Legislative auditors find Kansas at-risk funding may overcount students tied to free lunch program
A Legislative Post Audit review found that the number of students used to allocate Kansasat-risk education funding likely exceeded the number who met income-based eligibility, projecting tens of millions in possible overpayments while noting limits that prevent a complete verification.
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Heidi, an audit presenter for the Legislative Division of Post Audit, told the Legislative Post Audit Committee that the number of students the state counts for at-risk funding "appears to be significantly more than the number of students who may be eligible for the free lunch program." The audit examined how free-lunch eligibility is determined and how that count is used to allocate state at-risk funding.
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