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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 2 - LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-20 — 20-5-59) › Part 2 - COUNTY AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-40 — 20-5-59) › Section 20-5-58 - Time requirement for existing library systems to conform with part

A library system existing prior to July 1, 1984, shall have until July 1, 1989, to comply fully with the provisions of this part, and any provision to the contrary within Chapter 24 of Title 43, relating to libraries, shall be superseded by the provisions of this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 2 - LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-20 — 20-5-59) › Part 2 - COUNTY AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-40 — 20-5-59) › Section 20-5-59 - Exemption of municipal public libraries from part

This part shall not apply to any municipal public library.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 20-5-60 — 20-5-65) › Section 20-5-60 - "State library agency" defined

As used in the Interstate Library Compact, "state library agency," with reference to this state, means the Office of Public Library Services of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 20-5-60 — 20-5-65) › Section 20-5-62 - Participating political subdivisions to comply with laws on capital outlay and pledging of credit

No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall be a party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c), paragraph (7) of the compact, or pledge its credit in support of such a library, or contribute to the capital financing thereof, except after compliance with any laws applicable to such municipalities, counties, or political subdivisions relating to or governing capital outlay and the pledging of credit.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 20-5-60 — 20-5-65) › Section 20-5-63 - State and federal aid to interstate library districts

An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. For the purposes of computing and apportioning state aid to an interstate library district, this state will consider that portion of the area which lies within this state as an independent entity for the performance of the aided function or functions and compute and apportion the aid accordingly. Subject to any applicable laws of this state, such a district also may apply for and be entitled to receive any federal aid for which it may be eligible.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 20-5-60 — 20-5-65) › Section 20-5-64 - Appointment of compact administrator and deputy administrators

The board of regents shall appoint an officer of this state to be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the compact. The board of regents shall also appoint one or more deputy compact administrators pursuant to such article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 5 - LIBRARIES (§§ 20-5-1 — 20-5-65) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 20-5-60 — 20-5-65) › Section 20-5-65 - Notices of withdrawal from compact

In the event of withdrawal from the compact, the board of regents shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the compact.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 6 - EDUCATION COMPACTS (§§ 20-6-1 — 20-6-24) › Article 2 - COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 20-6-20 — 20-6-24) › Section 20-6-21 - Georgia members of Education Commission of the States

The seven members to represent this state on the Education Commission of the States as authorized under Article III of the Compact for Education shall consist of the following members: the Governor, who shall serve as chairman thereof; one member of the House of Representatives, who shall be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one member of the Senate, who shall be selected by the Lieutenant Governor; the chancellor of the University System of Georgia; the State School Superintendent; and two members who shall be appointed by the Governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 6 - EDUCATION COMPACTS (§§ 20-6-1 — 20-6-24) › Article 2 - COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 20-6-20 — 20-6-24) › Section 20-6-22 - Georgia Education Council

There is established the Georgia Education Council, which shall be composed of the members of the Education Commission of the States representing this state and such other persons appointed by the Governor at his discretion to serve at his pleasure. Such other persons shall be selected so as to be broadly representative of professional and lay interest within this state having the responsibilities for, and interest in, the improvement of education. The Governor, or a member of the council designated by the Governor, shall serve as chairman of the council. The council shall meet on the call of the Governor or a majority of its members, but in any event the council shall meet not less than three times in each year. The council may consider any and all matters relating to recommendations of the Education Commission of the States and the activities of the members in representing this state thereon.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 6 - EDUCATION COMPACTS (§§ 20-6-1 — 20-6-24) › Article 2 - COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 20-6-20 — 20-6-24) › Section 20-6-23 - Funds to carry out article; expenses of commission and council members

(a)
Funds appropriated or otherwise available to the executive branch of government of this state may be expended for the purpose of carrying out this article.
(b)
The members of the Education Commission of the States representing this state and the members of the Georgia Education Council shall serve without pay; provided, however, that they shall be reimbursed, from funds appropriated therefor, for their reasonable and necessary travel, meals, lodging, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 6 - EDUCATION COMPACTS (§§ 20-6-1 — 20-6-24) › Article 2 - COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 20-6-20 — 20-6-24) › Section 20-6-24 - Filing of commission's bylaws

