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GA Code § 20-3-453 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 7 - Grants to Children of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Prison Guards|§ 20-3-453. Eligibility of Students

 No grants shall be payable to any person under this subpart who fails to meet any of the following qualifications or restrictions:    Such person must be the child, either natural or adopted, of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or prison guard who has been permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty or while performing the duties to which he was assigned in the normal course of employment. If such person is the adopted child of any such law enforcement officer, firefighter, or prison guard, such person must have been adopted and any final order of adoption issued prior to the date of the accident or event causing the death or permanent disability of such parent;   Such person must have been a citizen of this state for a period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of registration in an approved school and must remain a citizen of the state while receiving funds under this subpart;   The deceased or disabled law enforcement officer, firefighter, or prison guard parent of such person must have been an employee, either full-time or part-time, or an officer or official, whether elected or appointed, of this state or any county, municipality, department, board, bureau, branch, agency, commission, authority, or political subdivision of the state on the date of the accident or event from which death or permanent disability resulted; and   Any person otherwise meeting the conditions of this subpart shall be eligible to receive a grant even though the accident or the event causing the death or disability of such person's parent occurred prior to July 1, 1980.    (Ga. L. 1972, p. 1133, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 541, § 2; Code 1933, § 32-3777, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 20; Ga. L. 2002, p. 660, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1259, § 11.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicant's parent must have been killed or disabled after 1969.   - Parent of an applicant for a scholarship under this section must have been killed or permanently disabled in a specific occurrence which transpired after January 1, 1969. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-26.    Death or permanent disability must be directly attributable to a specific occurrence  to determine if the conditions of this section are met; this is not to say that death or permanent disability must be attributable to a single occurrence, but only to specific events which would satisfy the conditions to eligibility set forth in the law. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-26.    Child of a district attorney who was killed while apprehending burglars  does not qualify for educational grant assistance under provisions of O.C.G.A. Art. 7, Ch. 3, T. 20, or other provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 85-53.
GA Code § 20-3-454 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 7 - Grants to Children of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Prison Guards|§ 20-3-454. Application for and Approval of Grants and Renewals Thereof

 Any person meeting the conditions of this subpart may apply to the authority for a grant. Such application shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the authority for such purpose. The applicant shall furnish such information as may be required by the authority for determination of eligibility for the grant. The authority shall approve grant renewals only upon receipt of the recipient's application therefor and upon a finding that the recipient has successfully completed the work of the preceding school period and presents evidence that he is a student in good standing, that he remains a citizen of this state, and that he remains otherwise qualified to receive such grant under this subpart.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 1133, § 4; Code 1933, § 32-3778, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835, § 3.)
GA Code § 20-3-455 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 7 - Grants to Children of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Prison Guards|§ 20-3-455. Administration of Program; Physical Examinations

 The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient for administration of this program and to establish procedures for determination of eligibility of applicants. The authority is also authorized to establish standards and procedures for verifying the death or permanent disability of the applicant's parent and for such purpose is authorized to require a physical examination and to pay for the cost of such examination from funds appropriated for use by the authority for the purposes of this subpart.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 1133, § 7; Code 1933, § 32-3779, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835, § 3.)
GA Code § 20-3-470 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 8 - Regents' Opportunity Assistance Program|§ 20-3-470. Regents' Opportunity Assistance Program for Graduate and Professional Degree Students Authorized

 The authority is authorized to establish and administer a program of scholarships, grants, or cancelable loans to economically disadvantaged students who are residents of Georgia enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program in a branch of the university system. The eligibility of students and the criteria for the award of such financial aid shall be determined by the board of regents. Such assistance may be awarded to the extent that funds are provided therefor in the annual appropriations Act of the General Assembly. In the event such assistance shall be provided in the form of cancelable loans, such loans shall be guaranteed by the corporation. As used in this Code section, the term "resident of Georgia" shall mean any person classified by the board of regents as a resident of Georgia for tuition and matriculation fee purposes.   (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1687, § 1; Code 1933, § 32-3781, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835, § 3.)
GA Code § 20-3-475 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 9 - Loans for Attendance at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine|§ 20-3-475. Legislative Intent

 The General Assembly finds that at times areas of the state have an inadequate supply of persons who are licensed to practice primary care medicine. It is the purpose of this subpart to increase the number of Georgia resident students who enroll in out-of-state colleges of osteopathic medicine in the hope that a substantial portion of that number will, following graduation, return to Georgia and practice primary care medicine in an approved medically underserved area of the state or approved hospital or facility and thereby provide an increased level of primary medical care available to the people of this state.    (Code 1981, §20-3-475, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 450, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-3-480 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 10 - Grants to Children of Georgia National Guard Members|§ 20-3-480. Definitions

