Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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The Governor’s FY15 Supplemental Budget recommendation provides a net increase of $287,285,296 to the current FY15 General Appropriations budget. Of these additional funds, $136,449,209 is provided to the Department of Education, primarily for a midterm adjustment, and $5,802,134 to the Georgia Student Finance Commission to finance growth in the Accel Dual Enrollment program. This brings the total net FY15 Supplemental enhancements that impact k-12 students to $142,251,343 or 49.5% of FY15 Supplemental recommendations. The FY15 Supplemental recommendations from the Governor
include the following changes in the Department of Education Budget: - Transfer $752,546 from the Information Technology Services
Budget to the Technical/Career Education Program for Vocational Industry
Certification.
- QBE Program – Net Changes = $134,047,129 in additional funding.
- Add $126,085,516 for a midterm adjustment.
- Add $7,371,346 to increase the State Commission Charter
Schools Supplement.
- Add $2,294,546 for a midterm adjustments in charter systems
grants.
- Reduce $1,768,546 for a midterm adjustment in the Special Needs Scholarship.
- Reduce $35,648 for a midterm adjustment in the Move on When Ready program.
- Testing – Adds an additional $2,402,080 in increased funding for the Georgia Milestones assessments.
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