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Superintendent briefs board on Topeka session, highlights SPED funding, voucher and other bills
Summary
Superintendent Mr. Lear reviewed several education-related bills under consideration in the Kansas Legislature and what they could mean for USD 262 if enacted.
Superintendent Mr. Lear reviewed several education-related bills under consideration in the Kansas Legislature and what they could mean for USD 262 if enacted.
Mr. Lear said special education (SPED) funding remains a central budget issue. He told the board that the district currently receives about 67% of constitutionally required SPED funding and that last year the Legislature added $75 million statewide, which translated to about $456,000 for the district. He said state education officials asked for about $88 million and the governor proposed $73 million; the House initially approved a larger figure but later reduced the new…
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