Hereâs how the newly passed state budget affects South Georgia K-12 education received over 40% of the fiscal year 2022 s budget. (Source: WALB) By Gabrielle Ware | April 13, 2021 at 7:09 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 7:09 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - State legislators are shelling out big money in areas affected by the pandemic in its recently passed budget.
Lawmakers spent about $27 billion total.
At $10 billion, K-12 education is the largest single expenditure in the fiscal year 2022 state budget.
âWe came in and we restored many of the cuts that were made in the previous yearâs budget. Due to the COVID crisis and reduction of said revenue, we had to take almost a billion dollars out of K-12 revenue, it was $950 million to be exact. But in this budget, we were able to restore about $567 million back into the budget,â said State Rep. Winfred Dukes.
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Georgia lawmakers ink final deal on $27.3B state budget
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1of3Georgia Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday March 31, 2021 sign a report at the capitol in Atlanta agreeing to a budget for the year beginning July 1 that spends $27.3 billion in state tax money in Atlanta. On the left are House Majority Leader Jon Burns, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England and House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones. On the right are Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery and Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller.Jeff Amy/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery speaks in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Atlanta.Brynn Anderson/APShow MoreShow Less