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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2B - [EDUCATION SAVINGS AUTHORITY] (§§ 20-2B-1 — 20-2B-31) › Article 2 - [Repealed Effective 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years] GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (§§ 20-2B-20 — 20-2B-31) › Section 20-2B-25 - [See Note] [Parent review committee]

(a)
To assist in the determination of whether certain expenses meet the requirements to be considered a qualified education expense under this article, a parent review committee shall be established.
(b)
(1)
The parent review committee shall comprise one person with relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities and eight parents of participating students appointed by the executive director of the education savings authority. Four of the parents shall reside in local school systems with student enrollment greater than 10,000, and four of the parents shall reside in local school systems with student enrollment less than 10,000.
(2)
(A)
Members of the parent review committee shall serve for staggered three-year terms and may be reappointed; provided, however, that no individual shall be permitted to serve more than three terms.
(B)
The education savings authority shall adopt rules for staggering the terms of members as required in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3)
The executive director of the education savings authority or his or her designee shall serve as the chairperson of the parent review committee and shall only vote in the event of a tie.
(c)
The education savings authority may request the parent review committee to determine whether an expenditure of account funds from an account qualifies as a qualified education expense under this article.
(d)
The education savings authority may request the parent review committee to review appeals of participating schools or service provider application denials pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2B-23.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal of Part II shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. only if the "Quality Basic Education Act," as provided for in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, is fully funded, app. to school years beginning on 7/1/2025, and continuing thereafter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2B - [EDUCATION SAVINGS AUTHORITY] (§§ 20-2B-1 — 20-2B-31) › Article 2 - [Repealed Effective 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years] GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (§§ 20-2B-20 — 20-2B-31) › Section 20-2B-27 - [See Note] [Norm-referenced tests and state-wide assessments]

(a)
(1)
In order to allow parents and taxpayers to measure the achievements of the program, the education savings authority shall annually approve no fewer than three nationally norm-referenced tests that measure student academic progress in math and language arts.
(2)
Private schools enrolling participating students shall ensure that at least one of the following is administered each school year to each participating student:
(A)
A nationally norm-referenced test approved by the education savings authority, as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
(B)
A state-wide assessment administered pursuant to Code Section
20-2-281
, if such participating student is enrolled in a grade for which such state-wide assessment is administered. Such state-wide assessment shall be made available to such participating student by his or her resident school system.
(3)
The education savings authority shall develop a process for the annual administration of the nationally norm-referenced tests and the state-wide assessments provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection and for the collection of results for participating students not enrolled full time in a private school.
(b)
The results of such norm-referenced tests and state-wide assessments shall be provided to and collected by the education savings authority or an organization chosen by the education savings authority on an annual basis.
(c)
Student information shall be reported and collected in a manner that allows the state to aggregate data by grade level, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and English language proficiency.
(d)
The education savings authority or an organization chosen by the education savings authority shall collect information regarding the high school graduation rate of all participating students.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal of Part II shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. only if the "Quality Basic Education Act," as provided for in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, is fully funded, app. to school years beginning on 7/1/2025, and continuing thereafter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2B - [EDUCATION SAVINGS AUTHORITY] (§§ 20-2B-1 — 20-2B-31) › Article 2 - [Repealed Effective 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years] GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (§§ 20-2B-20 — 20-2B-31) › Section 20-2B-29 - [See Note] [List of public schools that performed in lowest 25 percent of all public schools based on cumulative individual school ratings]

(a)
In the annual report required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section
20-14-27
, the Office of Student Achievement shall include a separate list of public schools that performed in the lowest 25 percent of all public schools based on the cumulative individual school ratings, as provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section
20-14-33
, for the two most recent school years for which the Office of Student Achievement issued such ratings; provided, however, that in the event of a tied rating, the public school with the lower performance in student achievement shall be prioritized; provided, further, however, that such list shall not include any school with more than 50 percent of its enrolled students assigned to an education program provided for in Code Section
20-2-154.1
.
(b)
By December 1 of each year, the Office of Student Achievement shall publish on its website the list provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal of Part II shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. only if the "Quality Basic Education Act," as provided for in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, is fully funded, app to school years beginning on 7/1/2025, and continuing thereafter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2B - [EDUCATION SAVINGS AUTHORITY] (§§ 20-2B-1 — 20-2B-31) › Article 2 - [Repealed Effective 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years] GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (§§ 20-2B-20 — 20-2B-31) › Section 20-2B-30 - [See Note] [Application to student in home study program]

