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| Governor Nathan Deal's 2011 State of the State Address
PROPOSALS
School Finance
-- Increase a net $30 million in K-12 formula funding and no reduction in Equalization Grants.
-- Appropriate 1% of the Revenue Shortfall Reserve for K-12 education to cover the Mid-Term Adjustment for Quality Basic Education and the shortfall for Non-Certified Personnel health insurance costs.
Teacher Compensation
-- End teacher furloughs and keep students in school for a full school year.
Facilities Funding/STEM/Charter Schools
-- Proposed projects for bond funding:
---->$231 million for K-12 construction, equipment and buses;
---->$15 million for funding for STEM charter schools that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education, areas that are vital to our competiveness in the global economy;
---->$50 million for repairs and renovations in the University System; and
---->$28 million for upgrades at our technical colleges.
Scholarships
-- Save HOPE Scholarship we through programmatic changes during this legislative session.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
N/A: Newly-Elected Governor
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