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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47.3 - Determination of archival value of surplus printed material; release of material to division; notation of release on inventory; transmission of copy of inventory to originating state agency

(a)
When the division receives an inventory of surplus printed material as provided for by Code Section
45-13-82
, the division shall make a determination of whether or not any of such surplus printed material has archival value within the meaning of Part 1A of this article. If the determination cannot be made on the basis of the description of the surplus printed material included in the inventory of such material, the director of the division or his or her designee shall visit the state agency which submitted the inventory for the purpose of examining the surplus printed material listed on such inventory; and the determination required in this Code section may be made on the basis of such examination.
(b)
If any surplus printed material is determined to have archival value as provided by subsection (a) of this Code section, the state agency which submitted the inventory shall release such printed material to the division. The division shall make or cause to be made a notation on the inventory for each item of surplus printed material so released; and a copy of such inventory, signed by the director of the division or his or her designee, containing the notations thereon shall be transmitted to the originating state agency. The state agency submitting the inventory shall be authorized to deliver surplus printed material having archival value to the division if the state agency has transportation available for such purpose. If the state agency does not have transportation available for such purpose, the division shall provide for the transportation of surplus printed material having archival value.
Renumbered from §
45-13-83
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 749, § 20, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47.4 - Authorization for donation to nonprofit organizations of surplus printed material not having archival value; rules and regulations

(a)
The return to the state agency of the copy of the inventory, signed by the director of the division or his or her designee, containing the notations thereon of the surplus printed material having archival value, as provided by Code Section
20-3-47.3
, shall serve as the authorization for the state agency to donate to any nonprofit organization the surplus printed material which does not have archival value.
(b)
Each state agency donating such surplus printed material to nonprofit organizations is authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing such donations, but such rules and regulations shall be consistent with this part and with rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Code Section
20-3-31
.
Renumbered from §
45-13-84
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47.5 - Applicability of part

This part shall not be construed to apply to surplus books or printed material owned by any county or independent school system, any city, county, or regional library, or any political subdivision of this state.
Renumbered from §
45-13-85
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1D - REGULATIONS AND POLICIES RELEVANT TO FREE SPEECH AND EXPRESSION (§§ 20-3-48 — 20-3-48.2) › Section 20-3-48.1 - Annual report by Board of Regents

The board of regents shall make and publish an annual report and provide a copy to the Governor and each chamber of the General Assembly on July 1 of each year addressing the following from the previous calendar year:
(1)
Any barriers to, or disruptions of, free expression within public institutions of higher education;
(2)
Administrative response and discipline relating to violation of regulations and policies established pursuant to Code Section
20-3-48
;
(3)
Actions taken by public institutions of higher education, including difficulties, controversies, or successes, in maintaining a posture of administrative and institutional neutrality with regard to political or social issues; and
(4)
Any assessments, criticisms, commendations, or recommendations the board of regents deems appropriate to further include in the report.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 818,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 557,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1D - REGULATIONS AND POLICIES RELEVANT TO FREE SPEECH AND EXPRESSION (§§ 20-3-48 — 20-3-48.2) › Section 20-3-48.2 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ga. Laws 818,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 557,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-50 - Institutions in system

The university system shall consist of the University of Georgia and all of its branches.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-51 - Regents to govern system

The government, control, and management of the university system and all of its institutions shall be vested in the board of regents.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-52 - Continuation of Acts as to University of Georgia

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-53 - Authority to allocate appropriations among institutions

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 in such amount or amounts as will further an efficient and economical administration of the system.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-54 - Use of funds donated for particular institution

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-55 - Payment of appropriations; bond of official receiving funds; use of fees by institutions

The Office of the State Treasurer is directed, out of any unexpended appropriation to the University of Georgia and any of its branches, to pay to the board of regents, at periods and times provided by law, such sums as may be requisitioned by the board and as may be approved by the Governor, upon warrants of the Governor, to and for the use of the University of Georgia or any of its branches or any or each of them, respectively. All money or sums of money payable under this Code section to the board shall be paid to an official elected or appointed by the board, which official shall, on or before entering upon the discharge of his duties, give good and solvent bond with a surety company qualified to do business in this state as surety for the faithful performance of his duties and faithful accounting for all moneys coming into his hands as such official, which bond shall be payable to the Governor and his successor in office. The premium for such bond may be paid out of funds lawfully coming into the hands of the board. The board, however, in its discretion, may authorize the local treasurer of any of the educational institutions to retain such matriculation and other fees as the board deems proper to facilitate the prompt payment of incidental expenses of said institution, strict account being made to the board as to all such receipts and expenditures.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-56 - Trust funds or property vested in regents on behalf of particular institution

