JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican leaders are saying Kansas lawmakers could consider an education funding proposal Wednesday in response to a recent state Supreme Court decision.
Senate President Susan Wagle initially said Tuesday that she and other leaders of the GOP-dominated Legislature did not plan to take up education funding issues. Lawmakers planned to convene Wednesday for a ceremony formally adjourning their annual session.
But top Republican legislators emerged from a private meeting with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback unsure of their plans.
If lawmakers didn’t act Wednesday, Brownback would have to call a special session to consider additional school funding fixes.
The court on Friday rejected some changes made earlier this year by legislators. The justices gave lawmakers until June 30 to respond or face the possibility that schools would remain closed.
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JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican leader in the Kansas Senate says talk among legislators about defying a recent state Supreme Court ruling on education funding is serious.
Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce said Tuesday that the justices have “gone out of their way to pick a fight.”
The court last week rejected changes made by legislators earlier this year and said the school finance system remains unfair to poor districts.
The justices gave lawmakers until June 30 to fix the remaining problems or face having schools remain closed.
Bruce said some lawmakers want to test whether the court is serious.
GOP leaders didn’t plan to have lawmakers consider additional fixes Wednesday before a ceremony adjourning their annual session.
Gov. Sam Brownback would have to call a special session for lawmakers to act further.