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U <br />f <br />12 Educacti-.an <br />• Recognizing the cost pressure that exists in special education, the Govemor's budget includes <br />$20 million in one-time funds to reduce the cross subsidy of special education expenditures from <br />general education revenue. <br />• The Governor proposes to rename the Department of Children, Families and Learning as the <br />Department of Education. As with most other administrative budgets, the Governor recommends <br />a significant reduction to their operational funding, a $7.5 million decrease from FY 02-03. <br />• The Governor's budget recommendation for the Academies for the Deaf and the Blind in Faribault <br />totals $21 million, a reduction of $51,000 from FY 02-03 and a 5 percent reduction from FY 04-05 <br />forecast levels. Funding for the Perpich Center for FY 2004-05 totals $13 million in the Govemor's <br />budget, a reduction of 10 percent from FY 02-03 and 15 percent from FY 04-05 forecast levels. <br /> <br />• <br />Governor's 2004-05' Budget <br />9 <br />