Education Savings Account Act For Private And Home School Families Could Add Up
Under the “Economic Savings Account Act,” or House Bill 243, parents of home school or private school children would be able to use state dollars to pay for education expenses. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) recently crunched the numbers to determine the estimated minimum cost to the state, and found that the act’s price tag would add up to $18 million the first year, and rise to at least $233.2 million in year 13–only counting children who enroll in the program in kindergarten. The GBPI considers this a conservative estimate.
Rose Scott and Denis O’Hayer speak with Claire Suggs, Senior Education Policy Analyst of the GBPI about what she has called the act’s “big sticker shock.” Rose Scott and Denis O'Hayer speak with Claire Suggs of the GBPI
Recently, Denis O’Hayer spoke with the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Hamilton, R-Cumming, who disagrees with the GBPI’s numbers. Hamilton says, “It’s not about the money. It’s about parental involvement.”Denis O'Hayer speaks with bill sponsor Rep. Mark Hamilton.
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