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AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of promise scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,000.00 per school year for each participating student, subject to appropriations; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the promise scholarship account program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a parent review committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Georgia Student Finance Commission to participate in the promise scholarship account program; to authorize the Georgia Student Finance Commission to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for an annual report on the program by the Georgia Student Finance Commission; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for audits by the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Timothy Barr (R)*,  Wesley Cantrell (R)*,  Kasey Carpenter (R)*,  Heath Clark (R)*,  Michael Glanton (D)*,  Patty Marie Stinson (D)*, 

House Education Academic Innovation Subcommittee (13:00 2/1/2022 341 CAP HYBRID) (on 02/01/2022)