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appropriations, as provided by statute, for public educa-
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tion, ho has indicated that a problem crises concerning
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the estimates required by statute in the determination of
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the agency's budget, as submitted to the governor. I was
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informed of testimony before this Committee that the past
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and present practice, despite the constitutional guarantee
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in (11), has involved a negotiation between the governor's
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office, or the office of the Budget Director, and the
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State Department of Education. I have carefully checked
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this matter with the Finance Division of the State Depart-
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ment of Education and the Deputy Superintendent of Schools,
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Dr. David W. Zimmerman, and find that there has never been
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any "negotiations" over the budget as submitted by the
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State Board of Education. There have been "conversations"
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over:
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1. The proper assessable bases in the deter-
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mination of the local share of the costs of the State
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minimum program;
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2. The numbers of pupils to be enrolled;
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3. The numbers and certification status of
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teachers to be employed.
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