Georgia § 20-3-602 - Purposes of article.
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§ 20-3-602. Purposes of article.
In light of the findings described in Code Section 20-3-601, the General Assembly declares that the purposes of the Georgia Education Trust created by this article are: To encourage education and the means of education; To maintain state institutions of higher education by helping to provide a stable financial base to these institutions; To provide wide and affordable access to state institutions of higher education for the residents of this state; To encourage attendance at state institutions of higher education; To provide students and their parents economic protection against rising tuition costs; To provide students and their parents financial assistance for postsecondary education; To help provide the benefits of higher education to the people of this state; and To encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve high standards of performance. (Code 1981, § 20-3-602 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1448, § 1.)
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