JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators who want to limit the power of the courts to force changes in how Kansas funds its public schools could revive several long-standing proposals for revising the state constitution.

Lawmakers convene June 23 for a special session called by Gov. Sam Brownback to respond to a state Supreme Court order last month. The court said the state’s school funding system remains unfair to poor school districts.

The court warned that public schools won’t be able to reopen after June 30 unless legislators rewrite school funding laws.

Senate Vice President Jeff King said he’s drafting a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent courts from closing schools. GOP legislators like King have talked about such a change for more than a decade, along with alternatives for curbing the courts’ power.