2-431.…

When any county board of education shall deem it to the best interests of education in the county to incur any bonded debt for building, equipping, or purchasing sites for the building and equipping of schoolhouses pursuant to Article IX, Section V, Paragraphs I and IV of the Con…

In independent school districts over which the county board has no jurisdiction, such refunding bonds, after they have been issued and validated, shall be turned over to the officials who under the law are now authorized to handle in any manner bonds issued by such independent sc…

The county board shall order such election to be held at the various polling places throughout the county or throughout the territory to be affected, of which it shall give notice by publication thereof once a week for four weeks previous to the election in the newspaper in which…

In the event that two-thirds of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of refunding “outstanding schoolhouse bonds” and such twothirds are also a majority of all the voters qualified to vote in such election, then the refunding schoolhouse bonds shall, after validation,…

The proceeds from the sale or exchange of the refunding bonds shall be turned over to the county board of education in trust for any purposes provided in this subpart. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 869, § 4. 20-2-468. County-wide bonds — Tax levy to provide sinking fund to retire bond…

Before the schoolhouse refunding bonds provided in this subpart shall be issued, they shall first be validated in accordance with Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 869, § 6.

Bonds issued under this subpart may be exchanged for not less than an equal principal amount and accrued interest, if any, of indebtedness to be retired thereby, including indebtedness not yet due, if such indebtedness is then redeemable or if the holder thereof is willing to 560…

The proceeds derived from the sale of any refunding schoolhouse bonds issued under the authority of this subpart shall be applied exclusively to the purposes provided in Code Sections 20-2-450 through 20-2-472. None of such refunding bonds shall be exchanged except for outstandin…

The interest rate on such refunding schoolhouse bonds shall in no event exceed, but may be less than, the interest rate on the bonds for which they were issued to refund. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 869, § 12.

The provisions of this subpart for issuance of refunding schoolhouse bonds in the case of independent school districts shall apply only where the Act creating such school district, or as amended, authorizes such issuance. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 869, § 13. 20-2-477. Construction…

This subpart shall not be construed to impair the obligation of any bond outstanding on March 31, 1937, or to prejudice the rights of any bondholder of an outstanding bond issued prior to that date. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 869, § 14.

The General Assembly finds that local boards of education play a critical role in setting the policies that lead to the operation and success of local school systems. School board members hold special roles as trustees of public funds, including local, state, and federal funds, wh…

Authority is given by the Constitution of Georgia to municipalities now authorized by law to operate independent school systems to maintain public schools in their respective limits by local taxation. 564 20-2-490 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC. History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 127; …

PART 3 Municipalities authorized to levy school taxes. Performance audit on capital outlay projects funded by sales tax. GEORGIA EDUCATION AUTHORITY (SCHOOLS) 20-2-550. 20-2-551. 20-2-552. Article 10 Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools 20-2-500. Acquiring and disposing of s…

The members of the State Board of Education shall take an oath of office for the faithful performance of their duties and the oath of allegiance to the federal and state Constitutions. The state board shall meet quarterly in regular session at such time as it may by regulation pr…

Each county of this state, exclusive of any independent school system in existence in a county, shall compose one school district and shall be confined to the control and management of a county board of education, except to the extent that area school systems are created pursuant …

20-2-505. Member prohibited from selling school supplies or equipment to county board; penalty. 20-2-505.1. Board transacting business with bank or similar institution in which member has interest. 20-2-506. Definitions; authority to enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease …

(a) Effective January 1, 2012, members of local boards of education shall be elected for terms of not less than four years, provided that longer terms of office may be provided by local Act or constitutional amendment. (b)(1) Each local board of education shall have no more than …

County boards of education and independent school systems are authorized to take and damage, by condemnation, private property for public school purposes, either for public school building sites, playgrounds, athletic fields, or other purposes in connection with the public element…

Condemnation proceedings by the boards and systems referred to in Code Section 20-2-521 shall take the form provided in Chapter 1 of Title 22 and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 22 or the form provided in Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 22, provided that county boards of educatio…

(a) In all instances where local laws applicable to local boards of education do not provide otherwise, a vacancy occurring for any reason on a local board of education shall be filled as follows: (1) If the vacancy occurs more than 90 days prior to the date of a general election …

Each and every lot or parcel of land which has been or may hereafter be obtained by any county board of education or independent school district, together with any buildings erected thereon for school purposes and all school furniture, shall be exempt from levy and sale under any…

(a)(1) In any local school system for which no local Act is passed, members of the local board of education shall, when approved by the local board affected, receive a per diem of $50.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or…

This part may be cited as the “Georgia Education Authority (Schools) Act.” History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 871, § 1.

(a) As used in this part, the term: (1) “Authority” means the Georgia Education Authority (Schools), which was formerly known as the State School Building Authority. Such change in the name of the authority shall in no way affect the identity of the authority or the rights, power…

The authority shall have the power: (1) To have a seal and alter it at pleasure; (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, sell, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) To acquire in its own n…

The authority, or any authority or body which has or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority created by this part, shall have power, at one time or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable re…

The authority shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, if any, thereof, which may be at any bank or trust…

In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any bonds or whose facsimile signature shall appear on any coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had…

All revenue bonds issued under this part shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under Article 8 of Title 11. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 8.

The authority may sell its bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 9; Ga. L. 1960, p. 775, § 2; Ga. L. 1967, p. 871, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1001, § 6/HB 936.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the General Assembly may provide by local law for the election in nonpartisan elections of candidates to fill the offices of members of boards of education and, in the case of independent school systems, for the election …

The proceeds of bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the project or combined project and shall be disbursed upon requisition or order of the chairperson of the authority under such restrictions, if any, as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds …

Prior to the preparation of definite bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts, interim certificates, or temporary bonds with or without coupons exchangeable for definite bonds upon the issuance of the latter. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 11.

The authority may also provide for the replacement of any bond which shall become mutilated or be destroyed or lost. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 12.

The authority shall, in the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or in the trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to any officer or person who, or any agency, bank, or trust company which, shall act as trustee of such f…

The revenues, rents, and earnings derived from any particular project or combined projects; all sums allocated or paid by the State Board of Education or Department of Education to the authority for the benefit of and on behalf of any county, city, or independent school district o…

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issue of revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under this part and then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, if any, and the premium, if any. The …

The bonds authorized in this part are made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and all political subdivisions; all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business; all banks, bankers, tru…

Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. The petition for validation shall make the authority party defendant and shall also make party defendant to such action any political subdivision or cou…

While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents or of the various county boards of education, city boards of education, or governing bodies of independent or quasiindepen…

Authority to issue revenue bonds; terms. Form of bonds; denominations; place of payment; registration. Signing, sealing, and attesting bonds. Bonds negotiable. Manner of sale and price of bonds. Use of bond proceeds; additional bonds. Issuance of interim receipts or certificates o…

It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of each project or combination of projects constructed under this part, including rules and regulations to ensure maximum use or occupancy of each such project. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241…

This part does not in any way take from the various counties or other governmental units or agencies of the state the authority to issue revenue bonds for a particular purpose. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 33. 20-2-581. Part supplemental and additional to other laws.

This part shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing. His…

This part, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 31.

The State Board of Education is authorized to appoint committees composed of members of the state board as a majority vote of the state board may determine to travel within this state and inspect the institutions and facilities under its jurisdiction and control. History. Ga. L. …