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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-86. Nonlapsing revenue of institutions in university system.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-86. Nonlapsing revenue of institutions in university system.

Revenue collected by any or all institutions in the university system from tuition, departmental sales or services, continuing education fees, technology fees, or indirect cost recoveries shall not lapse. The amount of revenue from tuition that shall not lapse under this Code section shall not exceed 3 percent of the tuition collected. This Code section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026. Not later than October 15 each year, the board of regents shall provide to the Governor, the chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the chairperson of the Senate Appropriations Committee a report of all nonlapsing revenue provided for in this Code section from the preceding fiscal year, the anticipated plans for the use of such nonlapsing revenue, the actual expenses paid for from nonlapsing revenue from the previous fiscal year, and the cumulative balance of nonlapsed revenue.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-86, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 313, § 5; Ga. L. 2006, p. 686, § 2/HB 1294; Ga. L. 2008, p. 884, § 2-1/HB 1183; Ga. L. 2010, p. 576, § 2-1/HB 1128; Ga. L. 2013, p. 747, § 2-1/HB 45; Ga. L. 2016, p. 371, § 2-1/HB 745; Ga. L. 2021, p. 571, § 1-1/SB 81; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 20/HB 497.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 54(e)/HB 497, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “In the event of a conflict between a provision in Sections 1 through 53 of this Act and a provision of another Act enacted at the 2021 regular session of the General Assembly, the provision of such other Act shall control over the conflicting provision in Sections 1 through 53 of this Act to the extent of the conflict.” Accordingly, the reservation of this Code section by Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 20/HB 497, was not given effect.