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Minutes for HB2690 - Committee on K-12 Education Budget
Short Title
Establishing the legislative award for excellence in teaching program to provide merit-based bonuses to teachers in certain school districts, establishing the every child can read act to focus on third-grade literacy proficiency and requiring the state department of education to provide summary academic achievement reports.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 15, 2022
Chairperson Williams opened the hearing on HB 2690.
Nick Myers, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, reviewed HB 2690 bill brief with the Committee. (Attachment 1)
Mr. Myers responded to questions from the Committee.
Written Testimony in support for HB 2690 was received by:
James Franko, President, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 2)
Mark Tallman, Kansas Association of School Boards, provided testimony in opposition of HB 2690. He noted that this bill appears to move to a system which would replace almost $50 million in high density at-risk funding, which can be used for multiple student interventions, with a single use: teacher bonuses based on specific student performance measures. He stated that this bill would make it more difficult to achieve both the improved reading goals set forth in section two of the bill and the purposes of the excellence in teaching program set forth in section four. (Attachment 3)
Mr. Tallman responded to questions from the Committee.
Written Testimony in opposition of HB 2690 was received by:
Judith Deedy, Executive Director, Game On For Kansas Schools (Attachment 4)
Deena Horst and Ben Jones, Legislative Liaisons, Kansas State Board of Education (Attachment 5)
Patty Jurich, President, Kansas Parent Teacher Association (Attachment 6)
Timothy Graham, Director of Government Relations & Coalitions, Kansas National Education Association (Attachment 7)
There being no further conferees, Chairperson Williams closed the hearing on HB 2690.
