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GA SB87
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2011
Primary Sponsor
Chip Rogers
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AI Summary
- Renames the existing Georgia education scholarship program to the "Georgia Educational Freedom Act" and expands student eligibility for the scholarship program
- Adds "military family student" as a defined eligibility category, covering dependent children of active duty military, national guard/reserves members, or military parents killed in the line of duty
- Caps the maximum scholarship amount at the equivalent cost calculated under the state education funding formula (Code Section 20-2-161), reduced by the local five mill share, austerity reductions, and any other state-mandated midyear reductions
- Excludes federal funds from the scholarship amount calculation
- Requires local school systems to submit quarterly reports on scholarship student counts, with the state department transferring funds to a separate scholarship account for disbursement to parents, and prohibits retroactive payments
Legislative Description
Education; rename to Georgia Educational Freedom Act; expand eligibility for the program; revise requirements relating to qualifications for scholarship
Last Action
Senate Tabled
3/7/2012
Committee Referrals
Education and Youth2/15/2011
Full Bill Text
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