| 2008 SESSION TESTIMONY |
|
DATE
|
SUBJECT
|
COMMITTEE
|
| 06.19.08 |
Kansas Board of Regents’ State University Admissions Task Force |
Kansas Board of Regents |
| 06.13.08 |
School Finance Challenges for 2010 and Beyond |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| 03.25.08 |
SB 425 - Investment of Idle Funds |
House Education Budget |
| 03.25.08 |
HB 2972 - Child Care |
House Federal and State Affairs |
| 03.24.08 |
Compulsory Attendance |
House Education |
| 03.20.08 |
SB 531 - Base Budget Increase for FY 2010 |
House Education |
| 03.13.08 |
SB 492 - Teacher Licensure, Obscenity Defense |
House Education |
| 03.13.08 |
HB 2734 - School District Consolidation, State Aid |
Senate Education |
| 03.12.08 |
SB 623 - High density at-risk weighting |
Senate Education |
| 03.11.08 |
SB 470 - Student drivers license suspension for certain violations of School Safety Act |
House Education |
| 03.06.08 |
HB 2758 - Cyberbullying |
Senate Education |
| 03.06.08 |
Health Policy Authority Recommendations |
House Health and Human Services Subcommittee |
| 03.06.08 |
SB 507 Creation of Mathematics, Engineering, Technology & Science Innovation Council |
House Education |
| 03.05.08 |
SB 646 Distribution of Special Education Funds |
Senate Education |
| 02.26.08 |
SB 458 Immigration Reform |
Senate Federal and State Affairs |
| 02.26.08 |
HB 2589 Consolidation of District Funds |
House Appropriations |
| 02.25.08 |
HB 2693 Capital Outlay |
House Education Budget |
| 02.25.08 |
SB 627 Assessed Valuation for Chase County USD 284 |
Senate Education |
| 02.25.08 |
SB 527 Eligibility for Early Childhood Programs |
Senate Education |
| 02.21.08 |
SB 628 Enrollment Protection for Lyon County |
Senate Education |
| 02.21.08 |
SB 620 Medicaid Replacement Aid |
Senate Education |
| 02.21.08 |
HB 2870 Teacher Pay Differential |
House Education |
| 02.20.08 |
SB 528 Healthy Weight Education Program |
Senate Education |
| 02.20.08 |
HB 2874 & HB 2903 Teacher Licensure |
House Education |
| 02.20.08 |
HB 2758 Cyberbullying |
House Governmental Efficiency and Technology |
| 02.19.08 |
SB 405 & SB 473 All-Day Kindergarten Funding |
Senate Education |
| 02.19.08 |
SB 531 Increases Base Budget Per Pupil $59 for FY 2010 |
Senate Ways and Means |
| 02.19.08 |
HB 2885 Cost of Living Weighting |
House Education |
| 02.19.08 |
DOE Budget |
House Education Budget |
| 02.18.08 |
SB 470 Student Misconduct and Reporting to Law Enforcement |
Senate Education |
| 02.18.08 |
SB 459 Second Count Date |
Senate Education |
| 02.18.08 |
HB 2816 Student Misconduct and Reporting to Law Enforcement |
House Judiciary |
| 02.18.08 |
HB 2775 Lobbying Reporting Requirements for Municipalities |
House Federal and State Affairs |
| 02.15.08 |
HB 2777 Second Count Date |
House Education |
| 02.14.08 |
HB 2778 Services to Students with Dyslexia |
House Education |
| 02.14.08 |
SB 532 Non-Proficient Weighting Increase |
Senate Education |
| 02.13.08 |
SB 507 Creation of Mathematics, Engineering, Technology & Science Innovation Council |
Senate Education |
| 02.13.08 |
HB 2734 & HB 2760 - School District Consolidation - State Aid & Low Enrollment Weighting |
House Education |
| 02.12.08 |
DOE Budget |
Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Department of Education |
| 02.12.08 |
HB 2754 & HB 2753 - Medicaid Replacement Aid; Special Education Distribution |
House Education |
| 02.11.08 |
SB 407 & SB 408 - Transfer of Early Childhood Education Programs |
Senate Education |
| 02.07.08 |
SB 455 - School Finance |
Senate Education |
| 02.06.08 |
SB 515 |
Senate Utilities |
| 02.06.08 |
HB 2711 |
House Energy and Utilities |
| 02.04.08 |
SB 406 - Scholarship program to assist persons preparing to work in autism |
Senate Ways and Means |
| 01.30.08 |
HB 2605 - High Density At-Risk Weighting |
House Education |
| 01.25.08 |
Tax Rates & Education Spending |
2010 Commission |
| 01.24.08 |
SB 444 and SB 446 - Tax Exemptions |
Senate Assessment and Taxation |
| 01.23.08 |
HB 2606 - Catastrophic Special Education Forumla |
House Education |
| 01.23.08 |
SB 425 - Investment of Idle Funds by Governmental Entities |
Senate Ways and Means |
| INTERIM TESTIMONY |
| 12.13.07 |
Funding for Autism Services |
Autism Task Force Funding Subcommittee |
| 10.24.07 |
Sales Tax Exemptions |
Special Committee on Assessment and Taxation |
| 08.21.07 |
School Finance and Teacher Shortage |
2010 Commission |
| 08.20.07 |
Early Childhood Education |
2010 Commission |
| 07.10.07 |
School Finance for Student Achievement |
State Board of Education |
| 06.12.07 |
Teacher Licensure Regulations |
State Board of Education |
| 2007 SESSION TESTIMONY |
|
DATE
|
SUBJECT
|
COMMITTEE
|
| 03.21.07 |
SB 384 Early Childhood Taskforce |
