State Representative Lonnie Clark says he’s glad to hear that Governor Sam Brownback has decided to call a special session of the Kansas Legislature.

The session will deal with education funding issues.

Clark stated he had been on the telephone Tuesday with some of his colleagues trying to prepare forms to demand a special session. “I think this is probably one of the most rational, intelligent things that the Governor has done in awhile. I’m glad to see it.”

Clark said from what he’s heard there will be a lot of the Republican leadership colleagues on that side ( very conservative side ) that will take different positions on school funding, now that they’ve seen the feelings of the constitutents of their districts. “I think you’ll see a different vote coming from the very conservative Republican side, at least that’s my hope.”

The Governor said he would call a special session but hasn’t set a date. In a statement Brownback said he is calling the session to “keep Kansas schools open” in response to a state Supreme Court order last month.

The court rejected some changes in school finance laws made by Republican lawmakers earlier this year to improve funding for poor districts.

The justices said poor schools still wouldn’t get their fair share of the state’s more than $4 billion in annual aid to its 286 districts.

The court has warned that schools won’t be able to open after June 30 if lawmakers don’t approve further fixes.