Any trust fund or property, real, personal, or mixed, that may have been created prior to January 1, 1932, by will or otherwise as a fund or gift or donation or devise to any board of trustees of any of the institutions in the university system, or to any executor or trustee to and for the use, benefit, or behoof of any such institution shall not lapse by virtue of any of the provisions of this article, but such trust shall remain valid and of full force and effect; and the beneficial interest under any such deed of gift or will or other conveyance shall vest in the board of regents as trustee to and for the use, benefit, and behoof of the institution intended to be benefited by such gift, devise, or other conveyance in its favor. In any case where provisions of any deed of gift, or will, or other conveyance referred to in this Code section require a trustee and no trustee shall in any contingency exist, the board shall be and become a substituted trustee to carry out the beneficial purposes of such gift, devise, or conveyance.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-57 - Property of institutions vested in regents separately

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 intent of the General Assembly that the board shall hold title to the property or assets of each institution so that each institution shall receive the use and benefit of the property devoted to its use; and in no event shall the property or assets of one institution be subject to the liabilities or obligations of any other institution; provided, however, that this restriction shall not prevent the board from utilizing the facilities, educational or otherwise, of one school for the advancement or assistance of another.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-58 - Condemnation of private or public property for system

(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 of Title 22.
(b)
(1)
As used in this subsection, the term "public property" has the meaning provided for in Code Section
50-16-180
.
(2)
The board of regents is also authorized to acquire public property or an interest therein by condemnation and the power of eminent domain when such acquisition is approved by the State Commission on the Condemnation of Public Property as provided in Code Section
50-16-183
. Condemnation proceedings by the board may take the forms provided in Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 22.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-59 - Power of local school boards to add facilities to university system; bond issues

The board of education of any county school district or the governing body of any independent school system in providing an adequate public school system shall have the right and authority either alone or in conjunction with another district or system:
(1)
To acquire real property and to acquire, construct, and equip buildings and facilities for education beyond the twelfth grade and to convey any such property so acquired to the board of regents, its successors, or assigns; and
(2)
To contribute funds to the board of regents, acting for and on behalf of the board of regents, to be applied toward the acquisition of real property and the acquisition, construction, and equipping of buildings and facilities for education beyond the twelfth grade.
In addition to the foregoing powers, each such governing body shall have the right and authority to issue bonds in accordance with the Constitution and laws of this state for any of the aforesaid purposes; provided, only, that prior to exercising such right or authority, any such board of education or governing body shall have agreed by contract to convey any such property so acquired or to contribute such funds, and the board of regents, acting as aforesaid, shall have agreed to accept any such property or contribution and to acquire, construct, and equip such buildings and facilities and to operate and maintain them as a unit of the university system rather than as a part of the public school system of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-60 - When properties of system may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of; effect of restrictions on use; works of art

(a)
All properties owned or held by the board of regents pursuant to this chapter which have been declared to be the public property of the state may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the board subject to the approval of the Governor, whenever the board may deem such sale, lease, or other disposition in the best interests of the system, if the board shall first determine that such property can no longer be advantageously used in the system; provided, however, that where any such property has been granted or conveyed to the system or the board or any institution embraced within the system, or the trustees thereof, for specified uses, such property shall only be sold, leased, conveyed, or otherwise disposed of for similar uses or purposes, which shall be in conformity with any use or trust declared in any such grant or conveyance.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall prevent the board of regents from leasing laboratory and research facilities owned by the board of regents to private businesses, companies, and corporations for the purpose of small business and economic development during times when the laboratory and research facilities are not in use.
(c)
(1)
As used in this subsection, the term "work of art" means any work of visual art. The term "work of art" includes, but is not limited to, drawings, paintings, murals, frescoes, sculptures, mosaics, films, videos, photographs, calligraphy, etchings, lithographs, offset prints, silk screens, crafts, jewelry, and mixed media, including collages, assemblages, or any combination of the foregoing art media. The term "work of art" does not include environmental landscaping placed about a state building.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including this Code section and Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 50, and upon finding that such action is in the best interests of the system and that a work of art owned or held by the board of regents can no longer be advantageously used in the system, the board of regents may:
(A)
Sell such work of art to the highest responsible bidder for cash;
(B)
Sell or transfer such work of art to any department, board, commission, or other agency of the State of Georgia;
(C)
Sell such work of art, or transfer such work of art in exchange for substantial benefits, to any private nonprofit agency; or
(D)
Dispose of such work of art as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 50;
provided, however, that where any such work of art has been granted or conveyed to the system or the board or any institution embraced within the system, or the trustees thereof, for specified uses, the board's action under this subsection shall be in conformity with any use or trust declared in any such grant or conveyance.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-61 - How conveyances executed

