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Iowa stands to lose more than 1,300 state jobs to meet Gov. Chet Culver's order for a 10 percent budget cut.

Under plans released by state agencies on Wednesday, 791 state workers would be laid off and 529 current positions would be eliminated. The Department of Corrections faces the biggest hit, where 515 people would be laid off and 262 jobs eliminated. Plans must be finalized by Oct. 28.

Wednesday's announcement doesn't include the Board of Regents, the courts or statewide elected officials, but they also are covered by the cuts. Culver ordered a $551 million cut in state spending for the current year that ends in June 2010 because of lower than expected collections in state tax revenue.