Pursuant to Article III(i) of the compact, the Education Commission of the States shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendment thereto with the Secretary of State.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Campus" means the grounds and buildings owned or occupied by a college or university, the grounds and buildings owned or occupied by any college or university that has entered into a united police force agreement, or the grounds and buildings of a school or training facility operated by or under the authority of the State Board of Education. The term "campus" shall also include any public or private property within 500 yards of the property of an educational facility and one-quarter mile of any public street or public sidewalk connecting different buildings of the same educational facility when the property or buildings of the educational facility are located within any county in this state having a population of 400,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census.
(2)
"Campus policeman" means an employee of an educational facility whose duties include the enforcement of the laws of this state; the preservation of public order; the protection of life and property; the prevention, detection, or investigation of crime; or any combination thereof.
(3)
"College or university" means an accredited, nonproprietary, public or private educational institution of higher learning located in this state.
(4)
"Educational facility" means a college or university or a school or training facility operated by or under the authority of the State Board of Education.
(5)
"United police force agreement" means a contract entered into by two or more colleges or universities for the purpose of sharing campus policemen and related resources.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 266,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-2 - Law enforcement powers

(a)
On the campus of an educational facility, a campus policeman employed by such educational facility who is certified in accordance with Code Section
20-8-3
and when authorized by the governing body or authority of such educational facility shall have the same law enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a law enforcement officer of the local government with police jurisdiction over such campus.
(b)
On any campus of an educational facility for any college or university which has entered into a united police force agreement, a campus policeman employed by any of the colleges or universities participating in the united police force agreement who is certified in accordance with Code Section
20-8-3
shall have the same law enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a law enforcement officer of any local government with police jurisdiction over such campuses.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 266,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-3 - Certification required

As a condition precedent to the exercise of law enforcement powers pursuant to Code Section
20-8-2
, a campus policeman must be certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having met the qualifications and having completed the basic training requirements for a peace officer under Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 35. All costs incurred in such certification and training shall be paid by the educational facility employing the campus policeman. This chapter is permissive and shall not require the certification of campus policemen by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. The certification of a campus policeman by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council does not require that the campus policeman so certified exercise the powers provided in Code Section
20-8-2
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-4 - Exemption of campus policemen and security personnel of University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia

A campus policeman exercising the power of arrest pursuant to Code Section
20-3-72
or
20-4-39
providing campus policemen and other security personnel of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia with arrest powers for offenses committed upon university system property or Technical College System of Georgia property, respectively, shall be exempt from this chapter.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-2, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-5 - Law enforcement powers of school security personnel in each public school system of the state; certification; carrying of firearms or weapons

(a)
In each public school system in this state, school security personnel employed by the board of education of a county or an independent board of education of a municipality for the various public schools thereof who are certified pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section and who are authorized by the board of education of that county or the independent board of education of that municipality shall have the same law enforcement powers on school property, including the power of arrest, as law enforcement officers of that respective county or municipality.
(b)
As a condition precedent to the exercise of law enforcement powers pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, school security personnel must be certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having met the qualifications and having completed the basic training requirements for a peace officer under Chapter 8 of Title 35. The certification of school security personnel by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council does not require that such security personnel exercise the powers provided in subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
The provisions of this Code section shall not prohibit a board of education of a county or an independent board of education of a municipality from employing school security personnel without law enforcement powers.
(d)
School security personnel who are certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council may be authorized by a local board of education to carry a standard issue firearm or weapon generally used for law enforcement purposes for the purpose of carrying out law enforcement duties.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-6 - Reports of criminal gang activity on or adjacent to campus

Each educational facility which employs campus policemen, including institutions of the University System of Georgia, shall report to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and to the local law enforcement agency incidents of criminal gang activity as defined by Code Section
16-15-3
which occur on or adjacent to the campus of such educational facility.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 8 - CAMPUS POLICEMEN (§§ 20-8-1 — 20-8-7) › Section 20-8-7 - Public disclosure of campus police records

Law enforcement records created, received, or maintained by campus policemen that relate to the investigation of criminal conduct and crimes as defined under Georgia law and which are not subject to protection from disclosure by any other Georgia law shall be made available within a reasonable time after request for public inspection and copying.
Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 616,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 9 - EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND VISITORS (§ 20-9-1) › Section 20-9-1 - Rules and regulations as to eye protective devices for certain courses and laboratories; furnishing devices

