Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes president of Kennesaw State University next month.

Olens, whose current base salary is about $140,000, would receive a base salary of $390,000 at KSU, according to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of Georgia.

His entire annual compensation package would be about $430,000.

To read more about the proposal, click here.

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