Georgia House officials want $100 million to support the state's preschools

Georgia Speaker pro tempore Jan Jones speaks on the first day of the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

As officials broke for lunch on the first day of budget week at the state Capitol, the Georgia House Working Group on Early Childhood Education convened to make an announcement in the heart of the Gold Dome. 

They want $100 million from Gov. Brian Kemp to support preschools across Georgia. 

House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones is the group’s chairwoman. She made the $100 million request, flanked by Speaker of the House Jon Burns and other colleagues in the House of Representatives.