Georgia state budget (2011-2012)

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Passed Budget

Gov. Deal signed the $18.3 billion FY2012 budget on May 17, 2011. The governor's veto statements can be found here.On Feb. 3, 2012, the Georgia House passed an amended budget to increase state spending by $255 million over what was originally planned.

Education spending

For FY2012, Georgia devoted 32.3 percent of its total spending to K-12 education, down from 34.0 percent in FY2009.

Fiscal Year	Total Spending	Education Spending	Percent Education Spending
2009	$76.4 billion	$26.0 billion	34.0%
2010	$80.3 billion	$26.2 billion	32.6%
2011	$79.2 billion	$25.6 billion	32.3%
2012	$78.3 billion	$25.3 billion	32.3%

Tobacco Settlement

The state received $138.4 million in FY2012 from a settlement fund with tobacco companies. The money was divided up among a variety of state agencies, including:

• $7.6 million to the Department of Economic Development
• $6.1 million to the Department of Human Services, which handles programs such as child welfare and daycare licensing
• $12 million to the Department of Public Health, which pays for epidemiology and other programs,
• More than $100 million to Medicaid.

In other years, the tobacco settlement money has helped pay for 911 services, broadband communications and technical colleges.