On Friday, Gov. Perdue proposed an 8 percent cut for the Department of Education, 11 percent for the University System of Georgia and 12 percent for the Technical College System of Georgia.
He also proposed three more furlough days for teachers before June 30, bringing the total for the year to six, and noted that 2011 will be the final year for more than $500 million in education stabilization funding from the federal stimulus package.
University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. said he will deal with the cuts by instituting "back to basics" changes, according to a news release.
The university system has more than 40,000 faculty and staff and set an enrollment record last fall, the release stated.
"I would prefer to see more institutions sharpening, honing and tightening their missions rather than seeking to expand them based upon institutional aspirations versus true state need," Chancellor Davis said.
Health agencies, including the Department of Human Services, the Department of Community Health and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, will explain their budgets Tuesday.
Gov. Perdue has proposed adding $20 million this year and more than $50 million in fiscal 2011 to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The funding follows a 2007 investigation of mental health care that led to agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice.
He included more than $300 million in hospital and managed care provider fees in his fiscal 2011 budget, which he said would help fund Medicaid.
The Democratic Party of Georgia issued a news release Friday criticizing the fees.
"These fees will raise health care costs for Georgia citizens," Georgia Democratic Party Chairwoman Jane Kidd said in the release.
Gov. Perdue also has proposed a $300 million bond package for transportation in the upcoming fiscal year, along with plan to create regional transportation planning districts whose residents may vote on a 1 percent local option sales tax to help fund projects.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Georgia legislators prepare budget cuts
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