“Cynthia Lane, the superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas, schools… said that the block grant, which would tie funding levels to current appropriations, would cap resources and only give districts flexibility in deciding what to cut.

“Rep. Gene Suellentrop, R-Wichita, questioned a representative from the Kansas Association of School Boards about how districts could say they were underfunded when overall spending has increased consistently over the past 20 years.

“‘What is enough?’ Suellentrop said. ‘Where’s the end? How much do we owe?’…

“Rep. Don Hill, R-Emporia, called this provision the ‘don’t worry, be happy’ section and complained that the provision is ‘squishy’ and ‘broadly defined,’ making it unclear whether districts would have their needs covered.”

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