The provisions of this article shall not apply or be construed to apply to any student in a home study program provided for in Code Section
20-2-690
unless such student is a participating student as such term is defined in Code Section 20-2B-21.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal of Part II shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. only if the "Quality Basic Education Act," as provided for in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, is fully funded, app to school years beginning on 7/1/2025, and continuing thereafter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2B - [EDUCATION SAVINGS AUTHORITY] (§§ 20-2B-1 — 20-2B-31) › Article 2 - [Repealed Effective 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years] GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (§§ 20-2B-20 — 20-2B-31) › Section 20-2B-31 - [See Note] [Construction of article]

(a)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to alter or otherwise impact how the full-time equivalent (FTE) program count for each local school system is obtained as provided in Code Section
20-2-160
or how the total funds needed for the Quality Basic Education Program for each local school system are calculated as provided in Code Section
20-2-161
. Until such time as a student is withdrawn from enrollment in a local school system in conjunction with qualifying for and accepting a promise scholarship account under this article, such student shall be included in the FTE program count for the local school system in which he or she is enrolled on all dates specified for such counts as provided in Code Section
20-2-160
and for such purposes as provided in Code Section
20-2-161
.
(b)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to alter or otherwise impact the right of parents to enroll their children in a public school that is located within the school system in which the student resides other than the one to which the student has been assigned by the local board of education if such school has classroom space available after its assigned students have been enrolled, as provided in Code Section
20-2-2131
.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. 6/30/2035, or ten years after it becomes effective, whichever is later; provided, however, that any student who is qualified under the program prior to such repeal of Part II shall continue to be eligible under the program until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, or reaches the age of 20 years, or for any special education student, reaches the age of 21 years.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 2-1, eff. only if the "Quality Basic Education Act," as provided for in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, is fully funded, app. to school years beginning on 7/1/2025, and continuing thereafter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS AND SANCTUARY POLICIES (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-10) › Part 1 - CHAPTER DEFINITIONS (§ 20-3-1) › Section 20-3-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Board of regents" or "board" means the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(2)
"University system" or "system" means the University System of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS AND SANCTUARY POLICIES (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-10) › Part 2 - SANCTUARY POLICIES (§ 20-3-10) › Section 20-3-10 - Sanctuary policies prohibited; penalty for violation

(a)
As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Federal officials or law enforcement officers" means any person employed by the United States government for the purpose of enforcing or regulating federal laws and any peace officer certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council where such federal official or peace officer is acting within the scope of his or her employment for the purpose of enforcing federal or state laws or preserving homeland security.
(2)
"Private postsecondary institution" means a school which is:
(A)
A private independent nonproprietary postsecondary institution eligible for tuition equalization grants in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of Code Section
20-3-411
; or
(B)
A private proprietary postsecondary institution eligible for tuition equalization grants in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of Code Section
20-3-411
.
(3)
"Sanctuary policy" means any regulation, rule, policy, or practice adopted or administered by a private postsecondary institution which prohibits or restricts officials or employees of such private postsecondary institution from communicating or cooperating with federal officials or law enforcement officers with regard to reporting status information while such official or employee is acting within the scope of his or her official duties at such private postsecondary institution.
(4)
"Status information" means any information, not including any information required by law to be kept confidential but otherwise including, but not limited to, any statement, document, computer generated data, recording, or photograph, which is relevant to the identity or location of an individual who is reasonably believed to be violating state or federal laws, illegally residing within the United States, or who is reasonably believed to be involved in domestic terrorism as that term is defined in Code Section
16-11-220
or a terroristic act as that term is defined by Code Section
35-3-62
.
(b)
No private postsecondary institution in this state whether acting through its governing body or officers, or by any other process, shall enact, adopt, implement, or enforce any sanctuary policy.
(c)
Any private postsecondary institution that violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be subject to the withholding of state funding or state administered federal funding other than funds to provide services specified in subsection (d) of Code Section
50-36-1
. Such withholding of state funding shall include funds provided to the private postsecondary institution directly as well as funding for scholarships, loans, and grants pursuant to this chapter for students of such private postsecondary institution.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 521,§ 20, eff. 7/29/2020.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 28,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-20 - Creation; change of name of "Trustees of the University of Georgia."

