§ 20-3-83. Deductions for Contributions or Dues to Interdisciplinary Charitable Associations
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, any institution of the university system is authorized to deduct from the salaries or wages of its employees amounts designated by the employee as contributions or dues to any interdisciplinary charitable association qualified as an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code […]
§ 20-3-85. Study Examining Postsecondary Text Availability in Alternative Formats
The board of regents shall direct a study of the practical problems involved in obtaining and producing textbooks and other instructional materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities. In cooperation with the Technical College System of Georgia, students with disabilities, organizations and advocates for persons with disabilities, publishers, federal and state agencies concerned with […]
§ 20-3-87. Requirement to Join Professional Association as a Condition of Enrollment Prohibited
No student in a degree program in the university system shall be required to join a professional association as a condition of enrollment in such degree program. History. Code 1981, § 20-3-87 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 530, § 1/HB 553.
§ 20-3-66. Determination of In-State Resident Status of Students for Tuition or Fees
As used in this Code section, the term: “Dependent student” means an individual under the age of 24 who receives financial support from a parent or United States court appointed legal guardian. “Emancipated” means a minor who, under certain circumstances, may be treated by the law as an adult. A student reaching the age of […]
§ 20-3-79. Athletic Associations — Not Subject to Limitations on State Agencies; Financial Operation Regulations; State Audits Not Required; Exception of Appropriations
The athletic associations named in Code Section 20-3-78 are not agencies of the state and are not subject to the limitations, restrictions, and laws of general application imposed on state agencies by the Constitution of Georgia and the laws enacted by the General Assembly in compliance with the Constitution. The associations are authorized under their […]
§ 20-3-67. Powers of Regents Over System and Institutions Over Students Not Limited by Lowering Age of Majority
Nothing in Code Section 20-3-66 and in Code Section 39-1-1 lowering the age of legal majority shall be construed to limit the power of the board of regents to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the government, control, and management of the university system nor shall such Code sections be construed so as to […]
§ 20-3-80. Athletic Associations — Agreements as to Use of State Property
As the athletic associations are authorized to operate as separate corporations and not as a part of the state or board of regents, a state agency, the board of regents, is authorized and directed to make the necessary agreements for the use by the associations of any property, equipment, or facilities belonging to the state […]
§ 20-3-68. Instruction in Essentials of United States and Georgia History and Constitutions
All colleges and universities sustained or in any manner supported by public funds shall give instruction in the history of the United States and the history of Georgia and in the essentials of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia; and no undergraduate student in any college or university shall receive a certificate […]
§ 20-3-82. Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust Fund
There is created the Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust Fund. The board of regents shall serve as trustees of such fund. The fund shall be a budget unit for the purpose of appropriations of state funds as provided for in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45. The fund created by […]
§ 20-3-69. Chancellor of System May Appear Before General Assembly
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1984, p. 657, § 1, effective July 1, 1984. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, the designation of this Code section was reserved. Editor’s notes. This Code section was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 1129; Code 1868, § 1210; Code 1873, § 1205; Code 1882, […]