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California Senate plan would reject most of governor's cuts

Rich Pedroncelli/AP

Keely Bosler, Director of Finance, right, discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 2020-21 revised state budget during a hearing of the Assembly "Committee of the Whole on the State Budget," at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Lawmakers were looking into the Newsom administration's plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit created by the effects of the coronavirus. Seated at top left, is Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chair of the Assembly budget committee, and at bottom left is Assemblyman Jay Obernolte, R-Big Bear Lake, vice chair of the budget committee, (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

By: Anthony Wright, 23ABC

Posted at 12:55 PM, May 28, 2020

and last updated 2020-05-28 15:55:15-04

(AP) — The California Senate's plan to cover a projected budget deficit rejects Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to public education and health care programs.

The Senate's plan would spend about $8 billion more on public education than Newsom's plan. But it would delay $9 billion in payments to K-12 public schools and community colleges for at least one year. It means school districts could go ahead and spend the money and the state would pay them later.

It's one of many contentious issues the governor and legislative leaders must negotiate as they head toward a June 15 deadline to pass an operating budget.

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California Senate plan would reject most of governor's cuts

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