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in Section 6 is because I don't think you can consider
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them separately; but not only is the Governor tied, but
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so is the General Assembly, which is not true in the
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case of other areas of the Governor's budget.
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MR. ENEY: This all goes back, in both 6
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and 11, to the laws passed by the legislature. So, the
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legislature passes the laws providing for State aid
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and, if they want to make the amount $200 instead of
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$340, they can do it. They can change the law and
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say the amount of State aid is $200 per person. So,
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it is the legislature which is determining how much is
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going to be appropriated. It sets up the formula,
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and this is true under 6 and 11, whereas, in other
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departments, it is the Governor who initiates it.
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MRS. BOTHE: And it cannot be changed for
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the current fiscal year. They get the double pro-
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tection for the following year.
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MR, ENEY: I'm not sure you can s ay that
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because the protection is by statute and not by the
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Constitution, assuming that Section 3 of Article 8
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does not protect the school fund. Its protection comes
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