Legislation providing private-school vouchers to Georgia students attending low-performing public schools is struggling to get through the General Assembly in the final days of this year’s session.
After a lengthy debate, the state House of Representatives tabled a bill that would create $6,500 vouchers for Georgia students.
The House voted 95-70 in favor of the motion, with many Democrats voting against putting off a vote on the measure. That leaves just two legislative days – Monday and Wednesday – to get the bill passed.
The state Senate earlier this month approved the “Georgia Promise Scholarship” bill 33-23 along party lines.
If the House passes the voucher measure, the Senate would have to vote again to approve it because it has been amended by a House committee.
