The Georgia House has passed its version of the state’s 2021 budget, a proposal that would give teachers $1,000 of the $2,000 pay raises sought by Gov. Brian Kemp while using the remainder to stave off cuts to various programs. The House passed the proposal by a vote of 134-35 on Tuesday.
The Georgia House expects to take up the FY 2020 budget tomorrow, and right now, it looks like teachers may get a little less than the promised $3,000 pay raises.
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It would spend $28.1 billion in state money and $54.2 billion once federal and other money is added in. The House Appropriations chairman says the proposal equates to an increase of about $566 million in funding over this year’s budget.
