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GA HR1239

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jason Ridley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

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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