Capitol Updates

Capitol Updates

State budget could block spending (5/17/2013)
	A proposal to block the Kansas State Board of Education and local districts from spending any general fund state aid or special revenue funds to implement to Common Core.

Common Core Statement (5/17/2013)
	OPEN LETTER TO THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE RE: COMMON CORE STANDARDS IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS by KASB, KNEA and USA-Kansas.

Movement on taxes and budget (5/16/2013)
	For the first time in the week-old 2013 Veto Session, a compromise proposal on tax policy was made by the Kansas House.

Legislative waiting game continues, Common Core statement presented to state board (5/14/2013)
	The 80th day of the 2013 session passed yesterday with no public actions on state tax policy. No meetings of the tax, budget or other conference committees have been announced.

Balances, bullying, Freedom Week bill passes on another slow day (5/10/2013)
	On a vote of 119-3, the Kansas House adopted a conference committee report Thursday on HB 2261

Working after retirement, Common Core highlight Legislature’s return (5/9/2013)
	Legislators returned to Topeka for the 2013 wrap-up session on Wednesday, but there were no public meetings on the most critical unresolved issue: Governor Brownback’s call to extend the state sales tax.

Kansas Legislature reconvenes Wednesday; KASB Legislative Webinars resume May 10 (5/2/2013)
	When the Kansas Legislature reconvenes next Wednesday, the major unfinished business will be reaching an agreement on a state budget and tax policy.

State Board approves standards, anti-bullying initiative; hears reports on ESEA waiver work, early c (4/19/2013)

Revenue Estimates Esentially Unchanged (4/19/2013)
	New state revenue estimates released today were almost unchanged from November projections the Governor and Legislature have been using to develop the state budget. State general fund revenues were projected to be $29.9 million higher in the current

Gun bill prompts questions on schools (4/18/2013)
	Governor Brownback signed HB 2052 earlier this week. Changes regulation of firearms under KPFPA.

Gun bill appears to exempt schools (4/3/2013)
	The conference committee on S Sub HB 2052 reached agreement Tuesday night on language exempting school district from new requirements for public building security.

Conference agreement reached on several ed issues (4/3/2013)
	The conference committee of the Senate Education and House Education Committees has agreed on the four bills it was assigned.

Taxes, budget, guns and reading bills focus of final week (4/1/2013)
	The House and Senate both convene at 10 a.m. today for the final scheduled week of the 2013 regular session. Most attention will be focused on conference committee efforts to resolve differences between the two chambers.

Conference Committees open on weapons, education bills (4/1/2013)
	The first day of the last week of the regular session opened with a conference committee on weapons in public building, including schools, and setting the stage for conference negotiations on a long list of education bills.

Legislature heads to conference committee week (3/27/2013)
	The House and Senate worked late into Tuesday night to finish floor debate on a long list of bills. The House took emergency final action on its bills last night and adjourned until next Monday. The Senate was scheduled to take final action this mo

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