Georgia § 20-3-31 - General powers.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 20-3-31 — General powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-3-31. General powers.
The board of regents shall have power: To make such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary for the performance of its duties; To elect or appoint professors, educators, stewards, or any other officers necessary for all of the schools in the university system, as may be authorized by the General Assembly; to discontinue or remove them as the good of the system or any of its schools or institutions or stations may require; and to fix their compensations; To establish all such schools of learning or art as may be useful to the state and to organize them in the way most likely to attain the ends desired; and To exercise any power usually granted to such corporation, necessary to its usefulness, which is not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 61; Code 1933, § 32-121.) Cross references. - Powers of board of regents as to construction, operation, and other requirements for dormitories for university system, § 8-3-17 . Restriction on power of members of board of regents to contract with state supported institutions, § 45-10-40 et seq. Filing with Secretary of State of conveyances of property to or from board of regents, § 50-16-123 .
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Section 20-3-31 ("General powers.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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