(a)
The board of regents is created.
(b)
The name of the corporation established prior to January 1, 1932, and existing under the name and style, "Trustees of the University of Georgia," is changed to "Regents of the University System of Georgia."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-21 - Composition; powers and duties generally

The board of regents shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in the state and five additional members from the state at large, who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Governor shall not be a member of the board. The board shall have all the powers and duties now or hereafter provided by law. The board shall be subject to all provisions of law not inconsistent with this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-22 - Terms of office

The first board of regents appointed under this part shall hold office as follows: two for one year; two for two years; two for three years; two for four years; two for five years; two for six years; and three for seven years. All of the terms shall date from January 1, 1943. The Governor in making the appointments shall designate the holders of the respective terms. Successors to the persons so appointed shall hold terms of office of seven years from the expiration of the previous term. All members of the board shall hold office until their successors are appointed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-23 - Vacancies

In case of a vacancy on the board of regents by death, resignation, removal, or from any other cause other than the expiration of such member's term of office, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-24 - Chairman

The board of regents shall elect one of its members chairman.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-25 - Appointment of secretary; duties; bond

The board of regents shall elect a secretary, not a member thereof, for such term and salary as it may establish. The secretary shall maintain his office in the state capital and shall devote to the board his entire time. He shall give good and sufficient bond, payable to the Governor, for the faithful performance of his duties and for the faithful accounting for all funds coming into his hands as such secretary. The surety on such bond shall be a surety company duly qualified to do business in this state. The board may pay premiums for such bond out of funds coming into its hands.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-26 - Duty of members to attend meetings; vacation of office for unexcused absences

It shall be the duty of the members of the board of regents to attend the meetings of the board so as to take part in its deliberations. The office of any member of the board shall be vacated if he neglects to furnish an excuse in writing to the board for absence from two consecutive meetings of the board. If any member fails to attend three successive meetings of the board, without good and valid cause or excuse or without leave of absence from the chairman, or, if the chairman for any cause cannot act, from the vice-chairman of the board, his office shall be declared vacant by the board. The secretary shall in either event notify the Governor of a vacancy on the board, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy as provided by this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-27 - Inspections of institutions by committees; reports

The board of regents shall make at least one annual visit and inspection of each of the institutions in the university system through committees of not less than two of its members, who shall report their visits and inspections 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 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-28 - Per diem allowances and travel expenses of members

Members of the board of regents 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 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-29 - Separate appropriation for expense

The expense of the board of regents, other than that of the institutions under its control, shall be met out of a separate appropriation enacted for its maintenance and support.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-30 - Procedural rules and regulations; terms of officers; powers and duties of former boards transferred

The board of regents may establish such rules and regulations for its own direction as it may deem proper; may fix the term of office of its chairman, its vice-chairman, and its secretary; and is vested with all of the powers, privileges, and rights vested in former boards of trustees of the University of Georgia and all former boards of trustees or directors of its branches. It is charged with all of the duties, obligations, and responsibilities incumbent upon or pertaining to the former boards.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-31 - General powers

The board of regents shall have power:
(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 all of the schools in the university system, as may be authorized by the General Assembly; to discontinue or remove them as the good of the system or any of its schools or institutions or stations may require; and to fix their compensations;
(3)
To establish all such schools of learning or art as may be useful to the state and to organize them in the way most likely to attain the ends desired; and
(4)
To exercise any power usually granted to such corporation, necessary to its usefulness, which is not in conflict 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 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-31.1 - Powers as to program for senior citizens to attend classes in University System of Georgia; continuation

