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Contact your Congressional, Legislative and State Board Representatives
PSA promotes public education

KLFA and KTWU have released a 30-second PSA promoting public education. Links to it can be made from Web sites of organization and districts, as well as by individuals. Click here to view the video.

Contact your Congressional, Legislative and State Board representatives

The USA|Kansas Legislative Action Center has a listing of all U.S. Congressional, Kansas Senate, Kansas House, and State Board of Education representatives - including office numbers, phone numbers and email addresses. If you don't know who your legislator is, visit the Kansas Legislature online. Individuals can search for Legislators by entering your home address and/or school address.


Upcoming Association Meetings

Online registration for the Regional Education Summits is now closed; on-site registration is still available. Click the meeting below for the most current agenda.

Oct. 5 - Southwest Regional
Oct. 6 - Northwest Regional
Oct. 12 - Northeast Regional
Oct. 13 - North Central Regional
Oct. 26 - Southeast Regional
Oct. 27 - South Central Regional

Check the Calendar of Events for additional state and national meeting dates.


Governor's FY 2012 Education Budget

To view the K-12 education budget recommendations from Volume 1 (narrative), click here.
To view the K-12 education budget recommendations from Volume 2 (agency budget), click here.

KSDE has prepared a report on how each district would be impacted by the Governor's budget recommendations. To access the report, click here.

USA|Kansas Bill Tracker
(UPDATED: March 25, 2011)


Click here to access the most recent Bill Tracker. This chart includes links to all bills, who introduced the bill, short title and the last three actions on the bill; it is updated weekly. Please note: depending on your browser settings, this document may open in a separate window and you may be prompted to save before opening.

KSDE School Finance Report - SF1139

To view the most recent KSDE report comparing the base state aid per pupil (BSAPP) amounts as recommended by the Governor, the House of Representatives, and the Senate for 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years, click here.

Legislative Committee Information

Click here for House and Senate Committee membership and contact information for those committees of interest to school administrators.


2010 General Election Results
(unofficial)

The unofficial 2010 General Election Results are now available online. Republicans won all statewide offices, the state Congressional Delegation and significantly increased their majority in the Kansas House as a result of Tuesday's election. When the House convenes in January, there will be 92 Republicans and 33 Democrats. Eyes now turn to the Senate, where vacancies created by successful elections bids for other seats will not only result in new faces, but also changes in leadership.

Consensus Revenue Estimates

On November 2, the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group met. This meeting was particularly important, as the estimates will become the baseline for the incoming governor's budget. To read the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group's projections for FY 2011 and FY 2012, click here.

The Governor's Budget Report for FY 2012 is published online in two volumes. Volume 1 is a narrative summary of the Governor's budget recommendations, while Volume 2 presents the budget by agency program. To access the Governor's Budget Testimony online, click here.






SB 350, the Democrat's plan to restore funding to the BSAPP over several years, is now is now available online. Click here to download the bill.

KSDE has provided a run, SF12-051 (January 10, 2012), which provides the effects of a proposed school finance plan being offered by Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature. The plan provides for an increase in BSAPP for the 2012-13 school year of $66.75; in the 2013-14 school year an additional $66.75 and in the 2014-15 school year an additional $133.50 (based upon 50 percent of the state general fund increase.) Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, this plan will provide general state aid based upon 50 percent of the state general fund increase (excluding KPERS).

Governor Brownback's Excellence in Education Act is now available online. While some part of the plan looked familiar, the bill included many other provisions that are still being reviewed. The bill is 138 pages long. Click here to download the bill.

To view a section-by-section summary of the Excellence in Education Act, click here.

KSDE has updated the Governor’s school finance reform plan based upon information available at this time (January 24, 2012). It is important to note that this plan would not take effect until the 2013-14 school year. Click here to download SF12-066.

The USA|Kansas Legislative Action Center has a listing of all U.S. Kansas Congressional delegation members, Kansas Senate, Kansas House of Representatives, and Kansas State Board of Education members - including office numbers, phone numbers and email addresses. If you don't know who your legislator is, click here. Individuals can search for Legislators by entering your home address and/or school address.

 
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