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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-31. Qualifications.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-31. Qualifications.

To render a person eligible to hold the office of State School Superintendent, he or she shall hold a four-year degree from an accredited college or university. No person who has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude shall be eligible to hold the office of State School Superintendent.

## History

Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 55; Code 1933, § 32-502; Ga. L. 1963, p. 510, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1997, p. 690, § 1.

## Cross References

Qualifications generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. III, Para. II.