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Olathe board hears Topeka budget update and warns K-12 funding falls short for special education
Summary
A legislative update to the Olathe Board of Education outlined a state budget and tax package that includes a 3% local budget-growth cap and $6 million added statewide for special education — an amount district leaders say will not cover the local shortfall and could require greater transfers from the general fund.
Stuart Little of Little Government Relations told the Olathe Board of Education that this year’s Kansas legislative package includes a property-tax reduction framework with a 3% cap on annual local budget growth and a protest petition mechanism for communities that want to exceed that cap. The package also includes a budget that adds $6 million for special education statewide and inserts several provisos affecting schools, including changes to student assessment contracts and immunization schedule guidance.
District officials told the board that the $6 million in special-education funding will not make…
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