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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-53. Authority to allocate appropriations among institutions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-53. Authority to allocate appropriations among institutions.

All appropriations for the use of any or all institutions in the university system shall be paid to the board of regents in a lump sum, with the power and authority in said board to allocate or distribute them among the institutions under its control in such a way and manner and in such amount or amounts as will further an efficient and economical administration of the system.

## History

Ga. L. 1933, p. 61, § 1; Code 1933, § 32-116.