Senate leaders on Thursday rolled out a plan to increase school funding by $660 million over three years, with the aim of improving public education and satisfying a 2005 Kansas Supreme Court order.

The plan is larger than a $500 million plan introduced last week by House leaders, though some money would come from local property taxes. However, like their counterparts, senators drafted the bill after much negotiation among leadership and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Senators introduced the bill in their budget committee and scheduled a briefing later Thursday in the Senate Education Committee. House members were concluding two days of hearings on their plan, with possible action Friday to send it to the full House for debate.

The Senate plan puts $180 million in school funding in the first year, plus $70 million more in changes to a law allowing districts to raise additional local property taxes, for a total increase of more than $250 million.

Senators also create a new provision for districts with high concentrations of students in poverty, giving five districts an additional $10 million for programs designed to help these students succeed in school. House members have a similar proposal, helping six districts.