COMMENTARY Legislative week three foreshadows a promising session

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On Monday, January 23, 2023 the Senate reconvened week three of the 2023 Legislative Session. budget proposals were considered last week by the heads of agencies, the Senate returned to its usual work assigning newly introduced bills to committees and several of those committees meeting for the first time to adopt the committee rules for this session.

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The Governor’s proposed budget recommends providing an additional $1.9 billion in funds to fully fund the Quality Basic Education formula, a formula that accounts for a large percentage of the state’s budget. You may remember that when Governor Kemp first ran for office, he made a promise to raise teacher and state employee pay by $5,000. Last year, that pledge was fully delivered.