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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 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-542 - Composition of board

The board shall be composed of the mayor of the City of Milledgeville and six additional members, one of which shall be elected from each of the six municipal voting districts of the City of Milledgeville, all as provided in the consent decree entered May 12, 1989, in Civil Action No. 88-262-1-MAC, United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division, entitled
Louise N. Barnes v. James E. Baugh et al.
Each member of the board now serving shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-543 - Terms of board members

The terms of the members of the board now serving, the terms of all future members, and the election of all future members shall be governed by the consent decree referenced in Code Section
20-3-542
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-544 - Board chairman

The board shall elect one of its members as chairman who shall serve for a two-year term.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-545 - Compensation of board members

Members of the board of trustees shall receive the sum provided by Code Section
45-7-21
for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board or for each day of travel, within or outside the state, as a member of a committee of the board, which travel has been authorized by the chairman or by action of the board, plus reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier or the legal mileage rate for the use of a personal automobile to and from the place of meeting or places of visits or inspections. No member shall be authorized to receive the sums, expenses, and costs provided by this Code section for more than 60 days per year. Such sums, expenses, and costs shall be paid from funds appropriated to or otherwise available to 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 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-546 - Powers of board

The board of trustees shall have the authority:
(1)
To make such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary for the performance of its duties;
(2)
To elect or appoint professors, educators, stewards, or any other officers necessary for the Georgia Military College; to discontinue or remove them as the good of the college may require; and to fix their compensations;
(3)
To determine the policy and shape the conduct of the college;
(4)
To receive donations, bequests, and contributions to the college;
(5)
To sign, execute, and deliver in the name of the college all bonds that may be required of the college or its officers or trustees;
(6)
To execute and deliver in the name of the college all contracts that may be needed or necessary;
(7)
To borrow money, execute and deliver the note of the college, and to secure the same;
(8)
To make purchases;
(9)
To erect buildings and equip them on lands belonging to the college, on land loaned or leased to the college, and on lands of the state heretofore or hereafter granted to or set apart for use of the college;
(10)
To administer scholarships, loans, and financial assistance programs as may become available; and
(11)
To exercise any power usually granted to such board, necessary to its usefulness, not inconsistent with the Constitution and 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 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-547 - Fiscal year

The fiscal year of the board of trustees and of the Georgia Military College is from July 1 in each year through June 30 in the following year.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-548) › Section 20-3-548 - Annual report

The board of trustees shall submit to the Governor annual reports of its transactions, together with such information as is necessary to show the condition of the Georgia Military College and with such suggestions as it may deem conducive to the good of the college.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-560 - Legislative intent

It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Georgia Military College be a state-wide institution dedicated to providing a high-quality military education to the youth of this state, but not beyond the level of the second year of postsecondary study except for Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs which assist graduates of institutions under the Technical College System of Georgia in the attainment of a four-year bachelor's degree; provided, however, that no branch of the Georgia Military College shall offer any Bachelor of Applied Science degree program that is currently being offered by an institution of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia which is located in the same county as such branch; provided, further, that the level of such educational programs shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the General Assembly. The student enrollment of the college shall reflect as closely as possible the racial and demographic makeup of the state.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 581,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-561 - Management vested in the board of trustees

The government, control, and management of the Georgia Military College shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College. The Georgia Military College shall receive any designated funds appropriated by the General Assembly through the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia. In the budgeting and expenditure of such designated funds, the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College shall provide annually to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia copies of budgetary requests submitted by the Georgia Military College to the Office of Planning and Budget and copies of audit reports concerning the expenditure of such funds. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to diminish the authority of the elected Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College over budgetary management and expenditure of such designated funds in compliance with other provisions of state law.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 472,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-562 - Validity of prior trust provisions; substitution of trustee

Any trust fund or property, real, personal, or mixed, that may have been created prior to July 1, 1996, by will or otherwise, as a fund, gift, donation, or devise to any prior board of trustees of the college or to any executor or trustee to and for the benefit, use, or behoof of the college 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, will, or other conveyance shall vest in the board of trustees as trustee to and for the use, benefit, and behoof of the college. In any case where provisions of any deed of gift, 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 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-563 - Title to property vested in board of trustees

