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=By Jan Murphy= =//Published in the Patriot News//= =//5/10/11//= = = = = =House Republican Appropriation Committee Chairman Bill Adolph, R-Delaware, has introduced a budget proposal that reduces the cut to education but maintains the spending level at Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed $27.3 billion [|budget].= =The proposal calls for no tax increases and represents a 3 percent reduction from this year's budget.= = Under the plan, school districts would receive $100 million more than Corbett proposed for basic education. It also allots $100 million for the accountability block grant program that many school districts use to fund full-day kindergarten, preschool and tutoring programs. = =It also directs $195 million more than Corbett proposed for the 14 state universities and $184 million for Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln universities.= =It finds the money for this additional investment in education from the welfare budget, by eliminating unfilled positions, and cutting the Legislature's budget by $15.3 million.= = The House Appropriations Committee will consider the Republican budget proposal on Wednesday and it is expected to receive House action during the week of May 23. =

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