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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-385. Utilization of fund in repayment of education loans; funding of four separate programs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-385. Utilization of fund in repayment of education loans; funding of four separate programs.

(a) The fund shall be used by the authority to assist in the repayment of any education loan owed by an individual who is:

(1) An assistant district attorney, an assistant solicitor-general, or an assistant solicitor;

(2) A civil legal aid attorney;

(3) A public defender; or

(4) An Office of Legislative Counsel attorney or a State Law Department attorney.

(b) The authority shall establish four separate programs to assist each of the four categories of recipients identified in subsection (a) of this Code section and shall account separately for the funding of each program. Any state appropriation of funds shall separately identify the amount of funds appropriated for each program. Private donations and any other funds available for such programs shall be allocated among such programs by the authority.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-385, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1115, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, “among” was substituted for “between” in the last sentence of subsection (b).