§ 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 […]
§ 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. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 77; Code 1933, § 32-133.
§ 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 […]
§ 20-3-20. Creation; Change of Name of “Trustees of the University of georgia.”
The board of regents is created. 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.” History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 45; Code 1933, § 32-101; Ga. L. 1943, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § […]
§ 20-3-24. Chairman
The board of regents shall elect one of its members chairman. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 53; Code 1933, § 32-107.
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]