GA SB 493
died on adjournment"Promise Scholarship Student Success and Transparency Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
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Quick answers
Did GA SB 493 pass?
No. GA SB 493 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 493 about?
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.
Who sponsors GA SB 493?
RaShaun Kemp, Harold Jones II, Elena Parent and 11 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 493.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RaShaun Kempprimary
- Harold Jones IIprimary
- Elena Parentprimary
- Freddie Powell Simsprimary
- Jaha Howardprimary
- Derek Mallowprimary
- Nikki Merrittprimary
- Nabilah Parkesprimary
- Gail Davenportprimary
- Ed Harbisonprimary
- Randal Manghamprimary
- Tonya Andersonprimary
- Sally Harrellprimary
- Kenya Wicksprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-11
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Senate Hopper
introduction
Versions
- As introduced LC 61 0385Compare
Documents
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Related bills
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