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Georgia House passes $44.6B budget for Senate review
Funding plan adds money for schools, seeks local districts to chip in for benefits
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A $44.6 billion 2016 fiscal year state budget approved Thursday by the Georgia House would close previous cuts to public education spending, slash funding for low-interest student loans and ask local school districts to make $103 million more in employer contributions to keep state insurance coverage for some part-time school employees. The last item goes against Gov. Nathan Deal’s recommendation to eliminate state insurance coverage altogether for the part-time school workers, such as school bus drivers and cafeteria workers.