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there for the local school systems. We can't afford to
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place them in jeopardy of not having the funds which were
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appropriated by the State for them.
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THE CHAIRLADY: You say in your experience,
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as a practical matter, there has actually been no invasion
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DR. ZIMMERMAN: That's correct, we've had no
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invasion.
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THE CHAIRLADY: A number of other states seem
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to have provisions similar to the current provisions in
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the Maryland Constitution. Do you know of any modern
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incidents in any other states where this —
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DR. ZIMMERMAN: We did have an attempt to
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take out the section which has to do with the protection
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of the mandated items, some fifteen or eighteen years
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ago. There was a bill introduced —
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MR. ENEY: To take it out of the budget.
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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Yes, there was an attempt to
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take it out, so that the mandated items would not then
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have been free from decrease and, of course, this died
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very fast, before it got started.
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I think we can say through the years
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