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Georgia House Passes $38.5B Budget as Federal Disaster Aid Announced

On Friday, March 13, 2026, the Georgia House approved a $38.5 billion FY2027 budget and sent it to the Senate.
With only 38% of Georgia's third-graders proficient readers, the House added $60.8 million to boost early-grade literacy, according to the Georgia Council on Literacy.
The House budgeted $60.8 million for literacy efforts and $9.7 million for Pre-K expansion, with $5.5 million for professional development, according to Hatchett.
Commissioner Tyrone Oliver said the budget adds $101 million for prisons, with a third to hire officers to reduce the inmate-to-officer ratio to 1 to 12 in FY27.
House leaders said they expect to add money in the next amended budget a year from now, and Burns said the House will work with the Senate to finalize the plan.

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Ga. House sends $38.5 billion budget to Senate

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