41.   I think that makes it a legitimate state need.

42.   I think, at the very least, the state may need to come up with some funding to help these communities out.

43.   If Californians agree that the state needs to improve its educational system, the AEA thinks the money should come from efficiencies elsewhere in government.

44.   In particular, reviewers said the state needs to find out why kids were getting too many medications without any clear-cut justification.

45.   In the long term, the state will need to embrace the broad preparation plan that the State Board of Regents recommended when it created the new standards.

46.   It just depends on what the state needs.

47.   Justice Stephen Breyer, in his dissent, criticized the majority for failing to recognize that states still need tough standards to follow when dealing with racial issues.

48.   Laskey said the state probably will need more funds, and that access to the money is needed soon.

49.   Larson praised these efforts, but said states need to retool their classes for problem drivers by addressing attitudes rather than traffic laws.

50.   Meanwhile, Senator Robert Havern, Democrat of Arlington, said the state needs to deal with increasing costs and predicted hearings would be held in the fall.