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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 3046           By Committee on Appropriations           3-24          

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10             AN  ACT establishing a joint committee on school finance reform; pro-
11             viding for the composition, duties and functions of the joint committee;
12             repealing K.S.A. 72-6405, 72-6406, 72-6408, 72-6411, 72-6413, 72-
13             6415, 72-6416, 72-6418, 72-6419, 72-6420, 72-6421, 72-6422, 72-6423,
14             72-6424, 72-6425, 72-6427, 72-6428, 72-6429, 72-6432, 72-6434, 72-
15             6435, 72-6436, 72-6437 and 72-6440 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 72-6407,
16             72-6409, 72-6410, 72-6412, 72-6414, 72-6417, 72-6426, 72-6430, 72-
17             6431, 72-6433, 72-6438, 72-6439, 72-6441, 72-6442, 72-6443, 72-6444
18             and 72-6445.
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20       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
21             Section  1. (a) There is established the joint committee on school fi-
22       nance reform. The joint committee shall be composed of 16 members.
23             (b) The following members of the joint committee shall serve ex of-
24       ficio or shall designate a person to represent them on the committee: The
25       chairperson and ranking minority member of the committee on education
26       of the house of representatives, the chairperson and ranking minority
27       member of the committee on education of the senate, the chairperson
28       and ranking minority member of the committee on taxation of the house
29       of representatives, the chairperson and ranking minority member of the
30       committee on assessment and taxation of the senate, the chairperson and
31       ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations of the
32       house of representatives, the chairperson and ranking minority member
33       of the committee on ways and means of the senate, the speaker and
34       minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and mi-
35       nority leader of the senate.
36             (c) The joint committee shall organize on January 8, 2001, and elect
37       a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among the members of the com-
38       mittee so that one such officer is a member of the house of representatives
39       and the other such officer is a member of the senate. The vice-chairperson
40       shall exercise all of the powers of the chairperson in the absence of the
41       chairperson. If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson or vice-chair-
42       person, another member of the committee shall be elected by the mem-
43       bers of the committee to fill such vacancy.

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  1             (d) A quorum of the joint committee on school finance reform shall
  2       be nine. All actions of the joint committee shall be taken by a majority of
  3       all the members of the committee.
  4             (e) The joint committee on school finance reform may meet at any
  5       time on the call of the chairperson. The joint committee may hold meet-
  6       ings throughout the state to receive information and recommendations
  7       to assist the joint committee in carrying out its functions and duties.
  8             (f) In accordance with K.S.A. 46-1204, and amendments thereto, the
  9       legislative coordinating council may provide for such professional services
10       as may be requested by the joint committee on school finance reform.
11             (g) The provisions of this section shall expire on January 30, 2002.
12             Sec.  2. (a) The joint committee on school finance reform shall:
13             (1) Review the financing provisions of the school finance and quality
14       performance act and the current array of categorical school aid programs;
15             (2) evaluate the recommendations of the governor's task force on K-
16       12 funding: financing for results;
17             (3) consider the recommendations of the state board of education
18       regarding school district configuration;
19             (4) review systems of financial support of public education funding
20       in other states;
21             (5) solicit recommendations from the general public and from the
22       various public education interest organizations throughout the state on
23       principles of an optimal school finance plan; and
24             (6) submit a report and proposed legislation to the legislature on or
25       before January 14, 2002, for a school finance program to be the successor
26       to the school district finance and quality performance act. The report
27       should address how the plan proposes to meet the varying educational
28       needs of each child enrolled in a public school in this state.
29             (b) The provisions of this section shall expire on January 30, 2002. 
30       Sec.  3. On June 30, 2002, K.S.A. 72-6405, 72-6406, 72-6408, 72-
31       6411, 72-6413, 72-6415, 72-6416, 72-6418, 72-6419, 72-6420, 72-6421,
32       72-6422, 72-6423, 72-6424, 72-6425, 72-6427, 72-6428, 72-6429, 72-
33       6432, 72-6434, 72-6435, 72-6436, 72-6437 and 72-6440 and K.S.A. 1999
34       Supp. 72-6407, 72-6409, 72-6410, 72-6412, 72-6414, 72-6417, 72-6426,
35       72-6430, 72-6431, 72-6433, 72-6438, 72-6439, 72-6441, 72-6442, 72-
36       6443, 72-6444 and 72-6445 are hereby repealed.
37        Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
38       publication in the statute book.