Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports State Adds Funding for Mental Health and Developmental Disability Programs May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on State Adds Funding for Mental Health and Developmental Disability Programs This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and includes a brief overview of the U.S. Department of Justice settlement provisions being addressed by the additional funds. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Behavioral Health Developmental Disability FY 2012 mental health State Budget U.S. Department of Justice Settlement
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports FY 2012 Education Budget: Serving More with Less May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Early Care and Learning, Department of Education, Board of Regents and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Cedric Johnson Department of Early Care and Learning Education FY 2012 Report State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports FY 2012 Budget Funds new Department of Public Health May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides highlights of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Public Health. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Public Health FY 2012 health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Day 40: Tax Bills Still in Play Would Cause Millions of Dollars in Lost Revenue April 14, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Tax reform might be dead for legislative session, but there are several tax bills still in play. The policy brief provides an update on bills altered by the House or Senate that now await agreement. Download the PDF. Read more » Day 40 Report State Taxes tax reform
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports House Bill 387: Recommended Adjustments to Tax Reform Bill March 29, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin House Bill 387 includes some positive steps in tax reform, but misses several key opportunities. This policy brief provides recommendations for improving the bill in committee before it proceeds for an up-or-down vote by the House and Senate. Download the PDF. Read more » HB 387 House Bill 387 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports REVISED: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 March 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Three tax bills passed by the House of Representatives will cost an estimated $93 million in FY 2012, according to Georgia State University Fiscal Research Center’s official fiscal notes on the bills. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes FY 2012 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia March 9, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 1) to fund the federal government through September 30, 2011, would make deep cuts ($66 billion) to a wide variety of services, impacting hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Federal Budget & Taxes HR 1 Report
K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports House Bill 326: Policy Proposals and Options for Reforming HOPE and Pre-K February 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The policy brief provides an analysis of the governor’s proposed plans for reforming Georgia’s HOPE and Pre-K programs, including the importance of HOPE reform and opportunities to strengthen the proposed plan. Download the PDF. Related Materials: HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing […] Read more » Education HB 326 HOPE Scholarship House Bill 326 Pre-K Reports
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government February 16, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government Georgia currently has an insolvent unemployment trust fund. This policy brief examines what payments are due in 2011 for Georgia’s outstanding loan, the consequences of not paying, and options for returning to solvency. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency Don’t Ask Georgia’s Unemployed to […] Read more » Economic Security Federal Budget & Taxes Reports Safety Net State Budget unemployment trust fund
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations February 16, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations This policy brief provides four additional adjustment options for improving equity in the recommendations from the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Fairness, but Shift Taxes (January 20, 2011) Read more » Report Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness State Taxes Tax Recommendations
