This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993."
(Code 1981, §28-5-120, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Applicability of Act to funds expended from the State Public Transportation Fund.
- The Fair and Open Grants Act, O.C.G.A. § 28-5-120 et seq., does not apply to contracts entered into with private entities, nor to intergovernmental contracts with counties for harbor maintenance; but the Act does apply where funds are disbursed by the department on an unrestricted basis to, or for the benefit of, local governments for public road and other transportation purposes. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-1.
Applicability to HOPE Scholarship and grant.
- It was not the intent of the General Assembly that the Georgia Student Finance Commission comply with the Fair and Open Grants Act, O.C.G.A. § 28-5-120 et seq., in administering the HOPE Scholarship, Hope Grant, and other state scholarship and grant programs. 2002 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2002-2.