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In this hearing, which lawmakers expressed concerns about education funding safeguards and what did they say?
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The lawmakers who expressed concerns about education funding safeguards in this hearing were Senator Bonnie Westlin and Senator Steve Cwodzinski.
• Senator Bonnie Westlin questioned whether the committee had the authority to fully cancel appropriations and raised issues with direct appropriations to non-public schools, stating:
"I probably will be a no vote on this, um, for a couple of reasons. Um, I don't, I guess I don't know that whether or not we have the authority to fully cancel the appropriation. But, um, the other thing is I think this still provides direct appropriations to our non-public schools and I, that that continues to be, I think, problematic. 'cause I don't think that we provide direct appropriations in other capacities."
• Senator Steve Cwodzinski expressed concern about moving funds between budgets without careful consideration, saying:
"I would ask you to vote no on this amendment, and I know that it, it, uh, comes with, um, you know, good intentions, but much like, uh, Senator Westland said, we don't have authority over those transportation dollars. Um, we can't just nearly Willie grab money from one budget and, and put it in another without really careful consideration. We don't know where those dollars, um, perhaps are being planned to use. And, um, you know, I wouldn't want anybody to look at an education budget and say, oh, they're the second largest budget in the state of Minnesota, let's grab a chunk of theirs. Uh, and it's just, it's not good practice. It's not good form. Um, that, that is one of the biggest, um, issues here."
In summary, both senators highlighted concerns about the authority to reallocate education funds and the risks of setting precedents for direct appropriations or shifting funds without proper safeguards.
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