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The Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Credit Cap is $120 million
For preapprovals processed through the date of this report, $120,000,000 of the $120 million cap has been preapproved.
Submitting a Request for Preapproval
Publish Date: January 22, 2026
As of January 3, 2026, there is $0 remaining in the cap.
Publish Date: February 20, 2026
As of January 3, 2026, there is $0 remaining in the cap.
O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-3 requires SSOs to report certain information based on the Federal Poverty Levels (in place of quartile information). Federal Poverty Level for this purpose means the poverty guidelines issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services. For scholarship recipients in the 2026 calendar year (for purposes of the Form IT-QEE-SSO2 due on January 12, 2026), the 2026 Federal Poverty Level information is listed below.
| Persons In Family/Household | Poverty Guideline |
|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 |
| 2 | $21,640 |
| 3 | $27,320 |
| 4 | $33,000 |
| 5 | $38,680 |
| 6 | $44,360 |
| 7 | $50,040 |
| 8 | $55,720 |
| Families/households with more than 8 members | Add $5,680 for each additional person |