I had an office equipment repair budget and an office supplies budget.  The two were not to be mixed. I was out of money in the latter but had not yet touched the former.  When my old style print calculator went on the fritz I had to spend more money to repair it (because the money was available in the repairs budget) than it would have cost to buy a brand new one from a budget line where the money was exhausted.  (Being the rebel that I am I purchased the new one anyway.)

This proposal adds to the overall financial obligation of the taxpayers even if it happens to save individual school districts some money.