The authority shall have the power:
History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 4; Ga. L. 1956, p. 11, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1215, § 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 53; Ga. L. 2005, p. 319, § 1/HB 372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1001, § 3/HB 936; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 2-5/HB 252.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, deleted subsection (a) designation and deleted former subsection (b), which read: “The validity of any bonds issued by the authority for projects certified as eligible for state development assistance under Code Section 45-12-170 and issued prior to the time the first general obligation debt was incurred under Article VII, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution of 1945 shall not be impaired; but no future such bonds shall be issued.”
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, a period was deleted at the end of paragraph (a)(5) (now paragraph 5).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 11 - Public School Property and Facilities
Part 3 - Georgia Education Authority (Schools)
§ 20-2-551. Definitions; When Project Deemed Self-Liquidating
§ 20-2-553. Powers of Authority
§ 20-2-555. Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds; Terms
§ 20-2-556. Form of Bonds; Denominations; Place of Payment; Registration
§ 20-2-557. Signing, Sealing, and Attesting Bonds
§ 20-2-559. Manner of Sale and Price of Bonds
§ 20-2-560. Use of Bond Proceeds; Additional Bonds
§ 20-2-561. Issuance of Interim Receipts or Certificates or Temporary Bonds
§ 20-2-562. Replacement of Mutilated, Destroyed, or Lost Bonds
§ 20-2-566. Trustee for Bond Proceeds
§ 20-2-568. Remedies of Bondholders, Receivers, or Indenture Trustees
§ 20-2-570. Bonds Legal Investments; Depositing Bonds
§ 20-2-571. Tax Exemption of Authority’s Property, Activities, Charges, and Bonds
§ 20-2-572. Procedure for Validating Bonds
§ 20-2-573. Venue and Jurisdiction of Actions to Enforce Rights or Validate Bonds
§ 20-2-574. Interests of Bondholders Protected
§ 20-2-575. Acceptance of Grants and Contributions From Federal and Other Sources
§ 20-2-576. Moneys Received Deemed Trust Funds
§ 20-2-577. Fixing Rentals, Installment Payments, and Charges for Use of Projects
§ 20-2-579. Rules and Regulations for Operation of Projects
§ 20-2-580. Power to Issue Revenue Bonds Not Affected