 As used in this subpart, the term:    "Approved school" means the same schools as enumerated in Code Section 20-3-391 relative to the state student incentive grant program.   "Eligible student" means a person 25 years of age or younger who has been a resident of this state for a period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of registration in an approved school, who remains a citizen of the state while receiving funds under this subpart, and who is a child of a member of the Georgia National Guard as such term is defined in Code Section 38-2-3 who is killed or missing in action or totally and permanently disabled while on active duty in the service of the United States or of this state, and who was a resident of the State of Georgia at the time he or she was killed, reported as missing in action, or totally and permanently disabled. If such student is the adopted child of any such member of the Georgia National Guard, such student must have been adopted in a final order of adoption prior to the date that such member was killed, reported as missing in action, or totally and permanently disabled.     (Code 1981, §20-3-480, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 961, § 9.)
GA Code § 20-3-481 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 10 - Grants to Children of Georgia National Guard Members|§ 20-3-481. Grants to Eligible Students

  There is granted to each eligible student attending an approved school the sum of $2,000.00 per academic year. No person shall be eligible to receive grant assistance provided under this subpart in excess of $8,000.00. Grant assistance to eligible students under this subpart shall be payable during the period of a summer school quarter or semester. The payment of grants to eligible students under this subpart shall be contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly for the purposes of this subpart in annual appropriations Acts of the General Assembly.   Any person otherwise meeting the conditions of this subpart shall be eligible to receive a grant even though the accident or the event causing the death or missing in action status of such person's parent occurred prior to July 1, 1995.     (Code 1981, §20-3-481, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 961, § 9.)
GA Code § 20-3-482 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 10 - Grants to Children of Georgia National Guard Members|§ 20-3-482. Applying for Grants; Administration of Program

  Any person meeting the conditions of this subpart may apply to the authority for a grant. Such application shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the authority for such purpose. The applicant shall furnish such information as may be required by the authority for determination of eligibility for the grant. The authority shall approve grant renewals only upon receipt of the recipient's application therefor and upon a finding that the recipient has successfully completed the work of the preceding school period and presents evidence that he or she is a student in good standing, that he or she remains a citizen of this state, and that he or she remains otherwise qualified to receive such grant under this subpart.   The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient for administration of this program and to establish procedures for determination of eligibility of applicants. The authority is also authorized to establish standards and procedures for verifying the death or missing in action status of the applicant's parent.     (Code 1981, §20-3-482, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 961, § 9.)
GA Code § 20-3-487 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 10A - Georgia Hero (Helping Educate Reservists and Their Offspring) Scholarship|§ 20-3-487. Applying for Grants; Administration of Program

  Any person meeting the conditions of this subpart may apply to the authority for a grant. Such application shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the authority for such purpose. The applicant shall furnish such information as may be required by the authority for determination of eligibility for the grant. The authority shall approve grant renewals only upon receipt of the recipient's application therefor and upon a finding that the recipient has successfully completed the work of the preceding school period and presents evidence that he or she is a student in good standing at the approved school, that he or she remains a resident of this state, and that he or she remains otherwise qualified to receive such grant under this subpart.   The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient for administration of this program and to establish procedures for determination of eligibility of applicants. The authority is also authorized to establish standards and procedures for verifying the service of the applicant or the applicant's parent, as appropriate, in a combat zone for the requisite period of time.     (Code 1981, §20-3-487, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 1/SB 43.)
GA Code § 20-3-490 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 11 - Grants for Students at University of North Georgia|§ 20-3-490. Eligibility

 As used in this subpart, the term "eligible student" means a person who has received from funds appropriated by the General Assembly a two-year Georgia Military College scholarship as provided for in Code Section 20-3-567 and has satisfactorily completed the two-year program for which such scholarship was granted.    (Code 1981, §20-3-490, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-3-491 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 11 - Grants for Students at University of North Georgia|§ 20-3-491. Applications for Scholarship Grants; Administration of Program

  Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the authority shall establish a program of two-year scholarship grants for eligible students attending the University of North Georgia and participating in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps program while so enrolled. Any person meeting the conditions of this subpart may apply to the authority for a grant. Such application shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the authority for such purpose. The applicant shall furnish such information as may be required by the authority for determination of eligibility for the grant. The authority shall approve grant renewals only upon receipt of the recipient's application therefor and upon a finding that the recipient has successfully completed the work of the preceding school period and presents evidence that he or she is a student in good standing, that he or she remains a citizen of this state, and that he or she remains otherwise qualified to receive such grant under this subpart.   The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient for administration of this program and to establish procedures for determination of eligibility of applicants.     (Code 1981, §20-3-491, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1048, § 4/SB 82.)
GA Code § 20-3-492 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 11 - Grants for Students at University of North Georgia|§ 20-3-492. Appropriation of Funds

