Section 20-4-20 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Authority of Board of Regents of University System of Georgia unabridged(a) Nothing in this article shall abridge the authority of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to establish or operate colleges or of local boards of education to operate schools.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this Code section to the contrary: (1) The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and local boards of education are encouraged and expected: (A) To work continuously with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to develop and implement policies, programs, and practices that promote and advance the objectives of serving student needs, avoiding duplication of mission, using state resources efficiently, and expanding opportunities for postsecondary degree attainment in Georgia; and(B) Consistent with the objectives stated in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to enter into and amend existing agreements with the Technical College System of Georgia for awarding postsecondary course credits that are transferable between units of the university system and the technical college system;(2) The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia are encouraged and expected to promote and allow units of the university system and the technical college system to enter into and amend existing agreements: (A) For awarding postsecondary course credits that are transferable between such units of the university system and the technical college system; and(B) That are consistent with the objectives stated in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 552,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.