Original plans to take that $13 million from schools general aid was a concern for some when it came to constitutionality.

“This is a good fix, because number one it makes it clearer that we are not reducing funding to public education,” Rep. John Carmichael said. “The original proposal would have reduced by a half of a percent funding for education and there was a concern the court could have found that to be unconstitutional on the basis of adequacy.”

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