§ 20-16-18. Creation of Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Committee
There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, two of whom shall be members of the minority party, five members of the Senate appointed by the Senate […]
§ 20-16-3. Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Created; Appointment of Members; Terms of Office; Officers
There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of this state and a public corporation; and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted with, bring and defend actions, and implead and […]
§ 20-17-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.” History. Code 1981, § 20-17-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 377, § 1/SB 227.
§ 20-16-4. Powers
The authority shall have power: To have a seal and alter it at pleasure; To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; To acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions, and […]
§ 20-17-2. Provisions of Compact
“The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children” is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children The Contracting States solemnly agree that:
§ 20-16-5. Revenue Bonds
Revenue bonds issued by the authority shall be paid solely from the property (including, but not limited to, real property, fixtures, personal property, revenues, or other funds) pledged, mortgaged, conveyed, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered to secure or to pay such bonds. No revenue bonds shall be issued by the authority under this chapter unless […]
§ 20-18-1. Creation; Location; Director; Other Personnel
There is created at and in connection with the University System of Georgia, the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation to be physically located within a college or institution of the University System of Georgia which awards Bachelor of Science degrees in rural community development. The director of the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation […]
§ 20-16-6. Confirmation and Validation of Bonds; Exchangeability and Transferability; Certificate of Validation
Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. Bonds issued by the authority may be in such form, either coupon or fully registered, or both coupon and fully registered, and may be subject to such exchangeability and transferability provisions, as […]
§ 20-18-2. Assumption of Business and Responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness; Collaboration With Other Entities
The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation shall assume the business and responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development. The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, the Department of Economic Development, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall collaborate as necessary to achieve the mission provided by Code […]
§ 20-16-7. Provisions of Agreements or Instruments; Use of Bond Proceeds; Subsequent Bond Issues; Issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes
Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this Code section and by Code Section 20-16-6, the agreements or instruments executed by the authority may contain such provisions not inconsistent with law as shall be determined by the members of the authority. The proceeds derived from the sale of all bonds issued by the authority […]