Reports
Bills Set Stage to Divert Hundreds of Millions of Dollars From Public to Private Schools
Stephen Owens
March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019 Update – The original voucher expansion bill, SB 173, failed on the Senate floor before Crossover ...
Legislation Curbs Growth of Dual Enrollment Costs | Bill Analysis: House Bill 444 (LC 33 7896S)
Jennifer Lee
March 13, 2019
Updated on May 8, 2019: Though House Bill 444 did not pass during the 2019 legislative session, the ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2019
Daniel Kanso, PhD
March 13, 2019
The Georgia General Assembly approved 16 major tax bills between January and “Crossover Day,” the deadline for legislation ...
Low Wages and Steep Cliffs
Alex Camardelle
February 22, 2019
Recommendations to Eliminate the Cliff Effect in Georgia’s Safety Net Programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ...
3 Ways Georgia Can Make College More Affordable
Jennifer Lee
February 14, 2019
In a few short years, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some postsecondary education1. Georgians ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Laura Harker
February 11, 2019
The governor’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year adds $78.7 million more in state general funds for ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Jennifer Lee
February 11, 2019
Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget includes an additional $47.7 million in lottery funds, bringing the total for ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Human Services
Alex Camardelle
February 1, 2019
More Investments for Big System Reforms Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed $825 million Department of Human Services budget for ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community Health
Laura Harker
February 1, 2019
Governor Brian Kemp proposed a 2020 budget of $2.96 billion in state general funds for the Department of ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Jennifer Lee
February 1, 2019
Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget of $2.58 billion for the university system and $373 million for technical ...
Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Stephen Owens
February 1, 2019
Governor Brian Kemp’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 allocates $10.6 billion to Georgia’s public schools, a nearly ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2020 Fiscal Year Budget
Daniel Kanso, PhD
January 24, 2019
Georgia’s 83rd governor, Brian P. Kemp, introduced his administration’s policy priorities by submitting a proposed $27.5 billion budget ...