Title to all real, personal, and mixed property of whatever nature of the Georgia Military College is vested in the board of trustees, to be held by the board in trust for the benefit and use of the college.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-564 - Authorization to dispose of property

All properties owned or held by the board of trustees pursuant to this article which have been declared to be the public property of the state may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the board, whenever the board may deem such sale, lease, or other disposition in the best interest of the college, if the board shall first determine that such property can no longer be advantageously used by the college; provided, however, that where any such property has been granted or conveyed to the college or the board 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; provided, further, that every such sale, lease, or other disposition of real property shall be subject to the approval of the Governor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-565 - Execution and delivery of evidence of title upon disposition of property

In case of any sale, lease, or disposition of property under Code Section
20-3-564
, the board of trustees, through its proper officers, and the Governor, on behalf of the state, shall execute and deliver such written evidence of title or of the creation of a leasehold interest as 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 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-566 - Use of proceeds from sale or lease of property

The proceeds arising from any sale or lease of property under Code Section
20-3-564
shall be used for the support of the college or for the payment of any debts thereof as the board may determine.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 9 - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (§§ 20-3-540 — 20-3-567) › Part 2 - FUNDING; DONATIONS; PROPERTY; SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 20-3-560 — 20-3-567) › Section 20-3-567 - Scholarships

(a)
The board of trustees shall have the authority to grant to qualified students such scholarships as available funds allow. The board of trustees shall establish rules and regulations governing the eligibility for and awarding of such scholarships; provided, however, that all such scholarships which are funded by money appropriated by the General Assembly of Georgia shall be granted only to qualified students who are citizens and bona fide residents of this state and shall be apportioned on an equal basis by congressional district.
(b)
The funds necessary to provide for the program of scholarships authorized by this Code section shall come from funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the board of trustees for such purposes; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require the General Assembly to appropriate any such funds.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-600 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "College Opportunity 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 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-601 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds and declares the following:
(1)
It is an essential function of state government to encourage schools and the means of education, as provided in Article VIII, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution;
(2)
It is a responsibility of state government to maintain state institutions of higher education as provided by Article VIII, Section IV of the Constitution;
(3)
It is an essential function of state government to encourage attendance at state institutions of higher education;
(4)
Tuition costs at public institutions of higher education are difficult for many to afford and are unpredictable which causes problems when families attempt to plan for the cost of higher education;
(5)
It is in the best interest of the people of this state to foster public higher education resulting in more educated citizens;
(6)
It is in the best interest of the people of this state to encourage state residents to enroll in state public institutions of higher learning;
(7)
Students in elementary and secondary schools tend to achieve to a higher standard of performance when the payment or tuition for their higher education is secured; and
(8)
Providing assistance to assure the higher education of the citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety, and welfare.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-602 - Purposes of article

In light of the findings described in Code Section
20-3-601
, the General Assembly declares that the purposes of the Georgia Education Trust created by this article are:
(1)
To encourage education and the means of education;
(2)
To maintain state institutions of higher education by helping to provide a stable financial base to these institutions;
(3)
To provide wide and affordable access to state institutions of higher education for the residents of this state;
(4)
To encourage attendance at state institutions of higher education;
(5)
To provide students and their parents economic protection against rising tuition costs;
(6)
To provide students and their parents financial assistance for postsecondary education;
(7)
To help provide the benefits of higher education to the people of this state; and
(8)
To encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve high standards of performance.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-603 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Advance tuition payment contract" means a contract entered into by the trust and a purchaser pursuant to this article to provide for the higher education of a qualified beneficiary.
(2)
"Board" means the board of commissioners of the Georgia Student Finance Commission described in Code Section
20-3-234
.
(3)
"Fund" means the advance tuition payment fund created within the Georgia Education Trust as provided in Code Section
20-3-608
.
(4)
"Purchaser" means a person who makes or is obligated to make advance tuition payments pursuant to an advance tuition payment contract.
(5)
"Qualified beneficiary" means any resident of this state.
(6)
"State institution of higher education" means any four-year college or university within the University System of Georgia.
(7)
"Trust" or "trust fund" means the Georgia Education Trust created in Code Section
20-3-604
.
(8)
"Weighted average tuition cost of state institutions of higher education" means the tuition cost arrived at by adding the products of the annual undergraduate in-state tuition cost at each state institution of higher education and its total number of undergraduate fiscal year equated students and then dividing the gross total of this cumulation by the total number of undergraduate fiscal year equated students attending state institutions of higher education.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, § 8, 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 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-604 - Creation of Georgia Education Trust

