One of Republican Brian Kemp’s first acts as Georgia governor involved revamping the state's handling of sexual harassment complaints and placing State Inspector General Deborah Wallace as his point person on the issue.
Now, Kemp wants to expand Wallace’s office by adding $435,000 to fund five new positions in his proposed fiscal 2021 budget.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the proposed 43% expansion for the small agency comes as other state agencies are being asked to trim their budgets amid a revenue shortfall.
Kemp’s budget proposal must be approved by lawmakers for it to take effect.