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they had been appropriated from one State use to another?

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What would have to happen to amend the budget?

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Proof of the departments —

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MR. ENEY: Within the limitation.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Within the limitation of the

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budget.

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MR. BROOKS: In this State, and there are

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some others, are they generally addressed to specific

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educational funds that are set up, say in regard to

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revenue accounts, that are set apart when they come in as

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educational funds?

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: That is the section of this

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language, because originally we had a State tax for

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schools and this is called the State School Fund.

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MR. ENEY: That is Mr. Brooks' question. He

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is saying that since we no longer have a school fund,

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is it important to retain this Section 3 of Article 8,

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the protection for the school fund?

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Yes, I think so, because the

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State School Fund was the only source of funds for the

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State-supported schools originally and now the general