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passes them on to the Governor, but the budget director

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may not reduce them for the Governor. He has to take our

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estimates on these mandated items. The budget director

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may reduce headquarters, the operation of the State

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Department, but not those mandated items.

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THE CHAIRLADY: If you demanded, though, the

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entire funds of the State of Maryland for the public

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schools, there is nothing anyone can do about it?

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MR. ENEY: No.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: I'm not saying that —

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MR. ENEY: You're talking about the equaliza-

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tion fund.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: That's right, and the ones

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mandated

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MR. ENEY: Which are fixed by law.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Fixed by law. He can reduce

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the ones not fixed by law, the so-called non-mandated

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items .

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MR. ENEY: Essentially, isn't what you call

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the mandated funds the equalization --

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Yes, that's right. It does