In light of the findings described in Code Section 20-3-601, the General Assembly declares that the purposes of the Georgia Education Trust created by this article are:(1) To encourage education and the means of education;(2) To maintain state institutions of higher education by helping to provide a stable financial base to these institutions;(3) To provide wide and affordable access to state institutions of higher education for the residents of this state;(4) To encourage attendance at state institutions of higher education;(5) To provide students and their parents economic protection against rising tuition costs;(6) To provide students and their parents financial assistance for postsecondary education;(7) To help provide the benefits of higher education to the people of this state; and(8) To encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve high standards of performance.
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