(a)
There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Education Trust. The trust shall be within the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
(b)
The purposes, powers, and duties of the trust are vested in and shall be exercised by a board of commissioners as described in Code Section
20-3-234
.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, § 8, 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 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-608 - Advance tuition payment fund; expenditure of trust assets

(a)
There is created under the jurisdiction and control of the board and within the trust an advance tuition payment fund. Payments received by the trust from purchasers on behalf of qualified beneficiaries or from any other source, public or private, shall be placed in the fund. The fund may be divided into separate accounts.
(b)
Assets of the trust, including the fund, shall not be considered state moneys or revenues of the state and shall not be governed by Article III, Section IX or Article VII, Section III of the Constitution.
(c)
Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the board, assets of the trust shall be expended in the following order of priority:
(1)
To make payments to state institutions of higher education on behalf of qualified beneficiaries;
(2)
To make refunds upon termination of an advance tuition payment contract; and
(3)
To pay the costs of organization, administration, and operation of the trust and the fund.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-609 - Public meetings; writings and performance of official duties

(a)
The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Chapter 14 of Title 50. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by subsection (e) of Code Section
50-14-1
.
(b)
A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public if required by Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 20, eff. 4/18/2002.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, §8, 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 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-611 - Accounts; audits

The board shall annually prepare or cause to be prepared an accounting of the trust and shall transmit a copy of the accounting to the Governor and the General Assembly. The board shall also make available the accounting of the trust to the purchasers of the trust. The accounts of the board shall be subject to annual audits by the state auditor or a certified public accountant appointed by the state auditor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-612 - Requirements for administration of trust; evaluation of actuarial soundness; applicability of federal securities laws

(a)
The trust shall be administered in a manner reasonably designed to be actuarially sound such that the assets of the trust will be sufficient to defray the obligations of the trust.
(b)
In the accounting of the trust made pursuant to Code Section
20-3-611
, the board shall annually evaluate or cause to be evaluated the actuarial soundness of the trust by a nationally recognized actuarial firm and determine the additional assets needed, if any, to defray the obligations of the trust. If there are not funds sufficient to ensure the actuarial soundness of the trust, the trust shall adjust payments of subsequent purchases to ensure its actuarial soundness. If there are insufficient numbers of new purchasers to ensure the actuarial soundness of a plan of the trust, the available assets of the trust attributable to the plan shall be immediately prorated among the then existing contracts, and these shares shall be applied, at the option of the person to whom the refund is payable or would be payable under the contract upon termination of the contract, either towards the purposes of the contract for a qualified beneficiary or disbursed to the person to whom the refund is payable or would be payable under the contract upon termination of the contract.
(c)
Before entering into advance tuition payment contracts with purchasers, the trust shall solicit answers to appropriate ruling requests from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the application of federal security laws to the trust. No contracts shall be entered without the trust making known the status of the request.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-613 - Contracts for provision of services; programs to ensure full tuition payment; exclusive plans for community and junior colleges; report to legislature

