January 13, 2025
Gov. Kemp Announces Legislative Package Strengthening K-12 Education
Today Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, and members of the Georgia General Assembly, announced his legislative package enhancing K-12 education and securing Georgia classrooms. Split between appropriations in the AFY'25 and FY'26 budgets and proposed legislation, this package fully funds K-12 formula earnings, provides funding for additional school safety grants, enhances mental health support and crisis counseling, and boosts technical education and transportation funding. The package also aims to improve benefits for teachers and faculty and provides funding for capital projects to modernize facilities and equipment, ensuring safer and more effective learning environments across Georgia.