Wayne Blaton

The full budget , however , only boosted spending on K-12 education an effective 2 percent , said Wayne Blaton , Florida School Boards Association executive director.

Gov. Jeb Bush must still approve the Fiscal 2001 budget that's about $ 1.5 billion over the current state budget.That could happen at the end of the month.Sen.
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Roughly $ 700 million in new money will go to education although $ 200 million of that reflects an across the board reduction in the Florida Retirement System , Blaton said.An $ 850 one-time teacher bonus is included under the state's allocation.

It's not a very good budget , Blaton said.