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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-67. Powers of board of regents over system and institutions over students not limited by lowering age of majority.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-67. Powers of board of regents over system and institutions over students not limited by lowering age of majority.

Nothing in Code Section 20-3-66 and in Code Section 39-1-1 lowering the age of legal majority shall be construed to limit the power of the board of regents to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the government, control, and management of the university system nor shall such Code sections be construed so as to limit the authority of any institution in the university system to adopt and to enforce rules or regulations governing housing, conduct, discipline, and other related activities of the student body.

## History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 193, § 9; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 20(16)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “the university system” for “the system” near the end of this Code section.