On January 3, 2005 the Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling on school financing in the case of Montoy v. Kansas, No. 92,032. The court ruled that the Kansas School District Finance and Quality Performance Act's (SDFQPA), K.S.A. 72-6405 et seq., financing formula is neither an equal protection violation nor does it have an unconstitutional disparate impact on minorities and/or other classes.

The court did,"affirm the district court's holding that the legislature has failed to meet its burden as imposed by Art. 6, § 6 of the Kansas Constitution to "make suitable provision for finance" of the public schools."

The court did not remand the case to district court for a "final remedy" choosing instead to stay all further proceedings until the legislature can, "correct the constitutional infirmity in the present financing formula." The court gave the legislature until April 12, 2005. Until then the current financing formula will remain in effect.

[ http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/supct/2005/20050103/92032.htm