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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The board of education of any county school district or the governing body of any independent school system in providing an adequate public school system shall have the right and authority either alone or in conjunction with another district or system:
(1) To acquire real property and to acquire, construct, and equip buildings and facilities for education beyond the twelfth grade and to convey any such property so acquired to the board of regents, its successors, or assigns; and
(2) To contribute funds to the board of regents, acting for and on behalf of the board of regents, to be applied toward the acquisition of real property and the acquisition, construction, and equipping of buildings and facilities for education beyond the twelfth grade.
In addition to the foregoing powers, each such governing body shall have the right and authority to issue bonds in accordance with the Constitution and laws of this state for any of the aforesaid purposes; provided, only, that prior to exercising such right or authority, any such board of education or governing body shall have agreed by contract to convey any such property so acquired or to contribute such funds, and the board of regents, acting as aforesaid, shall have agreed to accept any such property or contribution and to acquire, construct, and equip such buildings and facilities and to operate and maintain them as a unit of the university system rather than as a part of the public school system of this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 20. Education § 20-3-59 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-20-education/ga-code-sect-20-3-59/
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