Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1366: Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship Act; enact
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to create the Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship to provide scholarships to children of public school teachers who have been teaching for at least ten years to cover the cost of tuition at eligible postsecondary institutions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for scholarship award amounts; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for a funding contingency; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to create the Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship to provide scholarships to children of public school teachers who have been teaching for at least ten years to cover the cost of tuition at eligible postsecondary institutions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for scholarship award amounts; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for definitions…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to create the Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship to provide scholarships to children of public school teachers who have been teaching for at least ten years to cover the cost of tuition at eligible postsecondary institutions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for scholarship award amounts; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for a funding contingency; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship Act." H. B. 1366 LC 61 0399 SECTION 2. Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, is amended by adding a new subpart to read as follows: "Subpart 7D 20-3-467. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Authority' means the Georgia Student Finance …
Sponsors
- Doreen Carter (D, 93) · primary sponsor
- Michael Smith (D, 41)
- Samuel Park (D, 107)
- Stacey Evans (D, 57)
- Lydia Glaize (D, 67)
- Phil Olaleye (D, 59)
Latest actions
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1366?
- HB1366 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship Act; enact.
- What does HB1366 do?
- In its own words: To amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to create the Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship to provide scholarships to children of public school teachers who have been teaching for at least ten years to cover the cost of tuition at eligible postsecondary institutions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for scholarship award amounts; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for definitions…
- What is the status of HB1366?
- In committee as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: House Second Readers (February 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1366?
- Doreen Carter (D, 93), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1366?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73346
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