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 may be necessary.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-62 - Use of proceeds from conveyances

The proceeds arising from any sale or lease of property under Code Section
20-3-60
shall be used for the support of the university system and its branches or for the payment of any debts thereof as the board of regents may determine.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-63 - Refunding state obligations held by regents - Authority to issue bonds

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 payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year in redemption of obligations of the state as provided in Code Section
20-3-64
.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-64 - Issuing state bonds to redeem obligations of university system - Option of regents; compliance with constitutional sinking fund provisions

For the redemption of any valid matured bond of this state presented as the property of the university system, bonds may be issued at the option of the board of regents as provided in Code Section
20-3-63
; provided, however, that this Code section shall not be operative in any year until the constitutional sinking fund redemptions have been made for that year.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-65 - No exclusion from University of Georgia for religious beliefs

No person of any religious denomination shall be excluded from equal advantages of education and the immunities of the University of Georgia on account of his religious beliefs.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-67 - Powers of regents over system and institutions over students not limited by lowering age of majority

Nothing in Code Section
20-3-66
and in Code Section
39-1-1
lowering the age of legal majority shall be construed to limit the power of the board of regents to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the government, control, and management of the university system nor shall such Code sections be construed so as to limit the authority of any institution in the system to adopt and to enforce rules or regulations governing housing, conduct, discipline, and other related activities of the student body.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-68 - Instruction in essentials of United States and Georgia history and Constitutions

All colleges and universities sustained or in any manner supported by public funds shall give instruction in the history of the United States and the history of Georgia and in the essentials of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia; and no undergraduate student in any college or university shall receive a certificate of graduation or a degree without successfully completing course work or previously passing a satisfactory examination on the same.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-70 - [Repealed] Power of Governor to close schools and institutions under control of regents

Repealed by 2005 Ga. Laws 62,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-71 - Nuclear facility liability insurance for schools under regents

The board of regents is authorized to secure liability insurance covering the operation of any nuclear facility established at any school under the control of the board. Such liability insurance shall cover all teachers, instructors, employees, and any other person, firm, or corporation performing services incident to the nuclear facility above mentioned. Any such insurance shall contain a provision that the sovereign immunity of the board shall not be asserted as a defense by the insurer without the specific prior approval of the board. The insurance may be in any amount deemed proper by the board but shall not exceed the sum of $250,000.00.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-72 - Arrest powers of campus policemen and security personnel

The campus policemen and other security personnel of the university system who are regular employees of the system shall have the power to make arrests for offenses committed upon any property under the jurisdiction of the board of regents and for offenses committed upon any public or private property within 500 yards of any property under the jurisdiction of the board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-73 - Director of agricultural matters

(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 dean and coordinator of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia, the dean of the Forestry School of the University of Georgia, and the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Georgia.
(b)
When so selected, the director shall be responsible to the board for planning, supervising, and coordinating all matters related to agriculture in every unit of the university system.
(c)
When the director is so selected, the board shall require every unit of the system having agricultural activity under its control to cause the proper and responsible officials in charge of any agricultural activity in each such unit, including, but not limited to, the teaching of agriculture, research in agriculture, and the agricultural extension forces, to report directly to the director in the formation of its program and its budget therefor before submitting the budget through channels to the board. It is the expressed wish of the General Assembly that when the agricultural program and budget are agreed upon, the budget should then not be changed at the unit level without the approval of the director. It is further the wish of the General Assembly that waste, overlapping, and duplicated efforts in the activities of all units having agricultural programs in the system be avoided wherever possible.
(d)
When so selected, the director shall be required by the board to work actively with all departments of the state and federal governments in an effort to secure for the farm family of this state the best possible long-range farm program.
(e)
When so selected, the director shall be required to work with proper and certified representatives of every agricultural enterprise in the state to make certain that every activity of any unit of the system actively serve the best interest of the state's whole agricultural enterprise.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-73.1 - Georgia Agrirama designated as State Museum of Agriculture

The Georgia Agrirama is designated and shall be recognized as the State Museum of Agriculture.
Renumbered from §
12-3-651
and amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 12, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 378,§ 1, eff. 5/20/2010.
Renumbered from § 2-3-2 and amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 288, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-73.2 - Continuation of authority; governance of museum; transfer of assets