  The funds necessary to provide for the program of scholarship grants provided for in this subpart shall come from funds appropriated by the General Assembly. In the event funds available to the authority are not sufficient to enable the authority to pay on behalf of eligible students the full grant amount otherwise payable under this subpart, grants shall be reduced by the authority on a pro rata basis.   Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to require the General Assembly to appropriate any such funds.     (Code 1981, §20-3-492, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-3-493 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education|Article 7 - Scholarships, Loans, and Grants|Part 3 - Georgia Student Finance Authority|Subpart 11 - Grants for Students at University of North Georgia|§ 20-3-493. Grant Program Shall Be in Addition to and Not in Lieu of Subpart 5a

 The scholarship grant program under this subpart shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the program provided for in Subpart 5A of this part.    (Code 1981, §20-3-493, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1.)
GA Code § 21-2-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 2 - Supervisory Boards and Officers|Part 1 - State Election Board, County Board of Elections, and County Board of Elections and Registration|Subpart 2 - County Board of Elections and County Board of Elections and Registration|§ 21-2-40. General Assembly Authorized to Create Board of Elections and Board of Elections and Registration in Any County

  The General Assembly may by local Act create a board of elections in any county of this state and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent relating to the conduct of primaries and elections. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.   The General Assembly may by local Act create a board of elections and registration in any county of this state and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent relating to the conduct of primaries and elections and with the powers and duties of the board of registrars relating to the registration of voters and absentee-balloting procedures. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.     (Code 1981, §21-2-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1292, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 243, § 8; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 261, § 1/SB 456; Ga. L. 2012, p. 995, § 2/SB 92.)   Law reviews.   - For survey article on local government law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 225 (1982).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    County residents' challenge to a school board candidate's residency qualification under O.C.G.A. § 45-2-1(1) and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. V, Para. II, was barred by res judicata because another challenger had raised the same challenge, and the challenge had been resolved against the challenger by the county's board of elections. Lilly v. Heard, 295 Ga. 399, 761 S.E.2d 46 (2014).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Precedence of local law in selection of board members.    - Local act creating a county board of elections and registration does not conflict with O.C.G.A. § 21-2-211 and it is appropriate to determine by local act the method of selecting the members of the board of elections and registration. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U86-38.   Nonpartisanship not required.   - No federal law or regulation requires a board of elections or board of registrars to be nonpartisan or to provide for equal representation of political parties. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U86-38.   Membership of political party officers.    - O.C.G.A. § 21-2-76 does not prohibit persons who hold office in political parties from serving as members of county boards of elections or boards of elections and registration. 1996 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 96-18.    Petitions in Murray County under the home rule provisions of the constitution  should be filed with the judge of the probate court, rather than with the board of elections. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U88-15.
GA Code § 21-2-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 2 - Supervisory Boards and Officers|Part 1 - State Election Board, County Board of Elections, and County Board of Elections and Registration|Subpart 3 - Municipal Elections Conducted by Counties|§ 21-2-45. Authorization to Create Joint County-Municipal Boards of Elections and Boards of Elections and Registration; Authorization for County to Conduct Elections

  The General Assembly may by local Act create a joint county-municipal board of elections in any county of this state for that county and any municipality located wholly or partially within that county and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of that county and municipality with regard to the conduct of primaries and elections. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.   The General Assembly may by local Act create a joint county-municipal board of elections and registration in any county of this state for that county and any municipality located wholly or partially within that county and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of that county and municipality with regard to the conduct of primaries and elections and empower the board with the powers and duties of the registrars and board of registrars of that municipality and county with regard to the registration of voters and absentee-balloting procedures. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.   The governing authority of any municipality may authorize any county within which that municipality wholly or partially lies to conduct any or all elections held pursuant to this chapter. In the event a municipality shall by ordinance authorize such county to conduct elections, such municipality may request such county to perform any or all of the functions:   That the county shall perform all duties as superintendent of elections as specified under this chapter;   That the county shall perform all duties as superintendent of elections as specified under this chapter, with the exception of the qualification of candidates; or   That the county shall lease or loan any or all of its election equipment to the municipality for the purpose of conducting municipal elections without any responsibility on the part of the county for the actual conduct of the municipal election.  With reference to any election, such municipality shall pay such county all costs incurred in performing those functions which the municipality has requested the county to perform; and, unless otherwise authorized, such county shall only perform those functions specifically enumerated in the contract. Such county shall have authority to conduct elections in any and all counties in which any part of such municipality may lie.        (Code 1981, §21-2-45, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 680, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 772, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1360, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 995, § 3/SB 92.)