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Panel approves SSO statute changes to give schools flexibility for students with disabilities
Summary
The subcommittee advanced House Bill 1220 to align the Georgia Student Scholarship Organization statute with other scholarship programs, allow waivers for students with IEPs/504 plans and exclude designated-disabled students from certain scholarship caps while preserving existing scholarship amounts.
Representative Ballard presented House Bill 1220 (LC 492606), saying the bill "seeks to make improvements to Georgia student scholarship organization statute by granting schools additional flexibility to better remove barriers for students with documented disabilities." The proposal would allow schools discretion to waive certain attendance…
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