The members of the State Board of Education shall be citizens of this state who have resided in Georgia continuously for at least five years preceding their appointment. No person employed in a professional capacity by a private or public educational institution or by the Department of Education shall be eligible for appointment or to serve on the state board. No person who is or has been connected with or employed by a schoolbook publishing concern shall be eligible for membership on the state board and, if any person shall be so connected or employed after becoming a member of the state board, his place shall immediately become vacant.
History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 9; Code 1933, § 32-401; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 1 - State Board of Education
§ 20-2-1. Board Created; Appointment of Members; Powers
§ 20-2-2. Terms of Office of Members
§ 20-2-4. Qualifications and Disqualifications of Members
§ 20-2-5. Oaths of Members; Board Meetings
§ 20-2-5.2. Chairperson and Other Officers; Election; Term and Duties of Chairperson
§ 20-2-6. Inspection Committees
§ 20-2-7. Where Committee Meetings May Be Held
§ 20-2-8. Travel by Members Within or Outside State
§ 20-2-9. Per Diem Allowances and Expenses of Members
§ 20-2-11. Budgets; Supervision of Department of Education; Funds for State Office
§ 20-2-13. Educational Research; Preparation and Publication of Instructional Material
§ 20-2-15. Acceptance of Federal and Other Aid to Educational Television
§ 20-2-17. Lease of State Property to Local School Boards
§ 20-2-18. Continuation of Trusts for Institutions for Blind and Deaf; Board to Be Trustee