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Senate approves $38.5 billion FY2027 budget, funding literacy coaches and behavioral-health waivers
Summary
The Georgia Senate passed an amended FY2027 budget (House Bill 974) totaling about $38.5 billion, allocating new funds for literacy coaches, behavioral-health waiver slots, Medicaid rate adjustments, and a $100 million contribution to retirees’ COLA funding. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate.
The Georgia Senate approved the FY2027 amended budget after a detailed presentation by the Appropriations Committee chair. The package totals about $38.5 billion in state appropriations and directs investments across education, health care and public safety.
Appropriations Chair (Senator from the 19th) described the plan as an effort to “invest in the futures of our people and our state,” citing $70 million for a statewide literacy coaching program…
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