Georgia’s government will put a little extra jingle in the pockets of state, university and public school employees, paying them a $1,000 year-end bonus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday.
The Republican governor also said he would propose a permanent $104 million yearly allocation for school security going forward, enough to provide $45,000 to every Georgia public school, as he makes further plans to spend Georgia’s $11 billion in surplus funds.
Officials said the roughly 112,000 state and university employees would get the extra $1,000 by the end of the year, while school districts will determine when the roughly 196,000 teachers and support staff get the bonus. Elected officials and judges won’t get the cash.
“We have heard from our agency heads about the need to retain those with valuable skills and knowledge,” Kemp said during a news conference at the Georgia Capitol. “This one time end-of-year retention payment will help us do just that.”
Gotta try and buy good will when all you’ve done for a group is heap abuse.
On the one hand, it’s nice to get $1,000. But for most of the people receiving it, that won’t be life-changing money, so it probably won’t affect their political opinions. People are not so cheaply bought.
My Christmas bonus was spent on groceries!
No bonuses this year. We only grew by 19%, missing our goal of 20% but they still had their lavish executive retreat.
House Republican Committee has entered the chat.
Well, you get what you pay for.