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| July 29th | The Assembly approved a compromise budget plan with a 56 - 22 vote. Education was spared the worst cuts. The plan was sent to Gov. Davis to sign. | More Info |
| July 24th | Senate leaders agreed on a 2003-2004 Budget. Education was spared the deepest cuts. | More Info |
| July 17th | Gov. Davis held press conferences with a coalition of elected officials and educators to urge lawmakers to pass the budget. | More Info |
| Schools chief asked Supreme Court to suspend the two-thirds vote needed to pass budget. | More Info | |
| July 16th | Cal State and UC approve significant fee hikes. | More Info |
| July 11th | Governor Davis organized a coalition of education leaders to discuss the impact of the budget stalemate and GOP proposed cuts to education. | More Info |
| July 8th | State's high school exit exam delayed another two years. | More Info |
| July 1st | July 1st was the first day of the new fiscal year and the next deadline for state lawmakers to pass the 2003-2004 Budget. Republicans and Democrats remained deadlocked over the budget and began the fiscal year without a spending plan. | More Info |
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Schools, health care dodge budget bullet
Environmental programs, local governments take hit
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On July 24th, Senate leaders agreed on a budget plan with no new taxes. They voted 27 - 10 to approve the spending plan the following Sunday. The spending plan includes cutting programs, borrowing billions of dollars, and raising fees. However, K-12 schools were spared the worst cuts. The budget went on to the Assembly.
Governor Gray Davis issued the following statement from Los Angeles:
"I would like to thank Senators Burton and Brulte for their hard work in shaping a Senate budget compromise.
"I am pleased that the Senate budget compromise protects my highest priority, public education. There's a great deal in this budget for everyone to dislike. Nonetheless, Californians are counting on the legislature to do its job and pass a budget.
"The casualties of inaction are mounting everyday. I urge both houses to pass a budget quickly."
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In a long-shot attempt to break the budget stalemate, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said he will ask the Supreme Court to suspend the two-thirds vote needed to pass the budget. "This impasse is already beginning to have serious consequences for our schools, and state as a whole. Everyday that goes by without a budget, the problem is compounded," O'Connell said.
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California State University and University of California officials approved significant fee increases - 30% for CSU students and at least 25% for UC students. The increases will affect approximately 600,000 students.
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The state high school exit exam, which Governor Davis signed into law four years ago, was delayed for two more years. The School Board of Education said not enough students are not prepared to take the exam.
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July 1st was the first day of the new fiscal year and the next deadline for state lawmakers to pass the 2003-2004 Budget. Republicans and Democrats remained deadlocked over the budget and began the fiscal year without a spending plan.
If the budget stalemate continues, many state programs and projects might be forced to suspend some and in some cases all of their funding. Payments to community colleges might be cut off and some school programs might shut down.
