Georgia Senate Bill SB134

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/10/25
• Refer: 2/11/25

Caption

Education; repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter

Summary

SB 134 would repeal Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Georgia Code in its entirety. That chapter contains the Georgia Education Savings Authority provisions and the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which together establish promise scholarship accounts. By striking the chapter, the bill would eliminate the statutory framework for those accounts and the related program administration. The bill is a straightforward repeal measure with no additional substantive changes or replacement program included in the text. Its effect would be to remove the existing promise scholarship account structure from Georgia education law and leave any related authority, procedures, and eligibility rules without a governing chapter unless addressed elsewhere in law.

Impact

If enacted, SB 134 would amend Georgia’s education code by deleting Chapter 2B from Title 20, thereby repealing the Georgia Education Savings Authority and Georgia Promise Scholarship Act provisions. This would affect the state agencies, administrators, students, and families participating in or relying on promise scholarship accounts, and it would likely require conforming changes to any cross-references or related statutes that depend on Chapter 2B.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes are provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or support/opposition in the available materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears neutral in tone and purely structural, but the practical effect of repealing a scholarship program suggests it could draw interest from education advocates, program participants, and policymakers concerned with school choice or state education funding.

Contention

The main point of contention would likely be whether Georgia should continue or eliminate promise scholarship accounts and the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act. Supporters of repeal may view the program as unnecessary, duplicative, or inconsistent with broader education policy, while opponents would likely argue that it reduces educational options and removes financial support for families using the program. Because the bill contains only a repeal and no substitute policy, the debate would center on the value of the existing scholarship framework itself.