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DR. SENSEHBAUGH: But what if they did not have
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this guarantee in the Constitution? I think they could come
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up with a limited budget less than the formula called for.
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MR. SACHS: They could, of course. I don't
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question the fact they could, but they could also do what
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they are doing now.
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DR. SENSENBAUGH: My question would be what would
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we do about it?
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DR. JENKINS: Dr. Sensenbaugh, doesn't it protect
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the schools against the Governor who — and we've never
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had such a Governor, but it is conceivable, who because of
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differences with the State Department of Education --
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DR. SENSENBAUGH: Or other reasons.
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DR. JENKINS: -- or other reasons might just
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arbitrarily say, I'm going to reduce this amount? This
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protects us against that, which has happened in some States
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DR. SENSEHBAUGH: It has happened in some States
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THE CHAIRMAN: The point is you couldn't do it
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now because the amount is set by statutory formula. I can
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see a real reason for this kind of provision if the public
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schools were dependent upon just a general fund appropriati
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