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Georgia Public Policy Foundation Praises Decision to Adopt Flat Tax - Georgia Public Policy Foundation

In a late night flurry of votes, the Senate passed a bill that will gradually drop the state income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99% by 2029.

State ends year with $3.7 billion surplus

Georgia records $3.7B surplus after fiscal 2021

Kemp signs school-choice expansion bills in Georgia

by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square  | May 07, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article Gov. Brian Kemp signed a trio of bills Thursday to expand education options in Georgia. Senate Bill 47 expands the state s Special Needs Scholarship program to students with 504 Plans. The program offers scholarships for students with individualized education plans to attend a private school or a public school of their choice. COVID-19 has certainly highlighted the challenges that families face and finding the right education for their child, especially those with special needs, Kemp said Thursday during a bill signing ceremony at the state Capitol. This bill will give more parents greater options to ensure their child has every opportunity to achieve their dreams.

University System of Georgia board freezes tuition, fees

(The Center Square) – Students at Georgia’s public universities and colleges will pay the same amount in tuition and fees during the next academic year. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted this month to freeze the rates for the second consecutive year. It is the fourth time in six years the USG board has not raised tuition rates. “USG over the past several years has remained committed to making public higher education as affordable as possible for students and their families, while maintaining results that rank our campuses among some of the best in the nation,” USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. “We are grateful for the support of the board and state leaders toward this priority, and recognize students’ hard work, especially over the past year, to maintain success toward graduating and entering Georgia’s workforce with college degrees.”