Topeka ? Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday lawmakers need to “roll up their sleeves and get to work” on school funding.

Sebelius, a Democrat, has been criticized by Republican legislative leaders for not providing a new school finance plan after the Kansas Supreme Court declared the state system unconstitutional.

But in a brief interview with several reporters, Sebelius said that last year she proposed a $300 million tax increase for schools that the Legislature rejected.

Now, she said, it’s the Legislature’s turn to make the next move.

“I made a very specific proposal last year. I think it’s important for them to come together to make a proposal and then we can decide how to move forward on this,” she said.

On other issues, Sebelius said she opposed a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit state spending and require statewide voter approval of tax increases.

“Kansans have every opportunity to make their voices heard, and if they don’t like the direction that their legislator or senator is moving, fire them and hire somebody new,” Sebelius said.

Supporters of what is called the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights were in the Capitol on Wednesday pushing their plan to have the measure placed before voters for consideration.

And Sebelius said she opposes efforts by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to try to disallow expenditures made by Kansas and other states on health care for the poor and disabled.

The federal agency is auditing several programs in the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to determine whether the state used improper techniques to draw down federal matching Medicaid dollars.

“We’re going to continue to fight for the dollars that we think belong here in Kansas, and work with governors across the country to try to get a more reasonable solution moving forward,” she said.