(a)
The board of regents is authorized and directed to establish a program whereby citizens of this state who are 62 years of age or older may attend units of the University System of Georgia without payment of fees, except for supplies and laboratory or shop fees, when space is available in a course scheduled for resident credit. Such program shall not include attendance at classes in dental, medical, veterinary, or law schools. Persons who attend units of the University System of Georgia under the program established pursuant to this Code section shall not be counted as students by the board of regents for budgetary purposes. The board of regents shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Code section, to carry out the provisions of this Code section.
(b)
The program for senior citizens provided for by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be a continuation, without interruption, of the program for elderly citizens heretofore established by the board of regents pursuant to the requirements of Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976. Such heretofore established program is ratified, confirmed, and continued without the necessity of the reestablishment of such program by the board of regents.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-32 - Powers as to institutions, departments, courses, and degrees of university system

(a)
The board of regents is authorized to consolidate, suspend, or discontinue institutions; merge departments; inaugurate or discontinue courses; and abolish or add degrees.
(b)
Whenever any such modifications, changes, consolidations, or suspensions are put into effect, the board is authorized to readjust budgets to the extent necessary by the reallocation of the moneys appropriated for the institutions affected.
(c)
Where similarity in names among the several institutions gives rise to confusion, the board may rename them.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-33 - Investment of trust funds in real estate or improvements

It shall be lawful for the board of regents to invest any trust funds held by the board in real estate or in any improvements or buildings which the board in its discretion may see fit to make or erect thereon; provided, however, that no money belonging to any trust fund shall be used for such purpose or purposes if such use or uses would be contrary to the specific provisions of the instrument setting up the trust; and provided, further, all investments made of trust funds under this Code section shall in the judgment of the board be revenue producing investments wherever the trust funds so invested are of a trust which requires investment to produce revenue.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-34 - Fiscal year

The fiscal year of the board of regents and all institutions of the university system 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 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-35 - Annual reports to Governor

The board of regents shall submit to the Governor annual reports of its transactions, together with such information as is necessary to show the condition of the university system and with such suggestions as it may deem conducive to the good of the system and the cause of 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 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-36 - Applicability of sovereign immunity doctrine

The applicability of the doctrine of sovereign immunity to the board of regents is reaffirmed, except to the extent that the General Assembly may expressly provide.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-37 - Contracts with hospitals for clinics and training medical students

The board of regents is authorized to contract with any hospital for clinical purposes and for the training of medical students of the university system.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-38 - Agricultural extension work

(a)
The assent of the General Assembly is given to the act of Congress approved by the President on May 8, 1914, entitled "An act to provide for cooperative agriculture extension work between the United States Department of Agriculture and the agricultural colleges of the several states receiving and which may hereafter receive the benefits of an act of Congress of the United States, approved July 2, 1862, to encourage the states to provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, and of acts supplementary thereto" (
7 U.S.C.A. Sections 341
to
348
).
(b)
The board of regents is authorized to receive the grants of money appropriated under the act of Congress referred to in subsection (a) of this Code section and to organize and conduct agricultural extension work which shall be carried on in connection with the terms and conditions expressed in such act of Congress.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1 - BOARD OF REGENTS (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-40) › Section 20-3-40 - Georgia Capitol Museum

(a)
The operation of the Georgia Capitol Museum which was formerly under the control and supervision of the Secretary of State shall as of July 1, 2011, be transferred to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The board of regents shall designate one or more persons to carry out any duties formerly carried out by the director of the museum. The transfer shall include real property relating to the museum.
(b)
The board of regents shall maintain the exhibits for the museum and may prepare and distribute publications concerning the museum's features, prepare semitechnical materials for distribution to the schools of this state, conduct tours of the museum and state capitol, and perform such other duties and functions as are ordinarily exercised in the operation of a museum.
(c)
The board of regents is authorized to receive, on behalf of the state, any grants, donations, or gifts of money or property for use in the museum.
(d)
Any funds appropriated for the operation of the Georgia Capitol Museum may be transferred as provided in Code Section
45-12-90
.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 212,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1A - DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 20-3-41 — 20-3-41.3) › Section 20-3-41 - Division of Archives and History transferred to University System

