Georgia Code Title 20. Education § 20-13-11

(1) To have a seal and alter it at pleasure;

(2) Subject to the approval of the State Properties Commission, to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of real property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes;

(3) Subject to the provisions of Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50, relating to centralized purchasing, to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes;

(4) To appoint and select officers, agents, and employees, including architects, engineers, and construction experts, and to fix their compensation;

(5) Subject to the approval of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission:

(6) To accept grants of money, materials, or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose;

(7) To exercise any power which is usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions and which is not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state;

(8) To act as agent for the United States of America, or any agency, department, corporation, or instrumentality thereof, in any manner within the purposes or powers of the commission;

(9) To adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be employed, as the commission may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business;

(10) To receive gifts, donations, contributions, or endowments from any person, firm, or corporation;

(11) To hold, use, administer, and expend such sum or sums as may hereafter be received as income from gifts, donations, contributions, or endowments for any of the purposes of the commission;

(12) To do any other things necessary or proper to provide for, promote, improve, and render public broadcasting projects self-supporting, including the establishment and modification of all reasonable fees, rentals, and other charges of whatever kind, consistent with paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Code Section 20-13-8, it deems necessary for any services or facilities provided to other agencies, instrumentalities, individuals, and corporations, both public and private;

(13) To make contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects or contracts with respect to the leasing or use of projects which the commission causes to be constructed, erected, or acquired; and

(14) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given, authorized, or required in this chapter.