GEORGIA: Promise Scholarship Act

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State: GEORGIA
PROGRAM OVERVIEW: PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Program Name:
- Option name: Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Promise Scholarship Act.' 295
  , Option link: https://casetext.com/statute/arkansas-code-of-1987/title-6-education/subtitle-2-elementary-and-secondary-education-generally/chapter-18-students/subchapter-25-arkansas-childrens-educational-freedom-account-program/section-6-18-2504-state-board-of-education-rules
Year Launched: 2025
Fund Administrator:
- Option name: Georgia Education Savings Authority, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  Georgia Education Savings Authority for administrative purposes; to provide for promise 7
Funding Mechanism:
- Option name: Direct, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  provided, however, that the education savings authority shall provide quarterly 394
  
  application periods and deadlines that correspond with quarterly funding dates pursuant 395
Program Administrator (Gov't):
- Option name: Georgia Education Savings Authority, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  provide for the establishment of promise scholarship accounts and related matters; to provide 2
  
  for the creation of the Georgia Education Savings Authority as a state-wide authority; to 3
  
  provide for definitions; to provide for its membership, manner of appointment, terms of 4
Third Party Administrator: ACE Scholarships
Role of DOE:
- Option name: Gather and Report Certain Data, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  Georgia Student Finance Commission for administrative purposes; to provide for promise 7
  
  scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,500.00 per school year for 8
  
  each participating student, subject to certain adjustments; to provide for such adjustments; 9
  
  to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education 10
  
  expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the promise scholarship 11
  
  account program; to provide for requirements for participating schools and service providers; 12
  
  to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a parent review committee to review 13
  
  expenditures upon request; to provide for statutory construction; to authorize the Georgia 14
  
  Student Finance Commission to participate in the promise scholarship account program and 15
  
  to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual report on the program by the 16
  
  commission; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for audits by 17
  
  the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for an annual report by the Office of 18
Application Window/Dates:
- Option name: Quarterly; TBD, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  education savings authority shall make quarterly payments to the account of a 509
  
  participating student, beginning with the first quarterly payment that corresponds with the 510
  
  enrollment period in which the student's application was received. As nearly as practical, 511
  
  such quarterly payments shall be equal. The state auditor shall cite as an audit exception 512
Fund Disbursement Frequency:
- Option name: Quarterly, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  education savings authority shall make quarterly payments to the account of a 509
  
  participating student, beginning with the first quarterly payment that corresponds with the 510
  
  enrollment period in which the student's application was received. As nearly as practical, 511
  
  such quarterly payments shall be equal. The state auditor shall cite as an audit exception 512
Average Per-Pupil Funding:
- Option name: $6,500, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,500.00 per school year for 8
  
  each participating student, subject to certain adjustments; to provide for such adjustments; 9
ELIGIBILITY: ELIGIBILITY
Income Limit:
- Option name: Priority FPL, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the student's family 358
  
  income does not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty level as defined annually by 359
Prior Year Public School Requirement:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (1) The student's parent resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at 344
  
  least one year; provided, however, that such one-year residency requirement shall not 345
  
  apply if the student's parent is an active duty military service member stationed in 346
  
  Georgia within the previous year; 347
  
  (2) The student is currently enrolled and has been continuously enrolled in a Georgia 348
  
  public school for a period of time that includes at least two consecutive enrollment counts 349
  
  conducted pursuant to Code Section 20-2-160; provided, however, that such enrollment 350
  
  requirement shall not apply to a child who meets all other qualifications provided for in 351
  
  this subsection and is eligible to enroll in a qualified kindergarten program of the public 352
  
  school in which such child would be enrolled based on his or her residence; 353
  
  (3) The student resides in the attendance zone of a public school that is included on the 354
  
  list of public schools provided for in Code Section 20-2B-29; 355
Geographic Limit:
- Option name: Statewide, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (1) The student's parent resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at 344
  
  least one year; provided, however, that such one-year residency requirement shall not 345
  
  apply if the student's parent is an active duty military service member stationed in 346
  
  Georgia within the previous year; 347
Additional Eligibility Check:
- Option name: Residency in public school attendance zone of bottom 25% academic performing schools. Resident in state for at least one year if parent not military. , Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (1) The student's parent resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at 344
  
  least one year; provided, however, that such one-year residency requirement shall not 345
  
  apply if the student's parent is an active duty military service member stationed in 346
  
  Georgia within the previous year; 347
  
  (2) The student is currently enrolled and has been continuously enrolled in a Georgia 348
  
  public school for a period of time that includes at least two consecutive enrollment counts 349
  
  conducted pursuant to Code Section 20-2-160; provided, however, that such enrollment 350
  
  requirement shall not apply to a child who meets all other qualifications provided for in 351
  
  this subsection and is eligible to enroll in a qualified kindergarten program of the public 352
  
  school in which such child would be enrolled based on his or her residence; 353
  
  (3) The student resides in the attendance zone of a public school that is included on the 354
  
  list of public schools provided for in Code Section 20-2B-29; 355
  
  (4) The student does not meet any of the ineligibility criteria provided for in subsection 356
  
  (b) of Code Section 20-3-519.1; 357
  
  (5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the student's family 358
  
  income does not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty level as defined annually by 359
  
  the federal Office of Management and Budget. 360
  
  (B) In the event that the amount of funds appropriated for the program exceeds the 361
  
  amount of funds necessary to include all students who meet the family income 362
  
  requirement provided for in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and the student: 363
  
