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enlightened governors, school people and the members of
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the legislature have realized that the best politics is
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not to tamper with the school funds which are needed to
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operate the schools, and I think the fact that this has
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been in here has served as a warning to people not to do
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the kind of things we are talking about. I know during
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my tenure we've had good relationships, as far as the
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State mandated items are concerned.
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MR. ENEY: Dr. Zimmerman, could I ask you to
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comment on a matter I asked Dr. Pullen to comment on?
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There have been suggestions that various independent
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boards should be made advisory only and that the head
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of an agency, executive head of the agency supervised
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by the board responsible directly to the Governor.
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Would you comment as to whether that would be desirable
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or undesirable with respect to education?
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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Well, the fact that I am
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recommending that the State Board of Education and the
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State Superintendent be included in the Constitution
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gives you my position. I would strongly oppose it.
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MR. ENEY: It could be excluded, but it would
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