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Minutes for HB2346 - Committee on K-12 Education Budget
Short Title
Administration of school district finance by the state board of education.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 17, 2017
Chairperson Campbell opened the hearing on HB 2346 and announced there was no fiscal note for this bill. Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, gave an overview of the bill.(Attachment 2)
Recognized by Chairperson Campbell was Mike O'Neal, former Speaker of the House, proponent of this bill.(Attachment 3) Questions were asked by Representatives Rooker, Lusk, Jones, and Hoffman.
Chairperson Campbell welcomed Mark Tallman, Kansas Association of School Boards, as an opponent to HB 2346.(Attachment 4) Questions were asked by Representatives Schwab, Hoffman, Lusk and Chairperson Campbell.
Another conferee appearing before the Committee as an opponent was Mark Desetti, Kansas National Education Association.(Attachment 5) Questions were asked by Representatives Schwab and Rooker.
Bill Brady, Schools for Fair Funding, provided opponent written-only testimony.(Attachment 6)
Chairperson Campbell introduced Jim McNiece, Kansas State School Board Member, District 10, who presented neutral verbal testimony. No written testimony was provided.
There was no written-only neutral testimony submitted.
Chairperson Campbell closed the hearing on HB 2346.
