EXCLUSIVE: Swing State Lays Groundwork To Stop Democrats From Abolishing School Choice Program

Georgia Republican Lt. Governor Burt Jones unveiled legislation on Monday that would prevent future Democrat administrations in the state from revoking Georgia’s participation in the federal school choice tax credit program.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gives parents access to scholarships to send their kids to better schools through the 🎓Education Freedom Tax Credit system. However, individual states must opt in to allow families to benefit from that program. Since a state’s decision to join can vary by gubernatorial administration, Jones is taking action now to ensure Georgia will be permanently covered regardless of such shifts in leadership.

The federal program allows any individual to receive a tax credit of up to $1,700 for contributions made to a Scholarship Granting Organization. However, only families in states that have opted in to the program can benefit from the scholarships the organizations then distribute.

In other words, by incentivizing donations, the tax credit helps sustain expanded school choice for state residents over the long term, without direct government interference.

Jones is introducing a bill that will make Georgia’s participation in the program permanent, preventing any future governor from revoking the state’s enrollment. If signed into law, Senate Bill 446 would direct the Department of Revenue “to perpetually keep Georgia in the program,” according to a press release obtained first by the Daily Caller News Foundation