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points: No. 1, it now has a state budget of over $300

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million devoted to education out of a total budget of a

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billion. Prom the standpoint of dollars, it is big.

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From another standpoint, there is a delicate balance be-

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tween the state and local subdivision. Between the terms

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of dollars and balance there is nothing comparable to it

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in the State and I think the Senator would agree with me on

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this. I would further suggest in terms of the numbers of

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people affected daily, there is no other agency within the

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State so affected.

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DELEGATE CLARK: There are only about two minutes

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left and there are several people who want to ask questions.

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Delegate Wheatley;

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DELEGATE WHEATLEY: I just want to conclude this.

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Witnout the complete presentation I don't think my answer

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would be accurate. I think it is completely unique in

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that we have established lay boards rather than a single

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head who runs the various departments quite different from

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school boards, and for this reason we do say that educa-

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tion again is not a sacred cow for special treatment.

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Nothing so far in the Constitution that I know of has