  (i) Is already a participating student; or 364
  
  (ii) Timely submitted an application for an account to the education savings authority 365
  
  by either of the two quarterly application deadlines immediately preceding July 1 as 366
  
  provided for in paragraph (9) of this subsection, 367
  
  the student's family income exceeds 400 percent of the federal poverty level as defined 368
  
  annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget; provided, however, that 369
Homeschool Compatible:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  The provisions of this article shall not apply or be construed to apply to any student in a 677
  
  home study program provided for in Code Section 20-2-690 unless such student is a 678
  
  participating student as such term is defined in Code Section 20-2B-21. 679
Enrollment Cap:
- Option name: By Appropriation, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (a)(1) The total amount of state funds allotted to the program each fiscal year shall not 480
  
  exceed 1 percent of the total appropriation for the Quality Basic Education Program in 481
  
  the General Appropriations Act from the previous fiscal year. 482
Lottery:
- Option name: None, Option type: None
Testing:
- Option name: National/State, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (g) The education savings authority shall provide parents of participating students with an 606
  
  explanation of the allowable uses of account funds, the responsibilities of parents, and the 607
  
  duties of the education savings authority. 608
  
  20-2B-27. 609
  
  (a)(1) In order to allow parents and taxpayers to measure the achievements of the 610
  
  program, the education savings authority shall annually approve no fewer than three 611
  
  nationally norm-referenced tests that measure student academic progress in math and 612
  
  language arts. 613
  
  (2) Private schools enrolling participating students shall ensure that at least one of the 614
  
  following is administered each school year to each participating student: 615
  
  (A) A nationally norm-referenced test approved by the education savings authority, as 616
  
  provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or 617
  
  (B) A state-wide assessment administered pursuant to Code Section 20-2-281, if such 618
  
  participating student is enrolled in a grade for which such state-wide assessment is 619
  
  administered. Such state-wide assessment shall be made available to such participating 620
  student by his or her resident school system. 621
  
  (3) The education savings authority shall develop a process for the annual administration 622
  
  of the nationally norm-referenced tests and the state-wide assessments provided for in 623
  
  paragraph (2) of this subsection and for the collection of results for participating students 624
  
  not enrolled full time in a private school. 625
  
  (b) The results of such norm-referenced tests and state-wide assessments shall be provided 626
  
  to and collected by the education savings authority or an organization chosen by the 627
  
  education savings authority on an annual basis. 628
  
  (c) Student information shall be reported and collected in a manner that allows the state 629
  
  to aggregate data by grade level, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and English language 630
COSTS COVERED INCLUDE: COSTS COVERED INCLUDE:
Private School Tuition:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Uniforms:
- Option name: No, Option type: None
Online Education:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Education Therapies:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Private Tutoring:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Public School Services (Classes and/or Extracurricular):
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Transportation:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
ESA Management Fees:
- Option name: No, Option type: None, Option description:
  (i) For the 2023-2024 school year, "qualifying expenses" shall include:(a) Tuition;(b) Fees;(c) The cost of testing under this subchapter; and(d) The cost of required school uniforms, if any, at a participating school; and(e) Expenses determined by a participating school to be necessary for the education of a participating student and required to be paid by a participating student who is enrolled in the participating school, including without limitation expenses related to:(1) Supplies;(2) Equipment;(3) Access to technology; and(4) Services provided by or at the participating school.(ii) "Qualifying expenses" shall not mean optional expenses payable to a third party; and(B) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and each year thereafter, "qualifying expenses" shall include those listed under subdivision (11)(A) of this section and include the following:(i) Instructional materials required for either in-person or virtual instruction provided by a participating service provider or participating school;(ii) Instructional or tutoring services;(iii) Curriculum;(iv) Supplemental materials or supplies required by a course of study for a particular content area;(v) Fees for:(a) Courses and associated examinations for college credit; and(b) Any examination related to postsecondary educational institution admission;(vi) Fees for:(a) Courses and associated examinations for career training; and(b) Any examination required in order to obtain an industry-based credential;(vii) Educational services provided by a licensed or accredited practitioner or participating service provider to a participating student who is a student with a disability;(viii) Fees for account management by participating service providers;(ix)(a) Technological devices used to meet a participating student's educational needs, which shall not include:(1) A television;(2) A video game console or accessory; or(3) Home theater or audio equipment.(b) Technological devices under subdivision (11)(B)(ix)(a) of this section are subject to approval by the Department of Education or a licensed physician;(x) Costs associated with transportation to and from a participating service provider or participating school; and(xi) Any other educational expense approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.Ark. Code § 6-18-2503
Fees for Choice Navigator:
- Option name: No, Option type: None
Textbooks:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Curricula and Supplementary Materials:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Computers/Technology:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Testing Fees:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Summer/Afterschool learning (not daycare):
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
College Savings Plan:
- Option name: No, Option type: None
College Tuition/Fees:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
College Textbooks:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
CTE / Industry Credentials:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335
Insurance Premiums / Surety Bonds:
- Option name: No, Option type: None
Other Approved by Admin:
- Option name: Yes, Option type: Popup, Option description:
  (10) 'Qualified education expenses' means any one or more of the following: 318
  
  (A) Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses and eligible CTAE 319
  
  courses, as such terms are defined in Code Section 20-2-161.3, at a participating school, 320
  
  accredited community college or postsecondary education institution, or nonpublic 321
  
  online learning program or course; 322
  
  (B) Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Professional Standards 323
  
  Commission; 324
  
  (C) Payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials 325
  
  required by the curriculum; 326
  
  (D) Services from a physician or therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 28, 33, 327
  
  34, or 44 of Title 43, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, 328
  
  physical, or speech-language therapies; 329
  
  (E) No more than $500.00 per year to a fee-for-service transportation provider for 330
  
  transportation to or from a participating school or service provider; 331
  
  (F) Fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of 332
  
  Code Section 20-2B-26; 333
  
  (G) Other expenses authorized by the State Board of Education or the education 334
  
  savings authority; or 335

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