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The House plan also spends cash on construction projects and equipment purchases that the state would normally finance through borrowing. The document would continue $2,000 increases for teachers and $5,000 increases for state employees that will begin in the separate amended 2022 budget in House Bill 910, which won final passage in the Senate on Friday and was sent to Republican Gov. House lawmakers added $8.5 million to provide school custodians a one-time $1,000 bonus to go with the money going to bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Mr Kemp noted that state workers could see their new pay boosts and benefits go into effect as early as April. The Senate panel put its stamp of approval on a $5,000 pay increase for state employees and a $2,000 raise for Georgia teachers Gov. THOUSANDS of state employees could get a $5,000 salary boost under a new proposal. The state would boost university funding by $230 million, with the University System of Georgia agreeing to remove certain fees that were added during the Great Recession, effectively cutting student costs. During the 2022 Legislative Session, the Georgia General Assembly We tried not to spend every dollar we were sent so next year we havent boxed ourselves in, Tillery said. Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler praised the budget for raising salaries and restoring budget cuts imposed on state agencies during the last two years. Location: table! Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs fiscal 2023 state budget Georgia state employees could see $5K pay raise | Georgia Employees Pension and Savings Plan (GSEPS)! Dont miss TRSsspecial inside look interview with Jim Board of Trustees' Sets: In its annual meeting held today, May 11, 2022, the Board of Trustees adopted the following maximum IRS Salary Limits that can be used by the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) to compute a member's highest two-year average salary. But the start of a new legislative session opens opportunity for supporters of the effort. This story comes to GPB through a reporting partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.