Title 20 — Education
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O.C.G.A. § 20-3-50 Institutions in system
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The university system shall consist of the University of Georgia and all of its branches. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 46; Code 1933, § 32-102.) Editor’s notes. — By resolution (Ga. L. 1985, p. 598), the General Assembly expressed its approval of the acquisition of DeKalb Junior College…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-500 Board of regents authorized to grant scholarships
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The board of regents shall have the authority to grant to qualified students, who are citizens and bona fide residents of the State of Georgia and who would not otherwise have available the funds necessary to obtain an education, such scholarships as are necessary for them to com…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-501 Duties of board of regents regarding scholarship program
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It shall be the duty of the board of regents to receive and pass upon, allow, or disallow all applications for scholarships; to contract, increase, decrease, terminate, and otherwise regulate all grants for scholarships; and to manage, operate, and control all funds appropriated …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-502 Funds for scholarships
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The funds necessary to provide for the program of scholarships authorized by this part shall come from funds appropriated or other285 20-3-511 wise made available to the board of regents for such purposes. (Code 1981, § 20-3-502, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 496, § 2.) PART 6 MEDIC…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-51 Regents to govern system
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The government, control, and management of the university system and all of its institutions shall be vested in the board of regents. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, §§ 48, 69; Code 1933, §§ 32-113, 32-115.)
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-510 Nonprofit medical service corporations, T
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33, C. 18. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, T. 49, C. 10. Liability of persons rendering emergency care, § 51-1-29.
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-512 Powers as to medical student loans and scholarships
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(a) It shall be the duty of the board to receive and pass upon, allow or disallow all applications for loans made to or scholarships given to students who are bona fide citizens and residents of the State of Georgia and who desire to become doctors of medicine and who are accepta…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-514 Contract provisions for loan or scholarship
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(a) Each applicant before being granted a loan or scholarship shall enter into a contract with the State of Georgia agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan or scholarship is granted, including such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and inten…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-516 Funds for loans or scholarships
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The funds necessary for the loans or scholarships provided for by this part and to administer the terms of this part shall come from funds made available to the board from appropriations to the Department of Community Health for medical scholarships or other purposes. (Code 1981,…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-517 Biennial report of board to General Assembly
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The board shall make a biennial report to the General Assembly of its activities, loans or scholarships granted, names of persons to whom granted and the institutions attended by those receiving the same, the location of the applicants who have received their education and become…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518 Legislative purpose
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It is the purpose and intent of this part to bring about an adequate supply of persons licensed to practice medicine in the more sparsely populated areas of the State of Georgia by increasing the number of medical students from Georgia with scholarships awarded by the board pursu…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518.1 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the State Veterinary Education Board created under Code Section 20-3-518.2. (2) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (3) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Agriculture. (Code 1981, § 20-3-518.1, enacted by…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518.2 State Veterinary Education Board
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(a) There shall be a State Veterinary Education Board which shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee; (2) The dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Georgia or his or her designee; (3) The dean of the College of Agricul…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518.5 Contract; cancellation
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(a) Each applicant before being granted a loan purchase shall enter into a contract with the board agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan purchase is granted, including such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this part. The for…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518.6 Funding
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The funds necessary for the loan purchases provided for by this part and to administer the terms of this part shall come from funds made 294 20-3-518.6 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 20-3-519 available to the board from appropriations for such purpose. There shall be no compensation to …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-518.7 Definitions
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State Veterinary Education Board. Purchases of loans made for educational purposes to students who have completed a veterinary medical degree program. Loan purchases granted to applicants based upon services rendered; limitations. Contract; cancellation. Funding. Adoption of rule…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519.1 Eligibility for scholarships or grants
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(a) A student is eligible for any scholarship or grant described in this part if the student: (1) Meets residency requirements by: (A)(i) Being classified as a legal resident of Georgia as established by the program regulations promulgated by the Georgia Student Finance Commissio…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519.10 Application of HOPE scholarship and HOPE grant
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A HOPE scholarship and a HOPE grant may be applied to any portion of a student’s tuition. In no case shall a HOPE scholarship or HOPE grant exceed a student’s tuition. (Code 1981, § 20-3-519.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 626, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 80; Ga. L. 2011, p. 1, § …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519.2 Eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship
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(a) To be eligible for a HOPE scholarship, an entering freshman student seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree at an eligible postsecondary institution shall, in addition to meeting the residency requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Code Section 20-3-519.1: (1) Meet …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519.5 Eligibility requirements for a HOPE grant
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(a) To be eligible for a HOPE grant, a student seeking a diploma or certificate at a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia or a unit of the University System of Georgia shall, in addition to meeting the residency requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Code Sectio…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519.6 HOPE GED vouchers
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Subject to the amounts appropriated by the General Assembly and provisions relating to the shortfall reserve in Code Section 50-27-13, a HOPE GED voucher in the amount of $500.00 shall be available once to each student receiving a general educational development (GED) diploma awa…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-52 Continuation of Acts as to University of Georgia
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All Acts of the General Assembly relative to the University of Georgia and to each of its branches in force on January 1, 1932, if not embraced in this article and not inconsistent with what is so embraced, are still of force and effect. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, §§ 67, 75; Code 1933, …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-520 Construction and operation authorized; separate appropriations
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The board of regents in the exercise of its public and governmental functions shall have power and is authorized to lease, buy, build, construct, establish, contract for the use of, maintain, and operate a general nonprofit teaching hospital at Augusta, Georgia, known as the Euge…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-521 Funds for construction and equipping
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The board of regents is authorized to use funds from the building trust fund for the construction and equipping of the hospital or annex thereto, or both, authorized in Code Section 20-3-520 and any other money that it may be able to procure from any source. (Ga. L. 1945, p. 453,…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-53 Authority to allocate appropriations among institutions
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All appropriations for the use of any or all institutions in the university system shall be paid to the board of regents in a lump sum, with the power and authority in said board to allocate or distribute them among the institutions under its control in such a way and manner and …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-54 Use of funds donated for particular institution
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Unless directed otherwise by the General Assembly, the board of regents shall not use any moneys or properties received from any source other than appropriations by the legislature except for the benefit of the institution for whose use the money or property was donated. (Ga. L. …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-540 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board of trustees’’ or ‘‘board’’ means the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College. (2) ‘‘College’’ means the Georgia Military College. (Code 1981, § 20-3-540, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) 20-3-541. Creation of board of …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-541 Creation of board of trustees
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There is created a public authority, a body corporate and politic, to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College, which shall be deemed an instrumentality of this state and a public corporation. (Code 1981, § 20-3-541, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-542 Composition of board
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The board shall be composed of the mayor of the City of Milledgeville and six additional members, one of which shall be elected from each of the six municipal voting districts of the City of Milledgeville, all as provided in the consent decree entered May 12, 1989, in Civil Actio…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-543 Terms of board members
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The terms of the members of the board now serving, the terms of all future members, and the election of all future members shall be governed by the consent decree referenced in Code Section 20-3-542. (Code 1981, § 20-3-543, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 209…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-544 Board chairman
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The board shall elect one of its members as chairman who shall serve for a two-year term. (Code 1981, § 20-3-544, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) 321 20-3-546 20-3-545. Compensation of board members.
