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2008 Senate Bill 1107 (Appropriations: 2008-2009 school aid budget ) (Senate Roll Call 208)
Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Schauer (D) on March 26, 2008, to add $5 million in spending for various government preschool programs. The amendment failed in the Senate (19 to 19) on March 26, 2008. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 19 in favor, 19 opposed, and 0 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 208 at Senate Journal 32)
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1) sb1107 [by jimc57 on July 25, 2008]more money for a system that is broken....give the citizens of michigan their tax dollars back and we'll send our kids where we want to....there is no amount of money that is going to fix this mess....wake up
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Rep. Robertson, having reserved the right to explain his nay vote, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
While I support the increases in the foundation grant for our public schools, I nevertheless must oppose this conference committee report. This budget adds millions in new spending on education bureaucracy at the state and local level, monies that would have been better placed in the classroom through the foundation grant. It also continues to fund the waste, inefficiency and wholesale dysfunction in the Detroit Public Schools. I simply could not support this conference report under these circumstances.”
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Rep. Agema, having reserved the right to explain his nay vote, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This bill pushes the concept of all day kindergarten, extra money for small schools - all of which take money from existing schools. We have not enough money for schools as it is. Detroit already receives $11,000 per pupil.
Any extra funds should be deposited into the foundation that benefits every child, in every district, not just Detroit.”
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