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Wash. Senate budget cuts teacher pay by 3 percent

The Columbian
Published: April 12, 2011, 12:00am

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate has presented their proposed two-year state budget, and it includes a new $250 million reduction in money for schools that budget writers say will come from a wage reduction.

Tuesday’s Senate budget proposal slashes $4.8 billion in state spending as it tries to fill in a $5.3 billion deficit in the next two-year budget.

The wage reduction for teachers is a new proposal. A plan to penalize school districts with high truancy rates — something budget writers assumed will save $95 million — is also new.

The Senate budget is the last piece of the puzzle as lawmakers head for tough negotiations during the last two weeks of the legislative session.

Last week, the House rolled out a proposal that cuts $4.4 billion in spending.

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