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Topeka budget talks leave Shawnee Mission facing only token special-education increase, lobbyist warns
Summary
A Topeka government-relations briefing to the Shawnee Mission board summarized pending budget negotiations and education bills; negotiators have pared an earlier $150M special-education proposal to about $6M statewide so far, leaving districts pessimistic about near-term relief.
Stuart Little of Little Government Relations told the Shawnee Mission School Board that budget negotiations in Topeka had narrowed earlier proposals to a much smaller special-education allocation, and that a number of education policy changes remain under discussion in conference committees.
"We started out with the concept of adding $150 million to fully fund special education; we're down to $6 million in the negotiations," Little said, summarizing the status of budget talks and the practical effect that level of funding would…
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