Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Sine Die: Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget April 9, 2021 / April 12, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Bolstered by billions of dollars in unprecedented support from the federal government, Georgia lawmakers enacted a state budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (HB 81) that maintains nearly $850 million in cuts from FY 2020 levels (HB 31), a reduction equivalent to cutting approximately 4 percent of General Funds from the budget.[1] Due […] Read more » Budget legislative session Sine Die
Blog Budget and Taxes Caitlin Highland Sine Die 2021: Lawmakers Can Do More to Put People First March 31, 2021 / April 1, 2021 by Caitlin Highland The 2021 Legislative Session has officially ended. Much of the session was focused on efforts to undermine democracy and voting rights. Legislators also approved several bills that hinder economic prosperity and did not advance several measures that would put people first. However, some bills that passed do mark positive movement toward improved outcomes in our […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts Education health K-12 tax breaks
Blog Budget and Taxes Senate Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget March 22, 2021 / March 23, 2021 by Alex Welch Update on 3/23: The Senate approved changes to House Bill 81 by a vote of 54-0. This budget proposal now moves to a conference committee between the House and Senate. The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget, which will take effect […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Budget Budget Cuts
Blog Budget and Taxes Caitlin Highland Health Justice K-12 Education Crossover Day 2021: Lawmakers Approve Some People-First Measures, But More Needed March 9, 2021 / March 9, 2021 by Caitlin Highland Yesterday marked Crossover Day 2021, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its legislative chamber of origin to be considered by the other chamber this session. Several important bills passed out of their chamber and are now eligible to be approved before Sine Die, the end of Georgia’s Legislative Session. Georgia’s […] Read more » Budget Crossover Day medicaid school vouchers
Blog Budget and Taxes House Appropriations Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget March 4, 2021 / March 4, 2021 by Alex Welch This morning, the House Committee on Appropriations approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget, which will take effect on July 1. This proposal now moves to the full House floor for a vote. Gov. Kemp’s initial budget proposal included $1.2 billion in continued budget cuts, following the […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts Department of Human Services Education health State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Public Health February 5, 2021 / February 5, 2021 by Laura Harker Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2022 budget of $269.8 million in state general funds for the Department of Public Health (DPH). The agency is also set to receive $13.7 million from a tobacco industry legal settlement and $1.4 million from the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund. In addition to these state funds, […] Read more » Budget Department of Public Health health-care hospital funding vaccination
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Toolkits Take Action: Your Democracy, Your Dollars February 5, 2021 / February 10, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD The steep budget cuts currently enacted in Georgia are keeping families from being able to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and thrive. We will rebound faster if we keep money flowing to communities. Use this toolkit to help advocate for a budget that meets the needs of our state. Join GBPI, 9to5 Georgia, Small Business […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts raise revenue taxes
Budget and Taxes Higher Education Jennifer Lee Reports Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education January 27, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2022 budget allocates $2.43 billion for the Board of Regents and $344 million for the Technical College System of Georgia. This budget includes money for enrollment growth but does not restore the previous year’s budget cuts. University System of Georgia Funding for the Teaching portion of the […] Read more » Budget Higher Education tcsg University System of Georgia usg
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget January 21, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged Georgia’s economy into recession and driven many of the state’s thinly staffed agencies to the brink, Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 maintains $697 million in cuts to education, $283 million in cuts to health agencies and largely preserves […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens State of Education Funding (2021) January 11, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF This report offers an assessment of the state of education funding in Georgia by analyzing how it compares to prior years and other states and exploring what areas are due for review or revision. In the FY 2021 budget Georgia returned to a general pattern of cutting education and underfunding specific grants for […] Read more » Budget k-12 education school budget
