§ 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.

History. Code 1981, § 20-3-602 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1448, § 1.