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HB1378 • 2025

Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; clarify student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts

Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; clarify student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts

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Sponsor
Carter, Doreen
Last action
2026-02-20
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Georgia Promise Scholarship Act: Clarifying Student Residency Rules

This bill changes the Georgia Promise Scholarship law to make it clearer which students qualify based on where they live.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Article 2 of Chapter 2B of Title 20 in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the 'Georgia Promise Scholarship Act'.
  • Clarifies student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not explain exactly how residency is defined, only that it will be clarified.
  • No effective date for when these changes begin is listed in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-20 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; clarify student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts