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# O.C.G.A. § 50-20-8. Applicability.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of this Code section, all contracts between a nonprofit organization and a state organization shall be subject to this chapter.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Procurement contracts used to buy goods or services from vendors;

(2) Individual employment contracts; and

(3) Benefit payments or other related payments made by state organizations to a nonprofit organization on behalf of individuals for health care or other services.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 50-20-3 shall not apply to the following:

(1) Nonprofit organizations affiliated with the University System of Georgia which are organized or operated primarily for the purpose of serving, soliciting, receiving, and investing gifts and donations in the name of the board of regents or individual units of the University System of Georgia or related programs and which expend less than $25,000.00 in state awards;

(2) Nonprofit organizations affiliated with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia or with postsecondary technical schools operated under the state level management and operational control of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia which organizations are operated primarily for the purpose of serving, soliciting, receiving, and investing gifts and donations for the board, such schools, or related programs and which expend less than $25,000.00 in state awards; and

(3) Nonprofit organizations which expend less than $25,000.00 in state awards.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-20-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 237, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49.