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Last week, all committees worked to complete action on bills. Each year, legislative leadership focuses on what must happen to close the session. With the Kansas Supreme Court order demanding action on school finance by April 30, 2018, legislative attention is focused on school funding. Legislators are struggling to reconcile the analysis of Dr. Lori Taylor, and prior reports of K-12 finance and outcomes, with funding needs and state revenues. The next few weeks will be critical as the legislature addresses school finance and tight budgets.
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Ways and Means Committees have both passed budgets that await floor action in both chambers. This is a significant step toward completing the legislature's work. Education budgets are not contained within these bills and will be discussed separately by both chambers.
It was a slow week on insurance-related matters, with neither House or Senate Insurance Committees having hearings or holding final action on insurance bills.
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