California Budget to Spare Schools From Mass Layoffs, Spending Cuts

California Budget to Spare Schools From Mass Layoffs, Spending Cuts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa, Calif., on May 18, 2020. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
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A revised $202.1 billion state budget that draws on state reserves and boosts taxes on businesses is expected to prevent mass layoffs in K-12 schools and community colleges in California.

The Assembly approved the budget June 26, after marathon Senate hearings that ended minutes before midnight the previous night. The budget and related trailer bills are now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature by the July 1 deadline.

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