Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed bills Thursday that are aimed at improving school safety and literacy. Georgia lawmakers earlier set aside $115 million to make school safety grants.

Governor Kemp said with a new $50 million dollar grant, each school will get more than $68,000 to enhance security. Kemp also wants to increase funding for crisis counseling and school psychologist.

Gov. Kemp signs 2025 budget, including tax cuts and Hurricane Helene relief. Senate approves school security bills, requiring mobile panic alarms in public schools.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday proposed giving public schools a one-time additional $50 million to spend on school safety, but his plan falls short of the increased counseling ...

The bill Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed into law does not include a provision in early drafts that would have created a database of student behaviors.

Governor Kemp signed bills on transgender athletes, school safety and more to improve education in Georgia.

Four months after the tragic shootings in Barrow County, Kemp stood in the State Capitol on Monday to announce he plans to ask for another round of grants to every Georgia school.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law 10 school-related bills on Monday, including one designed to enhance safety.

Gov. Kemp proposes $50M more for Georgia school safety, totaling $158M, to enhance security. Schools must submit safety plans to qualify for $68,760 per school in discretionary grants.

At Kemp's urging, lawmakers earlier set aside $115 million to make school safety grants worth $50,000 available to every K-12 school in the state.

Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will ask the General Assembly to provide an additional $50 million in state grants to improve security in Georgia schools.