(a)
There is transferred to the University System of Georgia the Division of Archives and History formerly of the office of the Secretary of State which on and after July 1, 2013, shall be the Division of Archives and History of the University System of Georgia and may also be referred to as the Georgia Archives. The Georgia Archives so transferred shall be under the management and control of the board of regents and shall be the successor to and a continuation of the former Division of Archives and History of the Office of the Secretary of State. All persons employed in the former division as of June 30, 2013, shall be transferred to the new division effective July 1, 2013.
(b)
The change of the name and governance of the former Division of Archives and History of the Office of the Secretary of State and its continuation, as provided in this Code section, shall in no way affect any existing obligations, liabilities, or rights of the Georgia Archives, as such existed on June 30, 2013. All such obligations, liabilities, and rights are transferred to, vested in, and assumed by the board. All existing contracts and agreements between any party and the Georgia Archives shall not be affected by this Code section but shall continue in full force and effect, without interruption, as contracts or agreements of the board.
(c)
All right, title, interest, and ownership of all assets, including all real estate, of the former Division of Archives and History of the Office of the Secretary of State are transferred to and vested in the board.
Renumbered from §
45-13-40
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 749, § 9, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1A - DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 20-3-41 — 20-3-41.3) › Section 20-3-41.1 - Objectives and purposes generally

The objects and purposes of the Georgia Archives shall be to:
(1)
Ensure the retention and preservation of the records of any state or local agency with historical and research value by providing for the application of modern and efficient methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of records;
(2)
Provide an archival and records' depository in which to assemble and maintain the official archives and other inactive records of the state not in current and common use;
(3)
Collect from the files of old newspapers, court records, church records, private collections, and other sources data of all kinds bearing upon the history of the state;
(4)
Secure from private individuals, either by loan or gift, rare volumes, manuscripts, documents, and pamphlets for the use of this division;
(5)
Obtain, either by loan or gift, historical trophies, souvenirs, and relics;
(6)
Classify, edit, annotate, and publish in print or electronically from time to time such records as may be deemed expedient and proper, including messages of Governors, executive orders, state papers, and military rosters of the Revolutionary, Indian, Mexican, Civil, and European wars;
(7)
Diffuse knowledge in regard to the state's history;
(8)
Reserved;
(9)
Encourage the proper marking of battlefields, houses, and other places celebrated in the history of the state;
(10)
Encourage the study of Georgia history in the public schools;
(11)
Assist in the observance of patriotic occasions;
(12)
Plan and coordinate celebrations and observations of events and anniversaries having historic or special significance to this state;
(13)
Stimulate historical research, especially in the prosecution of local histories;
(14)
Foster sentiment looking to the better protection, classification, and arrangement of records in the various courthouses of the state;
(15)
Collect biographical information in regard to all public officials and to keep same on file, in a classified arrangement, for convenient reference by investigators; and
(16)
Encourage the study of historical documents including but not limited to those which reflect our National Motto, the Declaration of Independence, the Ten Commandments, the Constitution of the United States, and such other nationally recognized documents which contributed to the history of the State of Georgia.
Renumbered from §
45-13-41
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 10, eff. 6/3/2010.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 749, § 10, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1A - DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 20-3-41 — 20-3-41.3) › Section 20-3-41.2 - Surrender of materials to division for preservation; preparation of certified copies; ownership, operation, and management of electronic archival records; exemption for certain records under certain conditions; "constitutional officer" defined

(a)
Any state, county, or other official is authorized, in his or her discretion, to turn over for permanent preservation in the Division of Archives and History any official books, records, documents, original papers, manuscript files, newspaper files, portraits, and printed volumes not in current use in his or her office. Any record created or received by a state agency, constitutional officer, or Speaker of the House of Representatives in the performance of a public duty or paid for by public funds and certified by the director of the Division of Archives and History as necessary to document the history, organization, functions, policies, decisions, and procedures of the agency or office shall be placed for permanent preservation in the Division of Archives and History when no longer in current use by the agency or officer. The board shall provide for the preservation of said materials; and, when so surrendered, copies thereof shall be made and certified by the director upon the application of any person interested, and such certification shall have the same force and effect as if made by the officers originally in custody of them and for which the same fees shall be charged.
(b)
The Division of Archives and History shall own and operate any equipment necessary to manage and retain control of electronic archival records in its custody but may, at its discretion, contract with third-party entities to provide any or all services related to managing archival records on equipment owned by the contractor, by other third parties, or by the Division of Archives and History.
(c)
Personal and official records and papers of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section when such records and papers are deposited in a repository that meets the minimum archival and public access standards promulgated by the Division of Archives and History.
(d)
As used in this Code section, the term "constitutional officer" means any officer enumerated in Article V, Section I, Paragraph I; Article V, Section I, Paragraph III; or Article V, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution.
Renumbered from §
45-13-46
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 28,§ 2, eff. 5/11/2007.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 549, § 2, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 749, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1B - HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY COUNCIL (§§ 20-3-45 — 20-3-45.1) › Section 20-3-45.1 - Powers and duties of council