(a)
After June 30, 2010, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall be the successor to and a continuation of the former Georgia Agrirama Development Authority provided under former provisions of Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 as such existed on June 30, 2010, and shall continue the mission of the former authority.
(b)
The change of the governance of the State Museum of Agriculture and its continuation, as provided in this Code section, shall in no way affect any existing obligations, liabilities, or rights of the authority as such existed on June 30, 2010. All such obligations, liabilities, and rights are transferred to, vested in, and assumed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. All existing contracts and agreements between any party and the authority shall not be affected by this Code section but shall continue in full force and effect, without interruption, as contracts or agreements of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(c)
All right, title, interest, and ownership of all assets, including all real estate, of the authority are transferred to and vested in the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Renumbered from §
12-3-662
and amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 12, eff. 5/13/2011.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 378,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-74 - Advisory board of College of Veterinary Medicine - Creation; officers; meetings

(a)
There is created the advisory board of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Georgia, which shall consist of eight members as follows: the president of the Georgia Cattlemen's Association, Inc., or his designee, the president of the Georgia Pork Producers Association, Inc., or his designee, the president of the Georgia Milk Producers Association, Inc., or his designee, the president of the Georgia Poultry Federation or his designee, the president of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association or his designee, the immediate past president of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association or his designee, the chairman of the Equine Advisory Board or his designee, and the assistant commissioner of agriculture for animal industry or his designee.
(b)
The advisory board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its own membership and may elect, from its own membership, such other officers as it deems necessary or appropriate. The chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman shall preside at meetings of the advisory board. Three members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(c)
The advisory board shall meet on the call of the chairman or on the petition of at least three members, in writing, to the chairman. The advisory board shall meet at the college but may hold meetings at other locations in the state in the discretion of the advisory board. The advisory board shall meet at least twice each year.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-75 - Advisory board of the College of Veterinary Medicine - Duties; cooperation of college personnel

The advisory board shall act in an advisory capacity to the admissions board of the College of Veterinary Medicine, but not on the acceptance of an individual applicant, and to the dean and department heads of the college relative to the curriculum, courses of instruction, and other policies of the college relative to the supply of an adequate number of practitioners of veterinary medicine in this state. The dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and the various department heads, instructors, and other personnel of the college shall cooperate with the advisory board and lend whatever assistance shall be necessary to carry out Code Sections
20-3-74
and
20-3-76
and this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-76 - Advisory board of the College of Veterinary Medicine - Reports to General Assembly

From time to time, the advisory board shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly through the standing committees of the House and Senate on the university system.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-77 - Coordination of education encouraging development of small business

The board of regents is established as the coordinating agency of educational activities of the university system, utilizing the designation of the University of Georgia's College of Business Administration as a university business development center, directed toward encouraging the development and expansion of the small business sector of the economy of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-77.1 - Training programs for professors and instructors in computers and advanced electronic instructional technology; implementation; funding

The board of regents shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the effective implementation of programs within the university system financed wholly or partially from appropriations from the Lottery for Education Account and established for the purpose of providing professors and instructors the necessary training in the use and application of computers and advanced electronic instructional technology to implement interactive learning environments in the classroom and to access the state-wide distance learning network. Such programs shall include the expenditure of funds to defray the costs associated with repairing and maintaining advanced electronic instructional technology.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-78 - Athletic associations - Corporate nature

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 located or as otherwise incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-79 - Athletic associations - Not subject to limitations on state agencies; financial operation regulations; state audits not required; exception of appropriations

(a)
The athletic associations named in Code Section
20-3-78
are not agencies of the state and are not subject to the limitations, restrictions, and laws of general application imposed on state agencies by the Constitution of Georgia and the laws enacted by the General Assembly in compliance with the Constitution. The associations are authorized under their corporate charters issued by the superior courts or as otherwise incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state to make such rules and regulations for the financial operations of the associations as they deem necessary.
(b)
The state auditor is not required to make an audit of the accounts of the athletic associations as is required of him in connection with the financial operations of state agencies.
(c)
This Code section shall not apply to any tax money appropriated by the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-80 - Athletic associations - Agreements as to use of state property

As the athletic associations are authorized to operate as separate corporations and not as a part of the state or board of regents, a state agency, the board of regents, is authorized and directed to make the necessary agreements for the use by the associations of any property, equipment, or facilities belonging to the state or the board and to fix the amount of compensation to be charged for their use.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-83 - Deductions for contributions or dues to interdisciplinary charitable associations

