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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 14. EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY · Article 2. EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS · Part 2. OFFICE OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

20-14-25. Creation; director; authority; seal; administrative assignment.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. (a)

    There is created the Office of Student Achievement.#

  2. (b)

    The chief administrative and executive officer of the office shall be the director, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Subject to the general policy established by the Alliance of Education Agency Heads, the director shall be responsible for the performance and exercise of the duties, responsibilities, functions, powers, and authority imposed upon the director and the office as provided by law. The director shall receive a salary to be determined by the Governor.#

  3. (c)

    The director shall have the authority to employ all personnel of the office, subject to the provisions of this part and all applicable provisions of other laws governing public employment.#

  4. (d)

    The office may adopt a seal for its use and shall be authorized to enter into contracts to fulfill its duties under this article.#

  5. (e)

    The office shall be assigned for administrative purposes only, as that term is defined in Code Section 50-4-3, to the Office of Planning and Budget.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 20-14-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 22; Ga. L. 2023, p. 16, § 5/SB 211, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, substituted “Alliance of Education Agency Heads” for “Education Coordinating Council” in subsection (b).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t20-ch3-18-(v17a)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V17A, 2025 edition, pages 566 to 567; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 4560a0cef806.