Georgia CommonsSB 309: Education; repeal Chapter 2B
Última acción: 28 de febrero de 2025 · Senate Read and Referred
A Georgia Senate bill would repeal the state's promise scholarship program, eliminating both the agency that runs it and the law that created it.
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En lenguaje claro
Georgia currently has a law, Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, that created promise scholarship accounts. That chapter includes the Georgia Education Savings Authority, which administers the accounts, and the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which set up the scholarship program itself, often referred to as a school voucher program that lets families use state funds toward private school tuition or other education expenses. This bill would repeal that entire chapter, removing both the authority that runs the program and the law authorizing the scholarships. It also repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this change. The bill does not create a replacement program or spell out what happens to accounts already opened; it simply eliminates the legal basis for the promise scholarship system.
Qué hace el proyecto de ley
- Repeals Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated in its entirety, ending the state's promise scholarship account program.
- Eliminates the Georgia Education Savings Authority, the entity created to administer promise scholarship accounts.
- Repeals the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, the law that established eligibility and funding rules for the scholarships.
- Repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this repeal, though it does not specify a transition plan for existing accounts.
A quién afecta
Families currently participating in or planning to apply for Georgia's promise scholarship accounts, the Georgia Education Savings Authority and its staff, private schools that may have received scholarship funds, and public school systems affected by the program's existence.
Por qué importa
If enacted, families who rely on or hoped to use promise scholarship accounts to pay for private school or other education costs would lose that option, and the state agency overseeing the program would no longer have a legal basis to operate.
Disposiciones clave
- Section 1 repeals Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, covering both Article 1 (the Georgia Education Savings Authority) and Article 2 (the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act).
- Section 2 repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this Act, a standard clause used to clear away contradictory provisions.
Del proyecto de ley
“Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended by repealing Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts.”
Cronología del estado
- Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
- Senate Hopper (Senado)
Patrocinadores
- Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
- Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
- Elena Parent (D, SD-044)
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
- Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
- David Lucas (D, SD-026)
- Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
- Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
- Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
- Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
- Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
- Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)
- Donzella James (D, SD-028)
Temas
- school vouchers
- promise scholarships
- education funding
- private school tuition