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title: O.C.G.A. § 35-5-6. Effect of chapter on powers of Board of Corrections, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Technical College System of Georgia.
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# O.C.G.A. § 35-5-6. Effect of chapter on powers of Board of Corrections, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Technical College System of Georgia.

Nothing in this chapter shall be considered as altering current state laws establishing the powers and authority of the Board of Corrections or the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Furthermore, nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Technical College System of Georgia from providing any course of instruction including, but not limited to, instructional courses, certified training, advanced instruction, or classes for or pertaining to public safety first responders and emergency medical personnel.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 429, § 6; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1057, § 3/SB 581; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 5/SB 435.