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KSDE: Special education funding separate from base; districts covering growing costs with local dollars
Summary
KSDE told the committee that special education is funded through a separate appropriation (2025 appropriation cited at $611,000,000) and that districts currently cover substantial uncovered costs—KSDE cited roughly $400 million of local spending to meet needs not covered by state appropriations.
Dr. Frank Harwood told legislators that special education in Kansas is funded through a separate appropriation and is not tied to weighted FTE the way general education funding is. He said the 2025 appropriation for special education is $611,000,000 and that statutory reimbursement language (described as 92 percent of excess costs in KSDE materials) governs increases unless the legislature acts.
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