“Rupe said the governor is forcing local school districts to pick up additional costs while telling them to make do with an unconstitutional funding level.

“Mark Tallman, lobbyist for the Kansas Association of School Boards, cautioned that freezing funding levels — even for a short time — could force districts to absorb rising expenses such as increasing enrollment, special student populations and pension contributions.

“‘Even though it appears to be level funding, the actual impact (on) school operations is going to be a negative,’ Tallman said.

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