(a)
The State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to ensure that every student and teacher participating in or observing any of the following courses of instruction in any school, college, university, vocational-technical school, or other educational institution within this state shall wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing such courses of instruction:
(1)
Vocational, technical, industrial arts, chemical, physical, or chemical-physical courses of instruction involving exposure to:
(A)
Hot molten metal or other molten materials;
(B)
Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;
(C)
Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
(D)
Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes;
(E)
Repair or servicing of any vehicle; or
(F)
Caustic or explosive materials;
(2)
Chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations, or other hazards; or
(3)
Such other courses as shall be determined by the state board or the board of regents.
(b)
The devices required by this Code section shall be furnished by the school, college, university, vocational-technical school, or other educational institution within this state for all students and teachers and shall be furnished for all visitors to such shops and laboratories, as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the state board and the board of regents.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 10 - FARMERS' INSTITUTES (§ 20-10-1) › Section 20-10-1 - Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to have institutes conducted

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall have conducted throughout the state each year, during the season most convenient to the agriculturists, a series of farmers' institutes for the instruction of the citizens of this state in better methods of agriculture in its various branches. These institutes shall be held at such times and places as the board may direct. The board shall make such rules and regulations as it may deem proper for organizing and conducting such institutes. In selecting lecturers for said institutes, preference shall be given to practical, successful farmers possessing aptitude for the work. The programs of such institutes shall be so arranged as to present the results of the most recent investigations in practical agriculture.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-1 - Creation; research institute and field offices

To aid in the promotion of scientific, engineering, and industrial research; to encourage the more complete development and utilization of the natural resources of this state; to advance science, technology, and education; to encourage further industrial and economic development; to provide technical advice and assistance to business and industry; to provide an industrial extension service to meet the technical, informational, and other needs of industry and local development groups; and in order to promote the general welfare of the people of this state through a program of scientific, engineering, and industrial research, there is created at and in connection with the Georgia Institute of Technology a department to be known and designated as the "Georgia Tech Research Institute." The department shall be composed of a research institute to be located at the Georgia Institute of Technology and such field offices or substations as provided in this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-2 - Duties

It shall be the duty of the Georgia Tech Research Institute to:
(1)
Conduct original research; to perform and verify experiments; to make investigations in any and all branches of engineering, manufacturing, and the industries and the sciences related thereto; and to compile data relating to such research for their promotion in the interests of the people;
(2)
Formulate and implement a program of research which will seek to enhance the economic and industrial development of this state through the search for new or improved products, devices, and processes; through the development of new uses for Georgia's existing and potential resources; through the pursuit of scientific knowledge and learning and the dissemination thereof; through the search for new economic opportunities; and through technical assistance to the existing and future industrial community;
(3)
Render assistance to national programs of science, technology, and preparedness; and
(4)
Conduct such other research, experiments, and investigations bearing upon the industries, occupations, and public welfare of the people as may in each case be deemed advisable, practicable, and within the resources of the research institute.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-3 - Center for industrial development; industrial extension service field offices or substations

A center for industrial development shall be created in connection with the Georgia Tech Research Institute for the purpose of meeting more effectively the needs of business and industry and of local groups engaged in economic development and furthering and strengthening of the research institute's present program, including the establishment of such additional research and related services as may be necessary to make possible the more effective development of the state's industrial resources and potentials. To utilize effectively the talents of the research institute's staff of scientists, engineers, and technicians on the needs of local development groups and of business and industry, the research institute's present program shall be extended as rapidly as its financial condition will permit to provide a state-wide industrial extension service through the establishment of field offices or substations. The location of each field office or substation shall be determined by the director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, who shall choose each location on the basis of its advantages to the research institute's overall program and the further development of the state's resources. In addition to being responsible for providing technical advice and assistance to local development groups and to established business and industry, each field office or substation shall have as its further purpose the collection of data on local resources and the evaluation of existing and potential industrial opportunities.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-4 - Bulletins

Bulletins giving results of the research, investigations, and experiments or reports of progress shall be published at the Georgia Tech Research Institute at least once in 12 months. Copies shall be sent to such persons, newspapers, institutions, and libraries interested in research, engineering, manufacturing, and industry as may request them as far as the means of the research institute will permit. Copies of the reports are to be sent, free of all charges, to the state geologist and other state officials requesting them.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-5 - Appropriations for research institute; payment

All moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for the establishment and operation of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, together with any sums which may be appropriated by the Congress or apportioned to the state from the Treasury of the United States for purposes substantially the same as specified in this chapter, shall be paid to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for the conduct of the work of the research institute authorized by this chapter, provided that the board shall formally present to the Governor its acceptance of the conditions of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-6 - Conformance to conditions of federal aid

In the event of Congress making appropriations for the conduct of work similar to that specified in this chapter, the work of the Georgia Tech Research Institute shall conform to the requirements imposed as the conditions for such federal appropriations as may be accepted by the General Assembly in order that the work of the research institute may be aided and extended by means of such federal appropriations for scientific, engineering, and industrial research.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (§§ 20-11-1 — 20-11-7) › Section 20-11-7 - Change of name to "Georgia Tech Research Institute."

The president of the Georgia Institute of Technology is authorized at any time not later than January 1, 1985, in his discretion, to change the name of the Engineering Experiment Station to "Georgia Tech Research Institute" by giving written notice of such change and of the effective date thereof to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia. The Engineering Experiment Station shall be known and designated as the "Georgia Tech Research Institute" from and after the effective date specified in such notice. The president and his delegate or delegates are authorized to give such additional notice of the name change and the effective date thereof to such other persons and in such manner as the president may deem necessary or desirable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Board of regents" means the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(2)
"Facility" means a structure or complex of structures approved by the board of regents, including the land thereon, for the purpose of pursuing research, academic, industrial, and other related activities conducted by local, state, or federal government agencies; the university system or any of its component parts; other public or private colleges and universities; nonprofit organizations; foundations; corporations; and private business firms.
(3)
"Project" means one or more facilities as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section.
(4)
"University system" means the University System of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-2 - Development of marine resources extension centers and institute for oceanographic studies

The board of regents shall establish and operate one or more marine resources extension centers and an institute for oceanographic studies, known as the Oceanographic Research Center. The board of regents may delegate to one or more of its members or to its officers, agents, and employees such powers and duties as it may deem proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board of regents may contract with any department, board, or agency of the state, local, or federal government; public or private colleges and universities not component units of the university system; nonprofit organizations; foundations; corporations; private business firms; and individuals as shall be consonant with all the purposes of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-4 - Cooperation with other states

In the event that other states may desire to collaborate in the development of the complex, the board of regents is authorized to enter into agreements with the agencies or institutions of any other states for the participation in, or the joint use of, the complex.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-5 - Leasing projects

The board of regents is authorized, as owner of such projects as it may construct, to offer, as lessor, to lease such projects for terms not exceeding 50 years from the date of execution. Such leases may provide for the advance payment of agreed sums of yearly or monthly rental, which payments may begin on execution of leases, such dates being prior to the completion of such projects or otherwise, and may obligate the lessees or their successors, or both, to pay such sums for the lease of such projects and in addition, to obligate themselves to pay for or perform all maintenance, upkeep, and repair or any other reasonable expense of such projects, provided that no such lease shall be binding upon or a valid act of the board of regents as to a lessee where the lessee is any state government agency until and unless the board of regents shall have secured a certificate from the state auditor that the yearly rental obligations under such lease shall fall within the existing power of such state agency to make such obligations.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-6 - Rentals and other charges; contracts as to use of projects

The board of regents is authorized to fix rentals and other charges which the lessees shall pay to the board of regents for the use of each project, to charge and collect them, and to lease and make contracts with lessees with respect to the use of such lessees of any project.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-7 - Rules and regulations for projects

The board of regents shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of each project constructed under this chapter, including rules and regulations to ensure maximum use of each such project.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-8 - Annual reports

The board of regents shall make an annual report to the General Assembly which shall include a report on all funds and properties received or disbursed under this chapter. The board of regents shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the report in the manner which it deems to be most effective and efficient.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 333,§ 18, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 12 - MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS AND INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES (§§ 20-12-1 — 20-12-9) › Section 20-12-9 - Liberal construction

This chapter, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-1 - Establishment of Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission

(a)
There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation; and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of this state.
(b)
The commission shall have perpetual existence. Any change in name or composition of the commission shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under this chapter or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under this chapter.
(c)
The commission shall be attached to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for administrative purposes only, as provided for in Code Section
50-4-3
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-2 - Membership; appointment; terms of office; election of chairperson; vacancies

