Game On testified on two different bills in the Capitol today. The first was SB44, which is the governor’s school funding plan. We testified in favor of this bill and in particular in support of promptly adding funding for inflation during the phase-in of the funding passed by the legislature last session. There were so many proponents of the bill, the hearing was done over two days. Proponents included One United Voice/Shawnee Co. Schools, USD 482 Dighton, USD 445 Coffeyville, USD 393 Solomon, USD 273 Beloit Schools, Stand Up Blue Valley, Schools For Fair Funding, Mainstream Coalition, Kansas...
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Game On Testimony, HB 2166 re: mandating financial literacy
Game On testified in the House Education Committee in opposition to House Bill 2166 which would require every district to offer a financial literacy course and would require every Kansas high school student to pass a semester-long course during their junior or senior year to graduate high school. Although financial literacy is an important skill, it is the role of the State Board of Education to set state standards and the role of local boards of education to decide how to implement them. This is not the role of the legislature. Additionally, requiring another class for Kansas high...
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Leave a Comment Feb 14th KCUR Article on School Funding Plan
The Kansas Supreme Court issued its latest Gannon decision in June. Last week and this week numerous proponents and only one opponent submitted testimony on the school finance fix. The Attorney General has given a date of March 15 for an enactment to ensure compliance with the court’s April briefing deadline. And we learned yesterday the Senate Select Committee On Education Finance doesn’t plan to meet next week. This legislature needs to figure out how to meet the needs of Kansas kids and do so promptly. “Baumgardner also worries that the inflationary factor would cause costs to balloon...
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Leave a Comment February 25 Action Alert
ACTION ALERT: SB 22 passed out of the House Tax Committee and will head to the House floor. Contact your representative and urge him or her to vote NO on SB 22. We do not know the real cost of this tax cut, and we are just starting to climb out of the fiscal hole created during the last administration. This plan jeopardizes school funding, and Kansas cannot afford another risky tax plan. Originally posted to Facebook on 02/25/2019. image credit: Kansas Center for Economic Growth, Facebook, February 25...
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