Charter/Voucher/Choice

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.

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

Focus shifts to floor debate, Conference Committees (3/25/2013)
	With just two weeks to go in the regular part of the 2013 session, the House and Senate will spend the next three days debating bills on the floor. The Legislature will not meet Thursday or Friday.

Major education debates set for this week (3/23/2013)
	The last scheduled day for most committees to act on bills was March 22. The House and Senate will spend Monday-Wednesday debating bills on the floor. There are now only two weeks left in the regular session.

Charter schools, tax credits, budget and taxes, board advocacy and elections, much more (3/20/2013)
	The Senate Education Committee plans to vote today on significantly broadening authority for operating charter schools in Kansas, and the House Education Committee may vote on a major tax break to fund scholarships for private schools

Final week of Committees (3/19/2013)
	The pace of committee work is intensifying as the 2013 Legislature approaches a Friday, March 22 deadline for most bills to be out of committee.

Senate tax plan advances; guns, elections and charter school debates continue (3/14/2013)
	Senate tax plan advances; guns, elections and charter school debates continue

Budget, taxes, guns, elections, charter schools, more (3/13/2013)
	The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to approve a budget bill that reduces spending levels proposed by Governor Sam Brownback, but did not consider any reductions in K-12 state aid. Also Tuesday, the House Tax Committee approved an alter

SB 196-Testimony (2/21/2013)
	Public Charter Schools

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