Lawmakers to consider new private school tuition subsidies
Georgia lawmakers are proposing to add a second private school tuition tax credit program after the runaway popularity of the first one.
The state’s existing student scholarship program is capped at $58 million a year, and participation has maxed out on the first day of availability each January. It allows taxpayers to steer public money to private schools with a “donation” they recoup in a credit on state taxes owed.
State Rep. Mike Dudgeon, R-Johns Creek, is co-sponsoring House Bill 865 with four Republicans and a Democrat. Unlike the current program, the one they propose would be limited to students from low-income households.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
