Georgia House leaders cut teacher pay raise in half, ease Kemp spending reductions
Georgia House leaders pushed back hard on Gov. Brian Kemps spending cuts Monday, backing a $28 billion budget that ignores many of his proposed reductions and slashes his plan for a $2,000 teacher pay raise in half.
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday approved the budget plan for fiscal 2021, which starts July 1.
The chambers leaders added 2% pay raises for state employees and an additional 2%-5% in several areas where low salaries have made it difficult to keep staffers, from food safety inspectors and prison guards to mental health workers.
I am proud that the House budget maintains critical services and rewards the hard work of all of our public employees in Georgia, said House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge.
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