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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-1-25. Additional sanctions permissible.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-1-25. Additional sanctions permissible.

The suspension sanctions and sanctions involving denial of state funds as prescribed in this article are intended as minimum sanctions, and nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any educational institution from establishing and implementing additional or more stringent sanctions for felony offenses and other conduct involving the unlawful manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, or use of marijuana, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-1-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2037, § 1.