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Board member warns of large special-education funding shortfall as Kansas Legislature reaches 'turnaround'
Summary
A board member briefed the Lawrence Board of Education on recent Kansas legislative activity — including an override of a veto on Senate Bill 244 and movement of a student-cellphone bill — and highlighted a statewide special-education funding shortfall estimated at $226 million that could leave districts covering more costs locally.
A board member told the Lawrence Board of Education on Feb. 23 that the Kansas Legislature has reached 'turnaround,' a procedural deadline that effectively ends the path for many bills that do not move out of committee. The update covered several bills affecting schools and an urgent warning about special-education funding.
The speaker said the Legislature recently overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 244, a measure the speaker said applies to all public buildings in Kansas and is likely to face legal challenges. The board member also summarized House sub for Senate Bill 281 — a student phone-restriction bill that would require phones be turned off and stowed, and that has undergone multiple committee revisions — and noted it will…
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