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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Senate school financing plan may cost Lawrence millions
by John P. Milburn
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Financing plans for Kansas' 304 school districts underwent further modifications yesterday as the Senate Education Committee
The committee decided not to base school district financing on two-year averaging of the total wealth of school districts. The averaging provision had been added by the House last week
The bill will go to the full Senate later this week for debate. The bill would provide more than $860 million for a general fund for school district aid.
Elimination of the provision will place a hardship on larger school districts that have become wealthier. Toneka, Nancy Carryphin, D. Tooneka.
She said that school districts such as Lawrence and Hutchinson stood to lose millions of dollars in state aid.
Lawrence has become weatheriest since the most recent property reapraisal. The state aid is based on taxes collected from income taxes collected in the district.
As amended yesterday by the committee, Lawrence would receive $7.6 million in state aid for fiscal year 1990. That includes 23 percent of the income tax paid by citizens of the district and state equalization aid. Lawrence received $7.6 million this year.
State Sen. Jim Allen, R-Ottawa,
objected in part to the committee
action. He said that it did not matter
if the Legislature used two-year
averaging of district wealth because
school districts would be guaranteed
the amount received for fiscal year
1989.
Allen said that the Legislature should reduce the amount of guaranteed equalization aid to 25 percent of the 1989 level. The committee defeated motions to lower the percentage and 75 percent of 1989 levels.
"We might as well throw the formula out the window and give the district the same as previous years and let the little money to that total." Allen said.
State Sen. Dave Kerr, R-Hutchinson, said that a clause in the bill would help to delay the effects on students and staff at the owners in the districts. He said that
Senate's work and pace receive congratulations
by John P. Miburn Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Members of the Senate yesterday received a pat on the back from the chamber's leader, James M. 898 session drew closer to the end.
State Sen. Fred Kerr, R-Pratt and Senate majority leader, told his colleagues that Senate action was moving along at a good pace.
Kerr said efforts by the Senate standing committees and joint committees with the House would help improve efficiency. Yesterday, the Senate convened at 9 a.m. and was finished by 11:30 a.m.
State Sen Phil Martin, D-Pittsburg and Senate minority whip, said it was not uncommon for the governor to pushed early but doing so was nice.
"We have a lot of people now working in conference committees to prepare reports for the veto and that will be here until Saturday, though."
The Senate passed four items, including an appropriations bill for the department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and an energy conservation bill for state facilities.
The Senate also moved not to concur with House amendments to nearly a dozen other bills, including budgets for Board of Regents institutions and the Department of Education.
A conference committee on the multi-billion dollar highway program was scheduled to meet at
small businesses in these communities would be greatly affected by the reempaisea.
State Sen. Jack Steineger, D-Kansas City, objected to the use of the reappraisal figures as the basis forFIGURE state aid. He said that the method used by the State Department change the method for determining how much districts would receive.
"This is not the year to try and adjust the formula," Steineger said. State Sen. Joseph Harder, R-Moundridge and chairman of the
2:30 p.m. today. Both Houses passed their own versions of the program and a compromise must be signed which can be signed by Gov. Mike Hayden.
State Sen. Ben Vidricksen, R-Salina, said the Senate would be relieved of one of its duties. He said he had decided against redrawing the 40 Senate districts this year.
The issue of reapportionment was raised by State Sen. Michael Johnston, D-Parsons and minority leader, who asked Vidricksen for clarification of statements he had made last week that Senate districts would not be reapportioned this session.
Vidricksen defended his statement and decision, and he said it had been difficult to schedule meetings because the Legislative and Congressional Apportionment Board had no regular meeting time.
He said he looked at maps and had decided there was too much work to be done. Shifts in population showed that some districts were represented and others were not represented. Vidrücken said.
"The decision to reaportion will be made next year," Vidricksen said.
Johnson said other methods of defining districts for the election could be found without reapportioning but that reapportionment was the only alternative for Senate seats.
committee, agreed but said that the numbers the committee had to use were the only ones available.
State Sen. Don Montgomery, R-Sabeth, said that he was concerned that some districts would be upset that the hold harmless clause would unequalize state aid and that lawsuits would be filed. The hold harmless clause would reduce that district would receive less money than this year.
Harder said that he knew of no opposition to the measure.
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