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-545 Compensation of board members
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Members of the board of trustees shall receive the sum provided by Code Section 45-7-21 for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board or for each day of travel, within or outside the state, as a member of a committee of the board, which travel has been authorized by …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-546 Powers of board
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The board of trustees shall have the authority: (1) To make such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary for the performance of its duties; (2) To elect or appoint professors, educators, stewards, or any other officers necessary for the Georgia Military College; to disc…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-547 Fiscal year
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The fiscal year of the board of trustees and of the Georgia Military College is from July 1 in each year through June 30 in the following year. (Code 1981, § 20-3-547, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) 20-3-548. Annual report.
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-548 Annual report
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The board of trustees shall submit to the Governor annual reports of its transactions, together with such information as is necessary to show the condition of the Georgia Military College and with such suggestions as it may deem conducive to the good of the college. (Code 1981, §…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-560 Legislative intent
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It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Georgia Military College be a state-wide institution dedicated to providing a high-quality military education to the youth of this state, but not beyond the level of the second year of postsecondary study except for Bachelor of…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-561 Management vested in the board of trustees
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The government, control, and management of the Georgia Military College shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College. The Georgia Military College shall receive any designated funds appropriated by the General Assembly through the Board of Regents of t…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-563 Title to property vested in board of trustees
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Title to all real, personal, and mixed property of whatever nature of the Georgia Military College is vested in the board of trustees, to be held by the board in trust for the benefit and use of the college. (Code 1981, § 20-3-563, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) 20-3-564. …
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-564 Authorization to dispose of property
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All properties owned or held by the board of trustees pursuant to this article which have been declared to be the public property of the state may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the board, whenever the board may deem such sale, lease, or other disposition in the bes…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-565 Execution and delivery of evidence of title upon disposition of property
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In case of any sale, lease, or disposition of property under Code Section 20-3-564, the board of trustees, through its proper officers, and the Governor, on behalf of the state, shall execute and deliver such written evidence of title or of the creation of a leasehold interest as…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-566 Use of proceeds from sale or lease of property
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The proceeds arising from any sale or lease of property under Code Section 20-3-564 shall be used for the support of the college or for the payment of any debts thereof as the board may determine. (Code 1981, § 20-3-566, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 579, § 1.) 20-3-567. Scholarship…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-567 Scholarships
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(a) The board of trustees shall have the authority to grant to qualified students such scholarships as available funds allow. The 325 20-3-601 board of trustees shall establish rules and regulations governing the eligibility for and awarding of such scholarships; provided, howeve…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-57 Property of institutions vested in regents separately
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Title to all real, personal, and mixed property of whatever nature of each of the branches of the University of Georgia is vested in the board of regents, to be held by the board in trust for the benefit and use of the institutions entitled thereto, it being the purpose and inten…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-58 Condemnation of private or public property for system
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(a) The board of regents is authorized to take or damage, by condemnation, private property for public purposes of the university system upon paying or tendering to the owner thereof just compensation. Condemnation proceedings by the board may take the forms provided in Chapter 2…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-600 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘College Opportunity Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 20-3-600, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1448, § 1.) 20-3-601. Legislative findings.
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-601 Legislative findings
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The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) It is an essential function of state government to encourage schools and the means of education, as provided in Article VIII, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution; (2) It is a responsibility of state government to m…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-602 Purposes of article
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In light of the findings described in Code Section 20-3-601, the General Assembly declares that the purposes of the Georgia Education Trust created by this article are: (1) To encourage education and the means of education; (2) To maintain state institutions of higher education b…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-603 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Advance tuition payment contract’’ means a contract entered into by the trust and a purchaser pursuant to this article to provide for the higher education of a qualified beneficiary. (2) ‘‘Board’’ means the board of commissioners of the Ge…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-604 Creation of Georgia Education Trust
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(a) There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Education Trust. The trust shall be within the Georgia Student Finance Commission. (b) The purposes, powers, and duties of the trust are vested in and shall be exercised by a board of commissioner…
O.C.G.A. § 20-3-606 Types of advance tuition payment contracts; alternative provisions
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(a) At a minimum, the trust shall offer contracts of the two types set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, to be known as Plan A and Plan B, respectively. (1) Under Plan A: (A) A payment or series of installment payments of not less than $50.00 per month shall be …