(a)
The commission shall be composed of nine members, who shall be appointed by the Governor from the general public. No person may serve on the commission who is also an official, officer, or employee of the state or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or an official, officer, employee, or representative of any public school system.
(b)
The term of office for members shall be four years, except for those members whose initial terms begin on July 1, 2001, which terms shall expire on June 30, 2002. Thereafter, their successors shall serve for terms of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(c)
The commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson.
(d)
Vacancies which occur in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the Governor.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 187, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-3 - Remuneration for members

The members of the commission shall receive for each day of service expended as a member of the commission the per diem and expense allowances authorized for members of other state boards and commissions, as provided by Code Section
45-7-21
.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 187, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-4 - Meetings

The commission shall hold regular meetings bimonthly or as necessary as determined by the chairperson. Additional meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request of three or more of the members.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-5 - Functions; responsibilities

(a)
The Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission is declared to be a public charitable organization created, designed, and intended for the purpose of providing educational, instructional, and public broadcasting services to the citizens of the State of Georgia and making available those services to the citizens of the several states as deemed necessary and feasible.
(b)
The commission is authorized to accept and utilize gifts, contributions of money, property, facilities, services, donations, bequests, and appropriations from the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof; or from any individual or corporation; or from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(c)
Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the commission will provide for the public broadcasting and other transmission of educational, instructional, and continuing educational programs and telecourses to the various schools and citizens of the State of Georgia.
(d)
Upon the submission of its budget request in accordance with the budget submission provisions of Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the "Budget Act," the commission may receive each year a grant appropriated to the board of regents for commission personnel and operating expenses. The commission shall submit a budget request consistent with the process used by other state agencies and commissions. This shall be submitted as a separate budget request through the board of regents as provided for in Code Section
50-4-3
.
(e)
The members of the commission shall be accountable in all respects as trustees. The commission shall keep suitable and proper books and records of all receipts, income, and expenditures of every kind and shall submit annually to the state auditor or his designated agent for inspection all of the books together with the proper statement of the commission's financial position at the close of its fiscal year.
(f)
The Department of Law shall provide legal services to the commission in the same manner as legal services are provided to state departments under Article 2 of Chapter 15 of Title 45; and the provisions of Code Sections
45-15-13
through
45-15-16
, relating to provision of legal services to state authorities, shall not apply with respect to provision of legal services to the commission.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-6 - Executive director; appointment

The Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission shall appoint an executive director of the commission and shall fix his compensation, duties, and responsibilities consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The executive director of the commission shall exercise the overall supervision and direction of the staff of the commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The commission may assign and delegate to the executive director such responsibilities, powers, and duties as it may deem proper and appropriate, including the authority to execute on behalf of the commission those documents and other filings required by the Federal Communications Commission and other regulatory agencies.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-7 - Executive director; functions; powers; duties

The executive director shall be responsible for implementing the policies of the commission and for the day-to-day operations of the commission. The executive director shall develop job descriptions for the necessary administrative, production, liaison, and clerical personnel and shall, at his discretion, hire staff necessary for the commission operations. The executive director, with approval of the commission and with advice from the agencies which use its services, shall seek ways to improve these services. To the extent delegated by the commission, the executive director shall represent the commission nationally and shall transmit and interpret the state's position on public telecommunications matters to national, regional, and state bodies as necessary and as directed by the commission. The executive director shall recommend to the commission such advisory councils and memberships as shall be deemed appropriate by the executive director.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-9 - Content of instructional television

It is the intent of this chapter that the content of instructional television is clearly and unequivocally the responsibility of the Board of Education, the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, and the board of regents for programs and courses within their respective purviews. In consultation with the appropriate agencies, the commission shall make available various public telecommunications services to help enable these agencies to carry out their defined responsibilities and purposes.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-10 - Personnel; status as state employees; benefits

