LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska legislators who support a proposed minimum wage cut for student workers argue pay is less important for young employees than learning the value of hard work, but some teens say they’re saving for college or helping pay families bills.

They don’t see a benefit to being paid less.

A measure that will soon be up for final debate would lower minimum wages for “young student workers” even after Nebraska’s minimum increases to $9 in 2016. Part-time high school employees 18 and under would continue earning $8 an hour until after they graduate.

The measure is backed by the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association and has been touted as a way for small-town markets to provide jobs for local students without a huge increase in their costs.