The trust, in its discretion, may contract with others, public or private, for the provision of all or a portion of the services necessary for the management and operation of the trust. The trust shall also endeavor to work with private sector investment managers, state institutions of higher education, and independent degree-granting colleges and universities in this state to study the feasibility of instituting programs among these parties that ensure full tuition payment upon purchase of a prepayment plan. The trust shall evaluate the feasibility and actuarial soundness of a prepayment plan exclusively for community and junior colleges. The board shall submit a report to the legislature before December 31, 1991, regarding its success at instituting programs among private sector investment managers, state institutions of higher education, and independent degree-granting colleges and universities of the state that ensure full tuition prepayment plans.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-614 - Preservation of assets of trust fund; investment in obligations of state

The assets of the trust fund shall be preserved, invested, and expended solely pursuant to and for the purposes set forth in this article and shall not be loaned or otherwise transferred or used by the state for any purpose other than the purposes of this article. This Code section shall not be construed to prohibit the trust from investing in, by purchase or otherwise, bonds, notes, or other obligations of the state, an agency of the state, or an instrumentality of 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 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-615 - Admission to or graduation from institutions not guaranteed

Nothing in this article or in an advance tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to this article shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the trust or the state that a person will be admitted to a state institution of higher education or to a particular state institution of higher education, will be allowed to continue to attend a state institution of higher education after having been admitted, or will be graduated from a state institution of higher education.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-616 - Exemption from securities law; approval required for transfer of advance tuition payment contracts

An advance tuition payment contract shall be exempt from Chapter 5 of Title 10, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008." An advance tuition payment contract may not be sold or otherwise transferred by the purchaser or qualified beneficiary without the prior approval of the trust.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 528,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 10 - COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (§§ 20-3-600 — 20-3-617) › Section 20-3-617 - Costs of trust operations

On and after July 1, 1991, all costs of organization, administration, and operation of the trust shall be paid solely from application fee funds and investment income of the trust.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-630 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan Act."
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-631 - Purpose

The purposes of this article are to:
(1)
Provide a program or programs of savings trust agreements to apply distributions toward qualified higher education expenses at eligible educational institutions, as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal law;
(2)
Provide for the creation of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, as an instrumentality of the State of Georgia, to assist qualified students in financing costs of attending institutions of higher education;
(3)
Encourage timely financial planning for higher education by the creation of savings trust accounts;
(4)
Provide a savings program for those persons who wish to save to meet postsecondary educational needs, including postgraduate educational needs; and
(5)
Attract students to institutions of higher education within the state.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 427,§ 1, eff. 5/6/2008.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-636 - Taxation of fund property and income

The trust fund property and income shall be subject to taxation by the state only as provided by Code Section
48-7-27
and shall not be subject to taxation by any of the state's political subdivisions.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-638 - Annual statement and report requirements; audits

(a)
The board shall furnish, subject to reasonable administrative fees and charges, to each account owner an annual statement of the following:
(1)
The amount contributed under the savings trust agreement;
(2)
The annual earnings and accumulated earnings on the savings trust account; and
(3)
Any other terms and conditions that the board deems by rule are necessary or appropriate, including without limitation those necessary to conform the savings trust account with the requirements of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or other applicable federal law.
(b)
The board shall furnish an additional statement complying with subsection (a) of this Code section to an account owner or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.
(c)
The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the funds and a description of the financial condition of the plan at the close of each fiscal year. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In addition, the board shall make the report available to account owners or account contributors of savings trust agreements. The accounts of the trust fund shall be subject to annual audits by the state auditor or his or her designee.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-639 - Plan not designed as promise or guarantee of educational benefits

This article is not a promise or guarantee that any beneficiary will be:
(1)
Admitted to any institution of higher education;
(2)
Admitted to a particular institution of higher education after admission;
(3)
Allowed to continue enrollment at an institution of higher education; or
(4)
Graduated from an institution of higher education.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-640 - No guarantee of full coverage of educational expenses

Nothing in this article or in any savings trust agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the state or any agency or instrumentality of the state that either qualified higher education expenses in general or any specific qualified higher education expense shall be covered in full by contributions or earnings on any savings trust account. Savings trust accounts and agreements entered into pursuant to this article are not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the State of Georgia.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-641 - Effect of account in determining eligibility for state aid

Notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, no moneys on deposit in any savings trust account shall be considered an asset of the parent, guardian, or student for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for a need based grant, need based scholarship, or need based work opportunity offered or administered by any state agency except as may be required by the funding source of such financial aid.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, § 1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 11 - GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT (§§ 20-3-630 — 20-3-642) › Section 20-3-642 - Records not open to public inspection; duration

(a)
The provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 notwithstanding, the following records, or portions thereof, shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public:
(1)
Completed savings trust account applications, executed savings trust account agreements, and savings trust account numbers;
(2)
All wiring or automated clearing house transfer of funds instructions;
(3)
Records of savings trust account transactions and savings trust account analysis statements received or prepared by or for the plan;
(4)
All bank account numbers in the possession of the plan and any record or document containing such numbers;
(5)
All proprietary computer software in the possession or under the control of the plan; and
(6)
All security codes and procedures related to physical, electronic, or other access to any savings trust account or the trust fund, its systems, and its software.
(b)
For a period from the date of creation of the record until the end of the calendar quarter in which the record is created, the following records, or portions thereof, of the trust fund shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public:
(1)
Investment trade tickets; and
(2)
Bank statements.
(c)
The restrictions of subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall not apply to access:
(1)
Required by subpoena or other legal process of a court or administrative agency having competent jurisdiction in legal proceedings where the State of Georgia or the plan is a party;
(2)
In prosecutions or other court actions to which the State of Georgia or the plan is a party;
(3)
Given to federal or state regulatory or law enforcement agencies;
(4)
Given to any person or entity in connection with a savings trust account to which such person or entity is the account owner or given to any person in connection with a savings trust account of which such person is the beneficiary; or
(5)
Given to the board or any member, employee, or contractor thereof for use and public disclosure in the ordinary performance of its duties pursuant to this article.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 20, eff. 4/18/2002.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 15, §1, eff. 3/23/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 13 - POSTSECONDARY TUITION GRANTS (§§ 20-3-680 — 20-3-683) › Section 20-3-680 - Legislative findings; definitions

(a)
The General Assembly finds that intercollegiate athletic programs provide student athletes with significant educational opportunities. However, participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon the rights of student athletes to have control over and profit from the commercial use of their name, image, or likeness.
(b)
As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Intercollegiate athletic association" means any athletic association, athletic conference, or other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for intercollegiate athletic events in which postsecondary educational institutions participate.
(2)
"Postsecondary educational institution" means a school which is:
(A)
A unit of the University System of Georgia;
(B)
A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia; or
(C)
An independent or private college or university located in Georgia and eligible to be deemed an "approved school" pursuant to paragraph (2) of Code Section
20-3-411
.
(3)
"Student athlete" means a student enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution who participates in or is eligible to participate in any intercollegiate athletic program at such institution. A person who is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate athletic program is not a student athlete for the purposes of such athletic program.
(4)
"Team contract" means any written agreement between a student athlete and a postsecondary educational institution, or a division, department, program, or team thereof, which includes goals and objectives, standards, prohibitions, rules, or expectations applicable to the student athlete.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 228,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 13 - POSTSECONDARY TUITION GRANTS (§§ 20-3-680 — 20-3-683) › Section 20-3-682 - Professional representation of athletes; compliance with federal law

(a)
A postsecondary educational institution or intercollegiate athletic association shall not prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters, including but not limited to representation provided by athlete agents, who shall be certified as provided for under Chapter 4A of Title 43, or legal representation provided by attorneys, who shall be licensed to practice law in the state.
(b)
Athlete agents representing student athletes shall comply with the federal Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, established in
15 U.S.C. Section 7801
, et seq., in their relationships with student athletes.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 228,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 13 - POSTSECONDARY TUITION GRANTS (§§ 20-3-680 — 20-3-683) › Section 20-3-683 - Effectiveness and termination

