Rep. Matt Hatchett
Chair, House Appropriations
Leads the House committee that writes and advances state appropriations legislation.
Official profile ↗Role verified 2026-08-28
Responsibility map
Who controls Georgia's foster-care budget?
See which Georgia offices request, recommend, appropriate, sign, administer and audit DFCS funding, then choose a truthful role-appropriate action.
Decision chain
Request
DHS/DFCS develops its agency request and operating assumptions.
Recommend
OPB reviews requests and the Governor recommends AFY and FY budgets.
Appropriate
House and Senate appropriations committees write and reconcile authority.
Sign and allot
The Governor signs legislation and the executive branch administers allotments.
Administer
DHS/DFCS manages policy, contracts, authorization and program operations.
Audit and oversee
DOAA, study committees and legislative bodies examine performance and cost.
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Current legislative budget roles
Rep. Katie Dempsey
Chair, House Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee
Chairs the House appropriations subcommittee that hears the Department of Human Services budget.
Official profile ↗Role verified 2026-08-28
Sen. Blake Tillery
Chair, Senate Appropriations
Leads the Senate committee that reviews and advances the state budget.
Official chair announcement ↗Role verified 2026-08-28
Sen. Ben Watson
Chair, Senate Appropriations Health & Human Development Subcommittee
Chairs the Senate appropriations subcommittee whose agencies include the Department of Human Services.
Official profile ↗Role verified 2026-08-28
Choose the truthful action path
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Georgia constituent
I appreciate that Georgia substantially addressed the projected FY2026 Out-of-Home Care mismatch and enacted FY2027 OHC authority. Before the AFY2027/FY2028 budget is finalized, please publish the current cost projection, provider-capacity plan and safeguards intended to prevent service disruptions if costs again exceed the appropriation.
Affected family
Please publish plain-language information explaining how current Out-of-Home Care funding and service-authorization rules may affect family contact, transportation, placement stability and access to support. I am seeking statewide public information, not advice about an individual case.
Provider or practitioner
Please publish current aggregate data on service approvals, denials, delays, provider capacity and the safeguards used when funding or payer responsibility is disputed. I will not share child or case information.
Reporter or researcher
Review the dated source ledger, appropriations comparison and study-committee tracker. Each monetary claim identifies fiscal period, status, fund scope, source and verification date. Please send corrections or requests for underlying public documents.
Out-of-state ally
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Government or agency official
Please identify any factual error or missing public document in the ledger and provide the current FY2028 Out-of-Home Care cost projection, capacity assumptions and service-continuity safeguards for publication on the record.
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