(a)
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, any institution of the university system is authorized to deduct from the salaries or wages of its employees amounts designated by the employee as contributions or dues to any interdisciplinary charitable association qualified as an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 whose regular membership consists exclusively of university, college, and technical institute faculty members if such association has as its objectives to facilitate cooperation among teacher and research scholars for the promotion of the interest of higher education and research and to increase the standards, ideals, and welfare of the academic profession in higher education.
(b)
No deduction shall be made under this Code section without the written consent of the employee.
(c)
An institution making deductions under this Code section shall be reimbursed by any participating charitable association for the institution's direct cost of making deductions and remitting the proceeds; and any charitable association desiring to participate in a deduction program shall as a condition of participation agree to make such reimbursement.
(d)
Deductions under this Code section shall be a privilege for the convenience of employees and no right of action shall accrue to the employee or to any charitable association for errors, omissions, or decisions of any agent of the university system regarding deductions under this Code section.
(e)
The board of regents may regulate the conduct of deductions under this Code section in any manner deemed by the board to be necessary or appropriate.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-84 - [Repealed and Reserved] Center for Trade and Technology Transfer; board of directors; appointment of members; qualifications; officers; duties; reporting; affiliation

Repealed and reserved by 2008 Ga. Laws 758,§ 8, eff. 5/14/2008.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 569, § 12, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-85 - Study examining postsecondary text availability in alternative formats

The board of regents shall direct a study of the practical problems involved in obtaining and producing textbooks and other instructional materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities. In cooperation with the Technical College System of Georgia, students with disabilities, organizations and advocates for persons with disabilities, publishers, federal and state agencies concerned with opportunities for persons with disabilities, colleges and universities that are not under the direction of the board, university and college presses, counterparts in other states, and other interested persons, the board shall work toward the establishment of a system or clearing-house for sharing postsecondary texts in alternative formats while protecting the intellectual property rights of publishers. The board shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding progress toward this goal.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 472,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
Added by 2002 Ga. Laws 886, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-86 - [Repealed effective 6/30/2026] Nonlapsing revenue of institutions in university system

Revenue collected by any or all institutions in the university system 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 3 percent of the tuition collected. This Code section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026. Not later than October 15 each year, the board of regents shall provide to the Governor, the chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the chairperson of the Senate Appropriations Committee a report of all nonlapsing revenue provided for in this Code section from the preceding fiscal year, the anticipated plans for the use of such nonlapsing revenue, the actual expenses paid for from nonlapsing revenue from the previous fiscal year, and the cumulative balance of nonlapsed revenue.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 307,§ 20, eff. 5/10/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 252,§ 1-1, eff. 5/6/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 436,§ 2-1, eff. 6/15/2016.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 234,§ 2-1, eff. 5/6/2013.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 505,§ 2-1, eff. 5/27/2010.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 731,§ 2-1, eff. 5/14/2008.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 702,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2006.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 58, § 5, eff. 7/1/2003.
Repealed by 2003 Ga. Laws 58, § 6, eff. 6/30/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 2 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-50 — 20-3-87) › Section 20-3-87 - Requirement to join professional association as a condition of enrollment prohibited

No student in a degree program in the university system shall be required to join a professional association as a condition of enrollment in such degree program.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 99,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 3 - STUDENT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-3-90 — 20-3-96) › Section 20-3-90 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Organization Responsibility for Drug Abuse Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 3 - STUDENT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-3-90 — 20-3-96) › Section 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. It is declared to be a purpose and goal of this state to encourage and, to the fullest extent possible, require all student organizations, including but not limited to, societies, fraternities, sororities, clubs, and similar groups of students which are affiliated with, recognized by, or using the facilities of those educational institutions or facilities which comprise the University System of Georgia, to encourage and enforce compliance with state law on the part of their members, guests, or others attending or participating in their functions and affairs, social or otherwise, by not permitting the sale, distribution, serving, possession, consumption, or use of such marijuana, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs at such functions and affairs in violation of state law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 3 - STUDENT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-3-90 — 20-3-96) › Section 20-3-92 - Definitions

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
.
(2)
"Dangerous drug" means any drug defined as such under Code Section
16-13-71
.
(3)
"Marijuana" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in paragraph (16) of Code Section
16-13-21
.
(4)
"Student" means any person who is enrolled as a student in courses for academic credit on a full-time, part-time, temporary, or intermittent basis in any college, university, institution of higher education, or facility which is a unit or member institution of the University System of Georgia.
(5)
"Student organization" means any organized group or body of students, social, academic, political, or otherwise, which is affiliated with or primarily composed of students enrolled in any university system institution or facility. The term shall include any and all societies, clubs, fraternities, sororities, academic disciplinary groups, or other student entities which operate on the campus of, or which is recognized as a student organization by, any college, university, or other educational institution or facility of the University System of Georgia.
(6)
"University system" refers to that system of colleges, universities, and educational institutions which is governed, managed, controlled, and operated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, a department and an agency of the executive branch of state government of the State of Georgia under Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution.