Can a Georgia Promise account pay for therapeutic equipment & sensory materials?
Yes, within limits. Special needs and therapeutic equipment and materials, with a parent attestation of a physician's prescription or recommendation and an educational connection; sensory products are a classroom-materials category.
Do GSNS or SSO scholarships cover therapeutic equipment & sensory materials?
No. GSNS pays only tuition and fees at an authorized school, and SSO scholarships are tuition grants, so neither can be spent on therapeutic equipment & sensory materials.
Which rules and exclusions apply?
| What's allowed | What isn't |
|---|---|
| The family attests that the product is prescribed or recommended by a licensed physician to complement current therapy. | Products without a defined educational purpose |
| There must be documentation of the educational connection. |
What does this look like for an Atlanta family?
26 schools in our directory are special education schools or belong to exceptional-children associations. Ask them which tools they want to see at home.
How do you buy it?
Through the Odyssey marketplace. Promise purchases are made from the approved products and providers listed there; tuition payments to a participating school are started by the parent in the portal. Transportation is the only expense GESA reimburses.
Rules are summarized from GESA's Georgia Promise Scholarship Eligible Expenses list (dated May 8, 2025, still the list posted on mygeorgiapromise.org on October 28, 2026), the Promise family timeline and Testing 101 sheet (July 23, 2026), GaDOE's GSNS documents and the SSO statute (O.C.G.A. 20-2A). Only items offered in the Odyssey marketplace can be bought, so check there before you pay. A summary, not legal advice; GESA's current rules control.