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KASEA Legislative Update June 16, 2017 Governor Brownback on Thursday signed SB 19 into law. As he signed, he took yet another swipe at the Legislature, chiding they missed an opportunity to reform and improve Kansas’ schools. SB 19 largely mirrors the former Read More …
Budget, tax and school finance. KPERS – working after retirement. Efficiency report recommendations. Plus, the Bill Tracking Report. Budget, tax and school finance. KPERS – working after retirement. Efficiency report recommendations. Plus, the Bill Tracking Report. Download the complete update.
Prepared by: Dodie J. Wellshear and Cheryl L. Semmel Ad Astra Government Relations Legislature has Roller Coaster Week Read more about KanCare/Medicaid Expansion, Teacher Due Process, School Finance and KPERS. On Monday, Special Education Administrators presented to the Special Education Read More …
Legislature Passes Comprehensive Income Tax Bill The House and the Senate have passed a comprehensive income tax bill, HB 2178, which is anticipated to raise $590 million in FY2018. The question now: “Will the governor veto it?” The governor has long Read More …
Four Weeks In (and running!) The Legislature completed their fourth week on Friday. Most of the new legislators have grown acclimated and are showing readiness to tackle the multitude of issues before them. The Legislature, by and large, has shown Read More …
Sept. 21, 2016 It was reported recently that the state of Texas has imposed a cap on the number of special education students who may be identified with a disability. The cap has been set at 8.5% and has been Read More …
July 25, 2016 At its July meeting the Kansas State Board of Education considered several options related to school funding and there was positive news for those of us in special education. The board recommended a large increase in overall Read More …
March 8, 2016 How are things going with HB 2534 the ESI bill? At the time of this blog post the interested parties making up the ESI Task Force have come to agreement in all areas except one. That one area is Read More …
Feb 15, 2016 By now everyone has likely heard the Kansas Supreme Court opinion that was issued last week on Feb. 11th. In that opinion related to the equity portion of the Gannon school finance case the court found that Read More …
February 4, 2016 In the January Keystone Special Edition I took time to elaborate on the inconsistencies in the new school funding statute. The curious part of me will take me to weird places sometimes. Places that many people find Read More …