The House Appropriations Committee passed a $5.1 billion budget proposal at Topeka, KS USA, that includes no tax increases and would cause public schools to lose $172 million.
The amount that the state spends on kindergarten through 12th grade would stay the same next year as this year, but the schools would get less because they won’t receive $172 million in federal stimulus funds.
Gov. Mark Parkinson had asked the Legislature to make up for the loss of federal funds, and spend $33 million more to increase per-pupil funding. However, the House committee recommended that the state not kick in any more money.
The committee measure also seeks to save about $21 million through a 5 percent cut for most state workers, which could cause state offices to close at 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Other proposed cuts include:
While the House committee was talking about cutting the budget, a Senate committee was debating raising taxes a proposal that went nowhere. The Senate taxation committee failed to approve anything in a bundle of tax increase bills. The original plan was to increase taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, sugary drinks and raise the overall sales tax by a penny.
The amount that the state spends on kindergarten through 12th grade would stay the same next year as this year, but the schools would get less because they won’t receive $172 million in federal stimulus funds.
Gov. Mark Parkinson had asked the Legislature to make up for the loss of federal funds, and spend $33 million more to increase per-pupil funding. However, the House committee recommended that the state not kick in any more money.
The committee measure also seeks to save about $21 million through a 5 percent cut for most state workers, which could cause state offices to close at 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Other proposed cuts include:
- A hiring freeze on some agencies.
- No increase in state contributions to the state pension fund.
- A 1 percent budget reductions for most state agencies. Education would not be cut further. The Department of Corrections and some social services caseloads also would not be cut.
While the House committee was talking about cutting the budget, a Senate committee was debating raising taxes a proposal that went nowhere. The Senate taxation committee failed to approve anything in a bundle of tax increase bills. The original plan was to increase taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, sugary drinks and raise the overall sales tax by a penny.
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