Georgia Code, Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 1 - State Board of Education
- § 20-2-1 - Board Created; Appointment of Members; Powers
(a) The State Board of Education is created. The state board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in this state,...
- § 20-2-2 - Terms of Office of Members
The first State Board of Education appointed under this article shall hold office as follows: two for three years; four for five years; and...
- § 20-2-3 - Vacancies on Board
In case of a vacancy on the State Board of Education by death, resignation, removal, or from any cause other than the expiration of...
- § 20-2-4 - Qualifications and Disqualifications of Members
The members of the State Board of Education shall be citizens of this state who have resided in Georgia continuously for at least five...
- § 20-2-5 - Oaths of Members; Board Meetings; Chairperson
The members of the State Board of Education shall take an oath of office for the faithful performance of their duties and the oath...
- § 20-2-5.1 - Annual Public Hearings in Congressional District From Which Each State Board of Education Member is Appointed
(a) Each member of the State Board of Education shall hold one or more public hearings annually during the regular school calendar year in...
- § 20-2-5.2 - Elections of Chairperson and Other Officers; Term and Duties of Chairperson
The State Board of Education shall elect a chairperson and such other officers it may deem appropriate. The term of the chairperson shall be...
- § 20-2-6 - Inspection Committees
The State Board of Education is authorized to appoint committees composed of members of the state board as a majority vote of the state...
- § 20-2-7 - Where Committee Meetings May Be Held
The members of the State Board of Education as a committee or any committee of the state board may hold committee meetings anywhere within...
- § 20-2-8 - Travel by Members Within or Outside State
The State Board of Education may authorize any member of the state board to travel within or outside this state if necessary to obtain...
- § 20-2-9 - Per Diem Allowances and Expenses of Members
Each member of the State Board of Education shall receive the sum provided for by Code Section 45-7-21 for each day of actual attendance...
- § 20-2-10 - Gifts or Compensation to Members, Appointees, or Their Families From Publishers Prohibited; Reporting Offers; Penalty
(a) No member or appointee of the State Board of Education or any other person having authority to select or aid in the selection...
- § 20-2-11 - Budgets; Supervision of Department of Education; Funds for State Office
The State Board of Education shall prepare and submit to the Governor and General Assembly an estimate of the funds necessary for the operation...
- § 20-2-12 - Educational Television Programs
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, ยง 4/HB 706, effective July 1, 2012.
- § 20-2-13 - Educational Research; Preparation and Publication of Instructional Material
The State Board of Education may use and allocate money for educational research and preparation and publication of instructional material, and such funds may...
- § 20-2-14 - Acceptance of Donations, Grants, and Federal Aid for Vocational or Other Educational Purposes; Matching Funds; Authorization to Make Transfers
(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to receive, accept, hold, and operate, on behalf of the state, donations, grants, gifts, devises, and...
- § 20-2-14.1 - Georgia Foundation for Public Education; Authorization to Accept Transfers of Certain Property Held in Trust by State Board of Education
(a) There is established the Georgia Foundation for Public Education existing as a public corporation and instrumentality of the state, exclusively limited to the...
- § 20-2-15 - Acceptance of Federal and Other Aid to Educational Television
The State Board of Education is authorized and is designated the proper state agency to receive all federal funds and any other funds that...
- § 20-2-16 - Acceptance and Allotment of Federal Aid and Other Funds for School Construction; Determining Needs; Planning Financing; Building Code; Safety Inspections and Recommendations
(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to receive any federal funds or any other funds made available to it for schoolhouse construction...
- § 20-2-17 - Lease of State Property to Local School Boards
The Department of Education, on behalf of the state, may lease for periods up to four years any state-owned property in its control and...
- § 20-2-18 - Continuation of Trusts for Institutions for Blind and Deaf; Board to Be Trustee
Any trust fund or property, real, personal, or mixed, specifically including the "Pupils' Trust Fund" pertaining to the Georgia Academy for the Blind, that...
- § 20-2-19 - Receipt and Review of Asbestos Management Plans by State Board of Education; Disapproval of Plans; Funding; Regulation; Accreditation; Effect on Other Powers of Board
(a) The Governor may designate the State Board of Education to receive and review asbestos management plans of local boards of education and of...
- § 20-2-20 - Regional Offices Authorized; Employees
The State Board of Education is authorized to establish regional offices of the Department of Education, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Should...
Last modified: October 14, 2016