The Governor says give him a chance people!
Gov. Brian Kemp shed light on one of his many campaign promises Thursday, advising that educators get a $3,000 raise and state employees a 2 percent pay increase. If and hopefully when the legislation Kemp brought up Thursday is approved, the raises will help more than 200,000 educators and state employees in Georgia.
Kemp’s financial plan for 2020, which begins July 1, also includes borrowing $150 million for the all-new voting system in Georgia and $100 million for bridge projects. It is also said to fund the k-12 school formula, which was shorted for more than a decade before Gov. Nathan Deal added money to it during this past year.
We could have predicted educator getting a raise being that it was one of Kemp’s biggest selling points throughout his campaign last fall, the 2% pay increase for state employees came as a surprise.
The governor also reiterated that his recommendations include $69 million in one-time funding for school security grants. Each of the state’s 2,294 public schools would receive $30,000 to implement security, State lawmakers included similar grants last year. Kemp also wants $8.4 million for mental health programs in Georgia high schools. Also including millions more for hazardous waste cleanup, trauma medical care, water project planning, addiction treatment and for a 3 percent increase in HOPE scholarship awards.
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