The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to establish educational pay incentives for eligible employees of the Public Safety Department and Sheriff’s Office, beginning Jan. 1.

Quarterly payments will be issued, totaling annual payments of $1,000 for an associate’s degree, $2,000 for a bachelor’s degree and $3,000 for a master’s degree from regionally or nationally accredited schools.

This pay will not be considered as additional income or overtime pay or be subject to retirement or pension plan contributions by the employee.

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Orange Crush event organizer Steven Smalls looks out at Tybee Island's South Beach, site of the 2025 HBCU spring break festival scheduled for April 19 on Georgia's coast. (Justin Taylor/The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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