Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 24, 2022 / February 24, 2022 by Ray Khalfani | 1 Comment on Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor The governor is requesting modest spending increases to the Department of Labor (DOL) to amend to the current fiscal year (FY 2022) while seeking major budgetary changes that would transfer select programs out of DOL’s purview in the next fiscal year (FY 2023). The request amends the current fiscal year (FY 2022) spending […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Blog Higher Education Jennifer Lee Completion Grants Help Students Persist and Graduate February 23, 2022 / February 23, 2022 by Jennifer Lee Access to postsecondary education can transform a student’s life. But sometimes, especially for the 42 percent of students paying for college and living costs on their own, a small financial setback can make paying a tuition or housing bill just out of reach and threaten years of educational progress. Completion grants are a solution to […] Read more » college college affordability completion grants Higher Education
Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee The Need for Need-Based Aid February 23, 2022 / February 24, 2022 by Jennifer Lee Georgia is one of only two states that lack broad need-based financial aid. 75 percent of Georgians support funding a need-based aid scholarship for college students. Nearly 112,000 students deal with unmet financial need, according to the University System of Georgia (USG). 42 percent of students reported not receiving any financial support from parents or […] Read more » Higher Education need-based aid
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning February 21, 2022 / October 13, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Download PDF In his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget, Gov. Kemp proposed $461 million for the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). It includes more state resources for Child Care Services and pay raises for pre-Kindergarten teachers and assistant teachers. The FY 2023 proposal increases investment in the agency by $21 million […] Read more » child care DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning Pre-K
Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections February 16, 2022 / February 17, 2022 by Ray Khalfani For Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.27 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency charged with overseeing the state’s prison system. Furthermore, as part of a dual-agency operation to purchase and construct new state prison facilities, he proposed an additional $167.7 million for the Georgia […] Read more » corrections legal system
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 16, 2022 / February 17, 2022 by David Schaefer Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) by $129 million compared to FY 2021, an 11 percent increase in state funds.[1] The FY 2023 budget proposal is a $96 million increase over FY 2020, representing a total increase of […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Rachel Shanklin Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health February 14, 2022 / February 15, 2022 by Rachel Shanklin GBPI Research Director David Schaefer also contributed to this report. Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2023 budget of $334.9 million in state general funds for the Department of Public Health (DPH). The agency is also set to receive $13.8 million from a tobacco industry legal settlement and $1.6 million from the Brain and […] Read more » Department of Public Health health-care Public Health
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Hundreds of Millions of Dollars at Stake for a Failed Policy | Bill Analysis House Bill 60 (LC 49 0793S) February 10, 2022 / February 10, 2022 by Stephen Owens Note: This piece provides an update to a 2021 analysis of a previous version of the bill, available here. Georgia’s General Assembly operates on a two-year session cycle, so while the bill did not pass in 2021 it is still live and lawmakers may consider the current version. Key Takeaways House Bill 60 would […] Read more » Budget K-12 k-12 education vouchers
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Bill Analysis: House Bill 999 (LC 49 0739) February 10, 2022 / February 10, 2022 by Stephen Owens Key Takeaways House Bill 999 relies on a faulty measure to calculate the state’s allocations to public schools Georgia cannot afford to ignore the needs inside public schools in favor of exclusionary private schools State lawmakers concerned about Georgia’s children should reject HB 999 and consider legislation like HB 10 which provided additional funding […] Read more » Budget K-12 k-12 education vouchers
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity Fact Sheet: Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s Benefit Has Not Increased in More Than 30 Years and Fails to Meet the Growing Cost of Basic Needs February 8, 2022 / February 8, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s (TANF) benefit has not increased in more than 30 years and fails to meet the growing cost of basic needs. Cash Aid 1991 2022 Benefit Level Change Nominal TANF Grant For a family of 3 $280 $280 Unchanged Everyday household and personal care items have increased […] Read more » cash assistance inflation TANF
