Kemp uses veto on bill targeting Board of Regents authority to raise college tuition

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp exercised his veto pen Tuesday less than a week after the General Assembly adjourned for the year. Kemp vetoed House Bill 319, which prohibits the University System of Georgia Board of Regents from raising tuition or fees more than 3% without the approval of the legislature. The Georgia House of Representatives and state Senate each passed the measure unanimously last Wednesday, the final day of the 2023 legislative session. In his veto message, Kemp called the bill unconstitutional. “The Georgia Constitution makes plain the authority to govern, control, and manage the University System and all…