Georgia’s House has approved an amended budget that restores more than 60% of what was cut from aid to K-12 schools. The chamber is now sending it to the Senate for more work. The House voted 149-20 on Thursday to approve House Bill 80, which changes parts of the budget that runs through June 30.
It increases spending of state funds to $26.6 billion. Better-than-predicted tax revenues are allowing some of the $2.2 billion in cuts made in June to be restored. That includes $567 million of $950 million that was cut from the state’s K-12 school funding formula. Senate committees will begin considering the budget on Friday.
