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GA HR1239
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jason Ridley
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AI Summary
- Creates a House Study Committee on Transparency and Accountability for Nonpublic Schools Benefiting from Public Funds, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker
- Examines oversight of nonpublic schools receiving public funds, including through the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act (which paid $34,323,764 in scholarships in 2020-2021 at an average of $6,473 per student) and the tuition tax credit program (capped at $100 million per year through 2028)
- Focuses on whether nonpublic schools benefiting from public funds are engaging in unlawful discrimination or promoting divisive concepts, such as racial superiority or assigning individual responsibility for historical actions based on race
- Committee members may receive allowances for up to five days of meetings, funded from House of Representatives appropriations
- Committee must file any approved report with the Clerk of the House and stands abolished on December 1, 2022
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Transparency and Accountability for Nonpublic Schools Benefiting from Public Funds; create
Last Action
House First Readers
4/4/2022
Committee Referrals
Education4/4/2022
Full Bill Text
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