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Education Leadership Videos
School leadership development was the focus of a three-day conference that state lawmakers and legislative staff participated in. More
2009 9-1-1 and Enhanced 9-1-1 State Legislation (Enacted)
State legislatures have been at the forefront of upgrading the 9-1-1 system and at least 17 states passed 9-1-1 or enhanced 9-1-1 legislation in 2009. More
Workforce Development Funds
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $4.81 billion for workforce development programs. Learn how funds will be used and distributed. More
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State Budget and Tax Update: July 2009
 2009 will mark one of the most difficult years in history for state budgets. The fiscal challenges are enormous, widespread and, unfortunately, far from over. Lawmakers in virtually every state scrambled to keep their fiscal year FY 2009 budgets balanced while at the same time struggling to enact new ones for FY 2010. The following two reports document the conditions of state budgets and major tax changes in 2009 legislative sessions. More
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Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Status
 Forty-six states began their new fiscal year on July 1, 2009. As the new fiscal year began, 42 states had finalized their budgets. Eight states have had the unenviable task of finalizing budgets after the start of the new fiscal year (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania). More
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FY 2010 Post-Enactment Budget Gaps & Budget Cuts
 As of Oct. 1, 2009, all 50 states had begun their FY 2010 budget cycle. New budget gaps have opened in at least 16 states since FY 2010 began. The following chart is an aggregation of media, government reports, and NCSL survey data documenting the FY 2010 budget gaps and budget cuts since the beginning of FY 2010. More
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State Measures to Balance FY 2010 Budgets
 The state fiscal situation is rapidly deteriorating and the figures for fiscal year FY 2009 and FY 2010 have moved from sobering to distressing. In light of these budget gaps, NCSL has compiled this series of tables that document the measures, both proposed and enacted, that states are taking to close their budget gaps. More
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