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Minutes for SB317 - Committee on Education
Short Title
Calculating special education state aid amount based on the number of full-time equivalent special education teachers in the preceding school year.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 4, 2020
Chairman Baumgardner opened the hearing.
Senator Bruce Givens, District 14, Kansas Senate, testified in support of this bill. As a special education administrator, he sees a need to significantly change special education funding. Currently, special education providers submit the employees needed and if licensed and approved, the funding is provided by Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). This bill would eliminate the need for KSDE to estimate and disburse funds based on the prior year’s Full Time Equivalent (FTE). The FTE in special education counts a full-time teacher as 1.0 and a full-time paraeducator as .4. Two graphics were explained showing how funding is disbursed. (Attachment 3)
Chairman Baumgardner closed the hearing.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:33.
The next scheduled meeting will be March 5, 2020.
