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GA SB601
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Butch Miller
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Georgia Educational Freedom Act," creating state-funded promise scholarship accounts of $6,000 per school year for eligible students to use on qualified private education expenses, subject to legislative appropriations
- Eligible students must have attended a Georgia public school for at least six weeks in the prior school year, and parents must agree to provide education in core subjects, not enroll the student in public school while participating, and use funds only for qualified expenses
- Qualified education expenses include private school tuition and fees, postsecondary tuition, tutoring by certified educators, curriculum purchases, online learning programs, licensed therapy services (occupational, behavioral, physical, speech-language), up to $500 for transportation, and approved technology devices
- Georgia Student Finance Commission administers the program, including approving participating schools and service providers, managing quarterly payments via electronic funds transfer, conducting random annual audits, and may deduct up to 3% of account funds for administrative costs
- Requires annual standardized testing of participating students, an annual report to the General Assembly by December 1 covering student demographics, test performance, parent satisfaction, and fiscal impact, and annual audits by the Department of Audits and Accounts
Legislative Description
'Georgia Educational Freedom Act'; enact
Last Action
Senate Lost
3/15/2022
Committee Referrals
Education and Youth3/4/2022
Full Bill Text
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