We survived another #kslegafterdark and it went better than they usually do! We know we had a lot of team members in the Capitol and watching online into the early hours of Saturday. The legislature is on break until they come back for the veto session April 25. The education...
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Kansas Legislature attempts to resurrect education funding bill on last day of regular session; advocacy still needed
Stay vigilant, team! The conference committee is being resurrected to deal with the education/SPED budget since SB 387 failed the Senate. The right thing would be to reject Rep. Williams’s practice of hearing multiple policy bills in the K-12 Education Budget Committee, refusing to work them separately during the session...
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No comments Conference Committee Update by KNEA’s Mark Desetti
Read Mark’s timeline of the April 2 Conference Committee which he titled Conference Committee Continues On School Finance – Until House Member Walks Out. Originally posted to Facebook on 04/03/2019....
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No comments SB 16 Conference Committee Shenanigans and Frustrations
We’ve had enough games in the conference committee for SB 16. We’re linking the audio from yesterday afternoon’s meeting as an example of what we’re seeing. We thank Sen. Baumgardner for holding to the Senate position and using real information and input from Kansas citizens in the committee’s decision-making. We...
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