(a)
The provisions of this article shall become effective on July 1, 2021, and shall remain in effect until the earlier of:
(1)
The effective date of any federal law enacted after March 31, 2021, regulating the rights of student athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness;
(2)
The effective date of any policy, rule, or regulation adopted after March 31, 2021, which allows student athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness; or
(3)
June 30, 2025.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of one of the events provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, this article shall be rendered null and without effect as a matter of law.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 228,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 1 - FEDERAL AID (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-4) › Section 20-4-1 - Acceptance of federal act

The State of Georgia accepts the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States approved February 23, 1917 (
20 U.S.C.A. Section 11
, et seq.; c. 114, Section 1, 39 Stat. 929), the caption of which act is as follows: "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for cooperation with the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure, and for other purposes," expressly including such Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of such act and the provisions thereunder and appropriations therefor, to be used according to and as provided in such act.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 1 - FEDERAL AID (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-4) › Section 20-4-2 - Duties of State Board of Education in obtaining matching state and local funds

In matching the federal appropriations referred to in Code Section
20-4-1
, the State Board of Education is directed to take advantage of whatever appropriations the state makes to schools and the teacher training department of the University of Georgia in order to secure these funds under the regulations provided by the secretary of education and also to take advantage, when permitted by the secretary of education, of any appropriations made by any municipality or county to any school of vocational character. To make up any deficiencies that may occur, the state board is authorized to use each year, so far as may be necessary, an amount equal to one-half of the federal appropriation from any funds not otherwise appropriated in the state treasury. So far as possible, the state board shall encourage municipal and county educational boards to meet the conditions and secure advantages of this federal appropriation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 1 - FEDERAL AID (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-4) › Section 20-4-3 - Custodian for federal funds; payment upon order of State Board of Education

The Office of the State Treasurer shall be the custodian of any money received by the state from the federal government under this article; and it shall be its duty to collect such money and pay it out upon the order of the State Board of Education as evidenced by its warrant.
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 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 1 - FEDERAL AID (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-4) › Section 20-4-4 - Employing teachers under federal act

Any county board of education may employ and pay agricultural teachers and home economics teachers when employed in the consolidated schools of the county under provisions of the Vocational Education Act of Congress of February 23, 1917 (
20 U.S.C.A. Section 11
, et seq.; c. 114, Section 1, 39 Stat. 929), and this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 2 - TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-10 — 20-4-39) › Section 20-4-10 - State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia established; members; officers

(a)
There is established the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, formerly known as the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, consisting of not fewer than one member from each congressional district and nine at-large members who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. Board members in office on June 30, 2000, shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms. Upon expiration of those terms, the Governor shall appoint seven successors to two-year terms, six successors to three-year terms, and six successors to five-year terms. All subsequent appointments shall be for regular five-year terms. Members shall represent business, industry, or economic development. The board shall elect from its members a chairperson, vice chairperson, and such other officers as are considered necessary, each to serve for two-year terms. Officers may be elected to succeed themselves. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed; however, in the event of a vacancy on the board because of death, resignation, or removal for any reason other than expiration of a member's term, the Governor shall fill such vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment and the person so appointed shall serve for the unexpired term of office.
(b)
As used in this article, the term "state board" means the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 2 - TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-10 — 20-4-39) › Section 20-4-12 - Expenses and mileage allowance

The members of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia who are in state employment shall serve without compensation but, subject to fund availability, shall be reimbursed by the state department in which employed for all necessary expenses that may be incurred in the performance of their duties under this article in accordance with state travel regulations promulgated by the State Accounting Office in the same manner that state employees are reimbursed. For those State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia members who are not in state employment, the expense and mileage allowance shall be the same as that authorized for the General Assembly and shall be payable, subject to fund availability, by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-27, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2009.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 140,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-1 — 20-4-165) › Article 2 - TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION (§§ 20-4-10 — 20-4-39) › Section 20-4-13 - Meetings

The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia shall meet monthly; provided, however, that the board may suspend up to two such meetings per year depending upon the press of business. Additional meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request of three or more of the members. The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia shall adopt procedures for the conduct of its activities.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 549,§ 1, eff. 4/21/2006.