Senate Education |
| 03.20.07 |
HB 2566 Private Sector Competition |
House Appropriations |
| 03.20.07 |
SB 68 Non-Proficient Weighting |
House Education |
| 03.19.07 |
SB 109 Payments to Emloyees |
House Education Budget |
| 03.12.07 |
HB 2310 Bullying and Character Education |
Senate Education |
| 03.08.07 |
HB 2175 Centralized Accounting System |
House Education Budget |
| 03.08.07 |
HB 2367 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities |
House Federal and State Affairs |
| 03.08.07 |
HB 2558 Retirement Benefits System |
House Select Commitee on KPERS |
| 03.06.07 |
HB 2436 Special Education Services |
House Federal and State Affairs |
| 03.06.07 |
SB 305 Tax Modernization Committee |
Senate Assessment and Taxation |
| 03.05.07 |
SB 362 Retirement Benefits System |
Senate Ways and Means |
| 02.20.07 |
HB 2337 & HB 2338 At-Risk Funding |
House Education |
| 02.15.07 |
HB 2253 Special Needs Scholarship |
House Education |
| 02.15.07 |
HB 2493 KOMA/KORA mandatory board training |
House Elections and Governmental Organization Committee |
| 02.15.07 |
SB 281 Improving student health and wellness |
Senate Education |
| 02.14.07 |
SB 282 Special Needs Scholarship |
Senate Education |
| 02.14.07 |
SB 144 Extends state-wide mill levy at current rate for two more years |
Senate Education |
| 02.13.07 |
HCR 5008 Manner of selection for supreme court justices |
House Federal and State Affairs |
| 02.13.07 |
HB 2275 Vending machines in public schools |
House Education |
| 02.13.07 |
HB 2090 Requires student fitness assessments, state physical education and health goals |
House Education |
| 02.13.07 |
SB 170 & 171 Relating to the sale of beverages; Fresh Start Program |
Senate Education |
| 02.13.07 |
Department of Education Budget Department of Education Budget |
House Education Budget |
| 02.08.07 |
HB 2276 Creates third funding source in addition to the general fund and the supplemental general fund (LOB) called the "budget equity fund," financed solely by local property taxes |
House Education |
| 02.08.07 |
SB 194 Board member training on KOMA/KORA |
Senate Federal & State Affairs |
| 02.07.07 |
HB 2227 Vaccination against HPV before girls enter 7th grade |
House Health and Human Services |
| 02.07.07 |
SB 143 Provisions for adopting LOB |
Senate Education |
| 02.07.07 |
SB 130 Expands the authorized use of capital outlay funds |
Senate Education |
| 02.07.07 |
HB 2264 KASB & KNEA Statements on Tax Relief for Senior Citizens |
House Taxation |
| 02.06.07 |
HB 2260 Prohibits school districts and other political subdivions from expending any funds to pay the cost of employing or contracting for lobbying |
House Elections and Governmental Organization |
| 02.06.07 |
SB 142 Replaces current cost of living factor with factor based on comparable wage index |
Senate Education |
| 02.06.07 |
SCR 1601 Removes language in Constitution requiring Legislature to make "suitable provision" for finance intrests of education |
Senate Judiciary |
| 02.06.07 |
SB 93 Linear transition for high-density at-risk weighting |
Senate Education |
| 02.06.07 |
HB 2092 Non-Resident Students |
House Education |
| 02.05.07 |
SB 138 Autsim Task Force |
Senate Education |
| 02.05.07 |
Department of Education Budget |
Senate Education |
| 01.31.07 |
SB 109 Payment to School Employees |
Senate Education |
| 01.31.07 |
HB 2085 Kansas Open Meetings Act-Recording A Meeting |
House Elections and Local Government |
| 01.31.07 |
HB 2054 Kansas Open Meetings Act-Dealing with difficult personnel and student issues |
House Elections and Local Government |
| 01.31.07 |
HCR 5006 Property Tax Change |
House Taxation |
| 01.30.07 |
HB 2084 Kansas Open Meetings Act |
House Elections and Local Government |
| 01.29.07 |
SB 68 Removal of expiration of non-proficient weighting |
Senate Education |
| 01.25.07 |
SCR 1602 - Prohibits valuation increases for persons over 65 |
Senate Education |
| 01.25.07 |
SB 70 - Amends the law to clearly allow any student to attend school in any district where he or she is not a resident so long as the district of nonresidence approves. |
Senate Education |
| 01.23.07 |
HB 2022 - Open Membership on School Board to Employees of the District |
Senate Education |
| 01.23.07 |
HB 2015 - NCLB |
Senate Education |
| 01.22.07 |
SB 61 - Removes Requirement that Districts Hold Elections to Use LOB Authority Above 30 Percent |
Senate Education |
| 01.19.07 |
SB 30 - Set Aside Funding for Third Year of School Finance Plan |
House Appropriations |
| 01.18.07 |
HB 2031 - Kansas Franchise Tax |
House Taxation |
| 01.18.07 |
SB 50 - Kansas Franchise Tax |
Senate Assessment and Taxation |
| 01.09.07 |
SB 30 - Set Aside Funding for Third Year of School Finance Plan |
Senate Ways and Means |
