{"id":61262,"date":"2023-04-05T04:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T08:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-vetoes-bill-capping-tuition-hikes-without-lawmakers-approval-61262"},"modified":"2023-04-05T04:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T08:25:39","slug":"georgia-gov-brian-kemp-vetoes-bill-capping-tuition-hikes-without-lawmakers-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-vetoes-bill-capping-tuition-hikes-without-lawmakers-approval-61262","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vetoes bill capping tuition hikes without lawmakers&#8217; approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have restricted tuition increases at public universities and colleges in the state without the approval of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>House Bill 319 was amended by senators on the final day of the legislative session to prohibit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University System of Georgia&#8217;s<\/a> universities and colleges from raising tuition or fees by more than 3% from the year before, which the governor called an infringement on the authority of the state Board of Regents and a violation of the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp said the proposed cap could not be implemented without Georgians voting for a constitutional amendment limiting the powers of the Board of Regents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Georgia Constitution makes plain the authority to govern, control, and manage the University System and all system institutions is vested in the Board of Regents,&#8221; he wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/georgia-lawmakers-agree-state-budget-pay-full-tuition-college-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GEORGIA LAWMAKERS AGREE TO STATE BUDGET THAT WILL PAY FULL TUITION FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Board of Regents oversees the University System of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of the constitutional reservation of authority in the Board of Regents, the legislation cannot be adopted without the approval of Georgians through exercise of their franchise,&#8221; Kemp added.<\/p>\n<p>The measure intended to address a disagreement in which senators pushed the idea of a $66 million cut to USG&#8217;s teaching budget, which comes out of a total budget of $9 billion that includes state funds and tuition and fees received from students.<\/p>\n<p>Senators argued that universities should cover the deficit using some of their roughly $500 million in cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>The disagreement follows Republican Lt. Gov Burt Jones&#8217; effort to allow hospitals to be built in rural counties without state permits. His push was opposed by Wellstar Health System, which owns a hospital in Jones&#8217; home of Butts County that would face competition from a new facility that could be built on land owned by Jones\u2019 father.<\/p>\n<p>Wellstar has also agreed to take over Augusta University\u2019s hospitals, a deal Jones opposed in an apparent attempt to pressure Wellstar. Augusta University received $105 million earlier this year to purchase a new electronic medical records system, but Jones argued that the payment money was an unfair giveaway to Wellstar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-endorses-6500-private-school-voucher-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>GEORGIA GOV. BRIAN KEMP ENDORSES $6,500 PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER BILL<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kemp supported the deal between Wellstar and Augusta University.<\/p>\n<p>Jones argued in a statement Tuesday that Kemp should support the legislation to place a tuition cap on Georgia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public universities and colleges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With rising living costs and inflation, the General Assembly worked to make college more affordable for hardworking Georgia families, a goal we should all share,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;A 3% annual increase cap makes sense, especially considering the Board of Regents has reserve funds in excess of $500 million. Perhaps their unilateral control over tuition increases should be revisited in future legislative sessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who is also a former governor of Georgia, said in a statement Thursday after lawmakers adjourned that the $66 million cut is &#8220;an incredibly disappointing outcome.&#8221; He added that schools are impacted by inflation and took a 10% budget cut during the 2021 budget that was never fully restored.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perdue also noted that all schools do not have enough leftover money to handle the cut.<\/p>\n<p>House Higher Education Committee Chairman Chuck Martin, a Republican, said nobody in the Senate outlined the reason behind the amendment being attached to the underlying bill that would have abolished a loan-servicing agency.<\/p>\n<p>Martin did not take issue with Kemp&#8217;s veto or statement that the tuition cap was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can\u2019t say that I would disagree with his interpretation,&#8221; Martin said.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-vetoes-bill-capping-tuition-hikes-without-lawmakers-approval\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-vetoes-bill-capping-tuition-hikes-without-lawmakers-approval <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Republican Gov. 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