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2009 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2009 state of the state addresses. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.

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Governor Chet Culver's State of the State Address

Economic/Workforce Development
-- Create the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Authority to stimulate economic growth, create good private sector jobs, and address unmet infrastructure needs--rail, trails, public buildings, water and sewer treatment facilities, the utility grid, and telecommunications.

Federal, Federal--Aid, Finance, Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
-- Await the details of the economic stimulus package that President-elect Obama and Congress are working on--which will impact the state 2010 budget and it could help address some of our education needs.
-- Plan to be constrained by a very tight budget year.
-- Keep Iowa a leader in education.

Finance, Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
-- Find cost savings in state government and improve the way that state government delivers services.
-- Explore the sale or lease of some state assets.
-- Consolidate state contracts and group purchasing agreements.

http://www.governor.iowa.gov/administration/speeches/index.php
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