The Legislature will reconvene on Wednesday, April 28 for the veto session which is scheduled to last for three days, but is anticipated to run longer.
Many significant issues remain undone.
The Legislature is still considering a transportation plan, there are significant differences between the House and the Senate regarding funding of the juvenile justice authority, and several unresolved issues with respect to other elements in the budget. Washburn will be monitoring this issue closely during the waning days of the 1999 Session. To this point, virtually all of the other major issues affecting the University have been resolved. In late February, University officials, members of the Shawnee County Legislative Delegation and representatives from the city of Topeka began discussions regarding the feasibility of replacing some or all of Washburn's ad valorem property tax support with a county-wide sales tax. These discussions intensified and consensus began to build that the replacement of property taxes with sales taxes might be an appropriate vehicle for the future funding of Washburn University.