Kansas Moving $50,000,000 from Education to Health & Human Services

Dion Lefler:

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is cutting $50 million from schools and will ask the Legislature to transfer nearly that much to cover increased costs in health and human services caseloads.

The school funding reduction makes up the lion's share of $56.5 million in total cuts announced late Friday.

Brownback, a Republican, said the reductions are necessary to meet the constitutional requirement that the state budget be in balance when the fiscal year ends in June.

"I wish we didn't have to do this," he said. "It's been difficult, but it's something we need to do."

The cut in base state aid to education will reduce the state's annual school spending per pupil by $22, from $4,012 to $3,990, according to Sherriene Jones-Sontag, the governor's spokeswoman.

Much more on increased adult to adult spending, here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 14, 2011 1:49 AM
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