Title 20 — Education

In case of any sale, lease, or disposition of property under Code Section 20-3-60, the board of regents, 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 m…

In addition to the powers granted by other provisions of this article, the board shall have the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes, objectives, and provisions of this article, the purposes and objectives of the trust, and the powers delegated …

The board shall annually prepare or cause to be prepared an accounting of the trust and shall transmit a copy of the accounting to the Governor and the General Assembly. The board shall also make available the accounting of the trust to the purchasers of the trust. The accounts o…

Advance tuition payment contract authorized; form and contents of contract. Types of advance tuition payment contracts; alternative provisions. Termination of advance tuition payment contracts; refunds. Advance tuition payment fund; expenditure of trust assets. Public meetings; w…

Division to administer part. Declaration of printed material as surplus; preparation of inventory of material; transmission of inventory to division; filing of duplicate copy. Determination of archival value of surplus printed material; release of material to division; notation o…

The Governor and the Office of the State Treasurer are authorized and directed to issue to the board of regents the state’s obligation in the form of nonnegotiable bonds to become due 50 years from the date of issue and bearing interest at the rate of 4 1/4 percent per annum paya…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 20-3-630, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 76, § 1.) 20-3-631. Purpose.

The purposes of this article are to: (1) Provide a program or programs of savings trust agreements to apply distributions toward qualified higher education expenses at eligible educational institutions, as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable fe…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Account contributor’’ means a resident or nonresident person, corporation, trust, charitable organization, or other entity which contributes to or invests money in a savings trust account under the program on behalf of a beneficiary. For r…

(a) The plan, through one or more programs, shall make savings trust agreements and savings trust accounts available to the public, under which account owners or account contributors may make contributions on behalf of qualified beneficiaries. Contributions and investment earning…

The trust fund property and income shall be subject to taxation by the state only as provided by Code Section 48-7-27 and shall not be subject to taxation by any of the state’s political subdivisions. (Code 1981, § 20-3-636, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 76, § 1.) 20-3-637. Investme…

(a) The board shall furnish, subject to reasonable administrative fees and charges, to each account owner an annual statement of the following: (1) The amount contributed under the savings trust agreement; (2) The annual earnings and accumulated earnings on the savings trust acco…

This article is not a promise or guarantee that any beneficiary will be: (1) Admitted to any institution of higher education; (2) Admitted to a particular institution of higher education after admission; (3) Allowed to continue enrollment at an institution of higher education; or…

Nothing in this article or in any savings trust agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the state or any agency or instrumentality of the state that either qualified higher education expenses in general or any specific quali…

(a) The provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 notwithstanding, the following records, or portions thereof, shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public: (1) Completed savings trust account applications, executed savings…

Regents to govern system. Continuation of Acts as to University of Georgia. Authority to allocate appropriations among institutions. Use of funds donated for particular institution. Payment of appropriations; bond of official receiving funds; use of fees by institutions. Trust fu…

State, 281 Ga. App. 852, 637 S.E.2d 422 (2006). Campus police officer could arrest for moving violation more than 500 yards from campus. — Post-certified campus police officer who observed the defendant driving without lights in a heavy rainfall and failing to maintain the defend…

(a) The board of regents may add to its permanent staff the position of director of agricultural matters, such director to be selected by the board from a recommendation by the chancellor of the university system, the president of the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, the dea…

The athletic associations of the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology and the athletic associations of any other branch of the university system are corporations, incorporated under charter by the superior court of the county in which each association is …

(a) There is created the Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust Fund. The board of regents shall serve as trustees of such fund. The fund shall be a budget unit for the purpose of appropriations of state funds as provided for in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45. (b…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Student Organization Responsibility for Drug Abuse Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 20-3-90, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2033, § 1.) 20-3-91. Legislative findings and intent.

The General Assembly finds that the unlawful abuse and misuse of marijuana, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs constitutes a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and academic achievement of students enrolled in the public colleges and universities of this state. I…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Controlled substance’’ means any drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in the definition of controlled substances in paragraph (4) of Code Section 16-13-21. 73 20-3-93 (2) ‘‘Dangerous drug’’ means any drug defined as such under …

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any student organization functioning in conjunction with, incidental to, or at any university system institution, which through its officers, agents, or responsible members knowingly permits or authorizes the sale, distribution, serving, p…

Administrative procedures for the implementation of this article shall be promulgated for the educational institutions under management and control by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Such procedures shall include those elements of due process of law requ…

Any student organization which is adversely affected by a decision or action under this part may appeal a final decision of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to the superior court of the county wherein the university system institution is situated, or to th…