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Post by libby on Jan 18, 2016 14:56:52 GMT -6
Gov. Terry Branstad's budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year leave out direct funds for a bullying prevention office he created months ago through an executive order, and it is unclear how the office will be financially supported in the future. Branstad did not direct money from the general fund to the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Northern Iowa in his recent budget proposal. The center, which requested $250,000, was tasked by Branstad to start managing the new Governor's Office for Bullying Prevention. Ben Hammes, a spokesman for Branstad, said the governor expects the violence prevention center — and subsequently the bullying office — to be funded under a proposed $8 million request of new money for the Board of Regents, which oversees Iowa's three public universities. That $8 million, which is included in Branstad's proposed budget, is supposed to be divided among the three schools, which are seeking a combined $20 million in new state dollars for the fiscal year that begins in July. The initial requested money, which included roughly $7.6 million from UNI for tasks like financial aid, admissions and student retention, was separate from the violence prevention center's request to permanently fund itself and the new bullying office. See more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/18/branstads-budget-proposal-leaves-out-bullying-office/78960662/
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