Scope and Contents This series consists of three sets of audit reports prepared by commercial auditing firms. A few of the oldest reports are brief typescripts in paper pamphlet binders, but most items in the series are printed volumes with various types of covers. Although some of the volumes are large (up to 245 pages), the recent reports are short (about 25 pages). These audit reports concern the fiscal affairs of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission. (See Function Statement) The...

Scope and Contents Because the State Auditor is a member of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, the Commission relies on a commercial auditing firm to prepare annual audits of the commission and also of the Georgia Education Authorities (Schools and University). This series consists primarily of correspondence between Commission officials and the auditors and copies of form letters sent to institutions to request the release of information (about litigation or accounts) necessary to conduct...

Scope and Contents This series consists of minutes of meetings and some of the documents which authority or commission members have used during their meetings. These records have a variety of physical forms including photocopies, thermofax copies, onion-skin carbons, legal-size yellow note sheets, yellow second sheets, and some bond paper. The records for each meeting are enclosed in a legal-size manila folder with the meeting date, place and names of participants written on the outside. Folders are...

Scope and Contents Before the creation of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), the Georgia Education Authorities (Schools and University) relied on attorneys outside of state government for opinions concerning policies and documents. Despite the series title, this series contains more than the opinions of counsel. Much of this material consists of correspondence between the Education Authorities and their attorneys and the evidence which accompanied this correspondence. The records...

Scope and Contents This series consists of documents related to the defeasance of the Georgia Education Authority (Schools) bond issues in 1979. The Supplementary Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1978 - 1979 authorized the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) to spend up to $105 million to "fully-fund" the outstanding bond issues of the Georgia Education Authority (Schools). The GSFIC purchased United States government securities and deposited them in a Bonds Escrow Deposit Fund in the...

Scope and Contents Before 1973, local school systems were legally required to deed to the Georgia Education Authority (Schools) any land on which the Authority planned to construct buildings for the local system. After the Authority retired the bonds, the Authority executed a quit claim deed to return the land to the local system. Because this procedure changed after the Legislature created the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, this series ended in 1973. Title folders are bundles of material...

Scope and Contents This series contains records of several different physical types enclosed in binders, folders, or envelopes. Carbon copies, photocopies, bond paper, and bound pamphlets make up most of the material. Many of the items in this series are duplicates of material in other series but are filed together here because this series documents enduring policies and procedures and contains the official copy of all commission agreements and commitments. The Official Documents Register includes: (1)...

Scope and Contents The Official Policy Register consists of "volumes" which actually are bundles of material such as photocopies, carbon copies, bond paper, lined note paper, and pamphlets. These bundles are enclosed in manila folders with metal fasteners. The retention schedule for this series states that the register contains "official policy directives of the commission as established by the director or pursuant to board decisions. Policy directives remain in effect until the commission officially...

Scope and Contents This series consists primarily of stapled pamphlets and includes some loose sheets. These printed documents show the role of the Georgia Education Authority (Schools) and the Georgia Education Authority (University) in financing and constructing projects for school systems or the University System from 1950 to 1973. These records are in the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission record group because the Commission was established in 1973 to oversee the issuance of public debt...