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The Los Angeles Unified school board passed a $6.2 billion budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday, the first time in five years that deep cuts and gut-wrenching layoffs haven't been part of the financial plan.

School is out and kids are anticipating family fun, but in a poor economy with rising gas prices, funding a wholesome family fun vacation can seem near impossible.

City and business leaders laud its versatility and simplicity, but online communities and a local expert aren't impressed.

By insuring more people, the bill, still viable with an override of Gov. LePage's veto, could offset the escalating costs of free care, they say.

Despite unanimous passage in the House and Senate, the compromise plan faces another hurdle: Price.