For Georgia lawmakers to agree on a state budget, they must first agree on how much they are going to spend on a new voucher program for private schools and home schooling.
Georgia’s voucher program is different from some states, with lawmakers agreeing when they created the program last year that lawmakers would decide each year how to spend.
The state Senate, which passed its version of next year’s budget on Friday, wants to spend $141 million on the program. House members proposed spending only $46 million. It is a key disagreement lawmakers must resolve before Georgia’s annual legislative session ends next week
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