"Promise Scholarship Student Success and Transparency Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to promise scholarship accounts, so as to establish accountability measures for private schools participating in the promise scholarship program; to require the education savings authority to establish an academic performance standard for participating schools; to require the education savings authority to conduct annual eligibility review of participating schools; to require the education savings authority to take certain measures if a participating school is no longer eligible to enroll participating students or fails to meet the academic performance standard; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jaha Howard
DDemocratic
P
Kenya Wicks
DDemocratic
P
Nabilah Parkes
DDemocratic
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
RaShaun Kemp
DDemocratic
P
Randal Mangham
DDemocratic
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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