The council shall have the following powers, duties, authorities, and functions to:
(1)
Serve as the state advisory body required by federal granting authorities for state projects and to follow the regulations and guidelines promulgated by those granting authorities;
(2)
Serve in an advisory capacity to the Division of Archives and History on issues concerning records;
(3)
Identify endangered records of historical value and to recommend appropriate actions to protect them;
(4)
Promote state-wide planning for historical records needs;
(5)
Cooperate with and secure cooperation of every department, agency, or instrumentality in the state government or its political subdivisions in furtherance of the purposes of this part;
(6)
Encourage high visibility historical records projects and studies with a state-wide impact, when studies and projects cross organizational and jurisdictional lines;
(7)
Foster communication among all members of the historical records community and to encourage the development and adoption of state-wide goals and common practices to improve the condition of historical records;
(8)
Appoint appropriate subcommittees or advisory committees;
(9)
Recommend to the State Records Committee records retention schedules for records of the board in accordance with Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, the "Georgia Records Act";
(10)
Accept and use gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of carrying out this part. Any funds, personal property, or services received as gifts, grants, or donations shall be kept separate and apart from any funds received by state appropriations; and such funds, property, or services so received by gifts, grants, or donations shall remain under the control of and subject to the direction of the council to carry out this part and as such shall not lapse at the end of each fiscal year;
(11)
Make grants for the purpose of carrying out this part. Such grants shall be made and the funds shall be administered and expended subject to this part and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the funding source; and
(12)
Do any and all things necessary and proper to enable it to perform wholly and adequately its duties and to exercise the authority granted to it.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 20, eff. 3/13/2015.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 669,§ 20, eff. 4/29/2014.
Renumbered from §
45-13-56
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 749, § 19, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Agency head" means the official or body authorized to establish policy on behalf of a state agency.
(1.1)
"Division" means the Division of Archives and History of the University System of Georgia.
(2)
"Nonprofit organization" means a bona fide nonprofit civic, educational, or charitable organization.
(3)
"State agency" means any department, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, court, or other agency, by whatever name designated, of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state government.
(4)
"Surplus printed material" means books or other printed papers owned by the state or a state agency and in the possession of a state agency, which books and papers are no longer needed by that agency, which are declared surplus by such agency, and which need not be maintained by the agency as a part of its records.
Renumbered from §
45-13-80
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47.1 - Division to administer part

The division shall be the administrator of this part.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 20, eff. 3/13/2015.
Renumbered from §
45-13-81
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-3-1 — 20-3-683) › Article 2 - BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 20-3-20 — 20-3-96) › Part 1C - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE BOOKS (§§ 20-3-47 — 20-3-47.5) › Section 20-3-47.2 - Declaration of printed material as surplus; preparation of inventory of material; transmission of inventory to division; filing of duplicate copy

The head of each state agency is authorized to declare printed material in the possession of such state agency as surplus printed material. At the time printed material is declared to be surplus printed material, the agency head shall make or cause to be made a complete inventory of the surplus printed material. The inventory shall describe the surplus printed material in sufficient detail, if practicable, to allow the division to make the determination provided for in Code Section
20-3-47.3
. The inventory shall contain a statement of the declaration of the printed material as surplus printed material; such declaration shall be signed by the agency head; and the date signed shall be indicated thereon. As a part thereof or as an attachment thereto, the inventory shall show the physical location of the surplus printed material. Upon its completion, the agency head shall transmit the original of the inventory to the division. A duplicate of the original copy shall be retained in the files of the state agency as a part of the records of such agency.
Renumbered from §
45-13-82
and amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2013.