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The Republican-controlled State Senate began printing bills last night that calls for more education spending. The Senate's proposal would set aside $240 million for school construction and other projects around the state. Details of the Senate's plans emerged when both houses of the State Legislature began printing bills and resolutions laying out their counterproposals to Governor Pataki's budget. The State Senate which is controlled by Republican, began printing bills last night that call for more education spending than Gov. George E. Pataki proposed in his budget plan, but far less than New York City officials say they are owed by a court order, officials said. The Senate's proposal would set side by $240 million for school construction and other projects around the state, said a Republican official familiar with the plan.