Archive of Legislative Items of Interest (2005 Session)
School Finance Plan Approved by Legislature (The computer printout L0588, available via the above link, incorporates the entire legislative session which includes provisions of 2005 House Bill 2247, Senate Bill 43 and House Substitute for Senate Bill 3)
School Finance Proposal (pdf). (Senators Derek Schmidt, Jean Schodorf, Dwayne Umbarger, Pete Brungardt, Vicki Schmidt, and Pat Apple held a news conference today(6/17/05) and released a school finance proposal. Attached is a pdf summary of their proposal as well as additional policies included in their proposal.) KSDE's Printout of how this plan will affect districts (estimated).
Access to School Finance Oral Arguments (The Chief Administrative Officer of the Kansas Supreme Court has notified us that the oral arguments involving the constitutionality of the state's school finance act will be made available live over the Internet on May 11, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. Attached is a press release and technical information for accessing the live transmission.)
School funding: Proposals from the Legislature and the Governor ( From Dale Dennis' Office -- The legislature is under court order to fix the inequities in the current school funding formula identified by the Supreme Court. This article summarizes the proposals by the House and Senate, as well as the Governor's budget recommendation)
KASB Key Issues in 2005 Legislature (Powerpoint) (PDF)
Boundary Lines -- Study on the Organization of Kansas School Districts prepared for the Kansas State Board of Education in response to RFP Number 00241.