(a)
The executive director and his deputy director, division directors, and other employees shall be considered state employees in the unclassified service of the merit system for the purposes of benefits administered by the merit system and for retirement purposes.
(b)
Upon the assignment of the licenses held by the prior Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission to the commission created by this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of Code Section
20-13-8
, all current positions and all officers and employees previously employed, assigned, or delegated by the Department of Education and the board of regents to the prior Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission shall be transferred to the commission created by this chapter. Certain employees from the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Georgia who have functioned in support positions in the foundation for the benefit of the state and the prior Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission shall be employed by the commission created by this chapter subject to the operating needs of the commission.
(c)
All employees of the Department of Education transferred to the commission by the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section shall retain all accumulated sick and annual leave and shall be entitled to retain membership in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia and to retain any and all rights under said retirement plan.
(d)
All employees of the board of regents transferred to the commission by the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section shall retain all accumulated sick and annual leave and shall be entitled to retain membership in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia and to retain any and all rights under said retirement plan.
(e)
All employees or officers hired or appointed by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission on or after July 1, 1990, shall be members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia as a condition of employment. All employees and officers of the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission who are not already members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to become members on or after July 1, 1990. Any officer or employee of the commission who is already a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia by virtue of services with another employer shall be entitled to credit for his services and shall not suffer any loss of credit to which he is otherwise entitled. There shall be paid from the funds appropriated or otherwise available for the operation of the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission all employer contributions required under this subsection, including employer's social security contributions. The commencement date shall be July 1, 1990.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 13 - GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT (§§ 20-13-1 — 20-13-12) › Section 20-13-12 - Purpose; exemptions

It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the commission and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and constitute a public purpose and that the commission will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this chapter. This state warrants and covenants that the commission shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any property owned, acquired, or leased by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of the buildings, towers, and facilities erected or acquired by it or upon any fees, rentals, or other charges for the use of such buildings, towers, or facilities or upon other income received by the commission. This exemption shall include an exemption from state and local sales and use tax on property purchased by the commission for use exclusively by the commission.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 14 - ALLIANCE OF EDUCATION AGENCY HEADS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-97) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-11) › Section 20-14-1 - Responsibility of alliance

The General Assembly finds in regard to the creation of an Alliance of Education Agency Heads that said alliance should:
(1)
Provide a forum for interagency communication regarding educational policy and programs;
(2)
Provide for the effective and efficient coordination and seamlessness of public education programs and components within the education system of Georgia;
(3)
Prevent unnecessary duplication of services within the education system of Georgia; and
(4)
Oversee and review all education accountability programs from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education in Georgia.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 8,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 14 - ALLIANCE OF EDUCATION AGENCY HEADS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-97) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-11) › Section 20-14-2 - Creation of alliance

There is created an education alliance to be known as the "Alliance of Education Agency Heads" or "alliance" and as used in this chapter, the term "alliance" shall mean the Alliance of Education Agency Heads.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 8,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 14 - ALLIANCE OF EDUCATION AGENCY HEADS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-97) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-11) › Section 20-14-3 - Membership; officers; meetings

(a)
The alliance shall consist of the Governor, the State School Superintendent, the chairperson of the State Board of Education, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia, the chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, the chairperson of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, the executive secretary of the Professional Standards Commission, the chairperson of the Professional Standards Commission, and the director of the Department of Early Care and Learning.
(b)
The Governor shall be the chairperson of the alliance. A vice chairperson and a secretary shall be selected by the members of the alliance as prescribed in the alliance's bylaws.
(c)
Meetings of the alliance shall be held quarterly, or more frequently, on the call of the chairperson. Meetings of the alliance shall be held with no less than five days' public notice for regular meetings and with such notice as the bylaws may prescribe for special meetings. Each member shall be given written notice of all meetings. All meetings of the alliance shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 50. Minutes or transcripts shall be kept of all meetings of the alliance and shall include a record of the votes of each member, specifying the yea or nay vote or absence of each member, on all questions and matters coming before the alliance. No member may abstain from a vote other than for reasons constituting disqualification to the satisfaction of a majority of a quorum of the alliance on a recorded vote. No member of the alliance shall be represented by a delegate or agent.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 8,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 684,§ 20, eff. 5/1/2012.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 19,§ 20, eff. 4/7/2005.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 565, § 16, eff. 10/1/2004.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 20, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 14 - ALLIANCE OF EDUCATION AGENCY HEADS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-97) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-14-1 — 20-14-11) › Section 20-14-4 - Quorum; committees

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this part, a majority of the members of the alliance then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy on the alliance shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the alliance. The vote of a majority of the members of the alliance present at the time of the vote, if a quorum is present at such time, shall be the act of the alliance unless the vote of a greater number is required by law or by the bylaws of the alliance.
(b)
The chairperson may designate from among the members of the alliance one or more committees, each consisting of two or more members of the alliance, which shall have and exercise such authority as the alliance may delegate to it under such procedures as the alliance may provide by resolution establishing such committee or committees.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 8,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.