SB10 Scholarship
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship: Senate Bill 10
To qualify for the Georgia Special Scholarship award with an IEP for the 2023-2024 school year the student must meet the following requirements:
The student's parent currently resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at least one calendar year however, that the one-year requirement shall not apply if the student's parent is an active-duty military service member stationed in Georgia within the previous year; AND
The student had an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in effect during the 2022-2023 school year; AND
The student spent the prior school year in attendance* at a Georgia public school.
Prior school year in attendance - the student was enrolled and reported by a public school system or school systems for funding purposes at the time of both FTE program counts, conducted each school year in October and March. See OCGA 20-2-2112 (5)
Prior school year in attendance shall not apply if:
The student's parent is an active-duty military service member stationed in Georgia within the previous year; OR
The student has been adopted or placed in a permanent guardianship from foster care pursuant to an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction within the previous year; OR
The student previously qualified for a scholarship as provided in state law.
*Please note that previously qualified only waives the prior school year in attendance provision, all other requirements including having an IEP in the previous school year and enrollment in a public school are still in effect.
Kindergarten Qualification Information
To qualify for the Georgia Special Scholarship award for Kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year the student must meet all four requirements:
The student's parent currently resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at least one calendar year however, that the one-year requirement shall not apply if the student's parent is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia within the previous year; AND
The student received preschool special education or related services pursuant to Section 619 of Part B of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the 2022-2023 school year; AND
The student must be entering Kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year; AND
The student must attain the age of five on or before September 1, 2023.
*Parents of kindergarten students that receive a scholarship award will also be required to complete the following form at https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Policy/Pages/Special-Needs-Scholarship-Program.aspx and provide to the participating private school who will submit the completed form to the Georgia Department of Education.
If you have questions, please contact:
Dr. Mandy Condit at mcondit@bryan.k12.ga.us or (912) 851-4000
