Carter Introduces Education Budget Reform Measure




From: Liz Flowers
Date:01/16/2014 11:22 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Carter Introduces Education Budget Reform Measure


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January 16, 2013
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Carter Introduces Education Budget Reform
First step toward prioritizing education in Ga

Atlanta, Ga. - January 16, 2013 - Sen. Jason Carter today filed SR 750, legislation to require a separate education budget. Carter first announced this proposal during his response to the State of the State address on Jan. 15, 2014.

"The first step to solving any problem is to tell the truth about what's going on. And here's the truth: our education budget is broken," Carter said. "I propose a new approach. I believe we need a separate education budget - essentially a trust fund for education that will keep the politicians from raiding it to pay for other things."

Under Carter's plan, each year the legislature would consider the state budget in two parts. The first part would be a budget for education. Once the education budget has been approved by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed by the governor, the legislature would take up a general appropriations budget to fund the rest of the state government. Each year, the budget would be balanced as is currently required.

"Setting out clear priorities for how our money gets spent - and living by them - that's what it means to be a fiscal conservative," Carter said. "Having a separate education fund will make it clear to Georgia families, Georgia teachers, and local school systems that our investment in education is the state's top priority, and will require elected officials to take responsibility for the way in which we fund education."

SR 750 would require a change to the Georgia Constitution. Georgia voters would have the opportunity to approve this measure by voting on the following ballot question: "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that the General Assembly and the Governor increase transparency in education funding to make education Georgia's first budgeting priority."

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