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Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:06 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The South Dakota House and Senate have
reached an apparent impasse on plans for changing state aid to
school districts.
The House earlier passed a bill that provides for no increase in
state financial aid to schools next year. The Senate had passed a
bill that also gave schools no increase next year because of the
budget crisis, but would boost state aid in future years when the
economy improves.
A committee of senators and representatives met Wednesday to
negotiate a compromise, but the lawmakers were unable to agree.
That means the current law, which would give schools a 1.2
percent funding boost next year, would stay in effect. But schools
likely will get no increase if lawmakers do not put extra money in
the state budget.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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