Georgia § 20-2-1 Board created; appointment of members; powers

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§ 20-2-1 — Board created; appointment of members; powers

Georgia § 20-2-1

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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1 (2026).

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(a)The State Board of Education is created. The state board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in this state, who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall not be a member of the state board. The state board provided for by this article shall have the powers and duties provided by law for the state board on January 25, 1943, and such as may be thereafter provided and shall be subject to all provisions of law with respect to the state board not inconsistent with this article.

(b)Except as provided in this article, the state board shall also have all the powers conferred by law upon the former State Board of Education abolished by Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, and shall perform all the duties required by law

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(a) The State Board of Education is created. The state board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in this state, who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall not be a member of the state board. The state board provided for by this article shall have the powers and duties provided by law for the state board on January 25, 1943, and such as may be thereafter provided and shall be subject to all provisions of law with respect to the state board not inconsistent with this article. (b) Except as provided in this article, the state board shall also have all the powers conferred by law upon the former State Board of Education abolished by Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, and shall perform all the duties required by law of such former state board as constituted on July 1, 1937.