EDUCATION BUDGET VOTE--An apple sits atop a desk as representives lean forward to record their vote to accept the $17.17 billion two-year education budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 24, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION--Ohio State Univ. President Brit Kirwan is seen through one of the chandeliers in the House Chamber he watches the $11.17 billion, education portion of the state's two-year budget get approved, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 24, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

READY FOR SESSION--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, leans of the cleck's desk prior to the start of session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 24, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)