Topeka ? The superintendent of one of the two school districts that spearheaded a lawsuit over state funding has outlined a proposal to raise an additional $1.07 billion a year for public schools.

Salina Supt. Gary Norris’ plan began circulating Monday among legislators, some of whom called it unrealistic because it proposes large increases in property, sales and personal income taxes.

“Anybody who thinks the Legislature is going to pass a $1 billion tax increase is not in touch with reality,” said Sen. John Vratil, R-Leawood.

Norris and Dodge City Supt. Gloria Davis, whose district was the other plaintiff in the lawsuit, had been pressed by Senate President Dave Kerr to recommend a school finance plan.

Norris, in an interview Monday, said his plan adopted recommendations made in 2002 by Augenblick & Myers, a Denver consulting firm hired by legislators to pin down what it would cost the state to “suitably” fund public education.

“We thought there was no better study available,” Norris said.

Norris’ proposal contemplates raising the state’s 20-mill property tax levy for schools to 35 mills, which would cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $138 a year.

In addition, Norris’ plan would increase the state’s 5.3 percent sales tax to 6.3 percent, generating $346 million in new revenue, and would impose a 10 percent surcharge on personal income taxes to raise $196 million.

Norris also proposed ending the practice of letting local districts augment their state-set budgets with additional local levies. Because the state matches some local property tax dollars for poorer districts, the change would save $160 million that could be redistributed.

Kansas now spends $2.6 billion a year on aid to school districts.

But in a preliminary order issued last month in the Salina-Dodge City lawsuit, a Shawnee County judge said it would take an additional $1 billion in state aid to fund schools adequately.

Sebelius has proposed phasing in a $304 million increase in annual spending on schools over three years, also relying on higher sales, property and personal income taxes.