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Joint Appropriations Hearings
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Gov. Deal & State Economist
Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia's state economist opened today's joint House and Senate Appropriations meetings, briefing legislators on the Governor's budget priorities and the health of the state economy.
Gov. Deal's Amended FY 2018 education budget highlights:
- $102.1 million for a midterm adjustment for K-12 enrollment growth.
- $10.7 million for growth in the Dual Enrollment program.
Gov. Deal's FY 2019 education budget highlights:
- $361.7 million for the Teachers Retirement System.
- $127.6 million for K-12 enrollment growth, training and experience.
- $30 million to assist low-wealth school systems.
Read the Governor's entire press release on his 2019 budget priorities
HERE
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State Superintendent Richard Woods opened GADOE'S budget briefing by describing the process the department undertook to gather stakeholder feedback about Georgia's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. He spent significant time explaining the department's work with regard to Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) pathways. The
House Rural Development Council recently recommended (education recommendations on p. 7) moving CTAE pathways to the Technical College System of Georgia, which explains Woods' focus on GADOE'S work. He turned over the detailed budget presentation to GADOE CFO Ted Beck.
Review Woods' presentation
HERE.
Check out Ty Tagami's report on the meeting for the AJC
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Upcoming Legislative Schedule
Legislative Day 5
Friday Jan. 19: Legislative Day 6
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Day on Capitol Hill Registration Now Open
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, for Day on Capitol Hill. PAGE is partnering with the Georgia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (GACTE) and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) again in 2018. Our focus this year is Georgia's teacher pipeline, and we'll spend time under the Gold Dome and at our luncheon session discussing the future of the pipeline with state policymakers. We'll also hear from education budget expert Claire Suggs and Georgia's newly hired Chief Turnaround Officer Eric Thomas. Please register now for this FREE event and invite your House and Senate member to lunch on Feb 20.
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Margaret Ciccarelli - Director of Legislative Affairs
[email protected]
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