TOPEKA — The state championship dominance of schools like Bishop Miege is now an issue for the Kansas Legislature.
The Kansas State Board of Education passed the multiplier proposal on to legislators by a 6-4 vote Wednesday morning. Board members Porter, Waugh, Mah, Jones, Haas and Clifford voted for the proposal. Members Arnold, Dombrosky, Horst and McNiece voted against it.
The classifications from 4A and down voted in favor of a proposed change that would introduce a multiplier for successful private schools that would inflate their enrollment number for classification purposes, 5A and 6A did not vote in favor.
Kansas High Schools voted 216 to 139 to make the change.
The identifying statutes need to be approved by the Legislature prior to implementation.