From InsideBayArea.com:

With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set to unveil his revised budget this week, Republican legislators have announced a series of proposals they said would save money and help the state run more efficiently.

But some of the ideas already have been rejected by Democrats. And even if they were adopted, the GOP proponents could not say how much they would save.

The state faces a deficit of at least $10 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, and possibly as much as $20 billion.

Still, lawmakers described the proposals as common-sense ideas that are worth including in budget talks, even if they have little chance of being adopted.

One proposal, opposed by unions and rejected by Democrats in 2006, would allow public schools and community colleges to hire private companies to do janitorial and maintenance work.

Another, advocated by Schwarzenegger but killed in an Assembly committee, would authorize the state to enter into partnerships with the private sector on transportation and other public works projects.

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