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Chancellor outlines FY2026 higher-education recommendations emphasizing formula growth, retirement and health-cost adjustments
Summary
The chancellor presented the University System of Georgia’s FY2026 recommendations, saying formula‑driven funds and enrollment growth drive most increases while calling out retirement and health‑cost adjustments and several targeted program changes.
The Chancellor (University System of Georgia) told the joint House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and the House Higher Education Committee that the subcommittee oversees roughly 14% of the state budget and that higher-education programs touch more than 900,000 Georgians annually.
He said the governor's FY2026 recommendations are driven largely by the funding formula and enrollment growth, noting a two‑year lag in credit‑hour calculation. "This money that we're investing ... is making a difference in transforming lives and…
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