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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-20. Creation; change of name of “Trustees of the University of Georgia.”
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-20. Creation; change of name of “Trustees of the University of Georgia.”

(a) The board of regents is created.

(b) The name of the corporation established prior to January 1, 1932, and existing under the name and style, “Trustees of the University of Georgia,” is changed to “Regents of the University System of Georgia.”

## History

Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 45; Code 1933, § 32-101; Ga. L. 1943, p. 670, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, §§ 2201, 2202.

## Law Reviews

For note analyzing sovereign immunity in this state and proposing implementation of a waiver scheme and creation of a court of claims, see 27 Emory L.J. 717 (1978).