Topeka ? A tornado that destroyed most of Greensburg forced legislators to schedule another day in session to make sure the state can help the southwest Kansas community recover.

Issues facing legislators today include extending the state’s declaration of a disaster in Kiowa County, giving the governor and legislative leaders the ability to set aside more than $10 million in relief funds, providing incentives for local businesses to return and giving tornado victims a tax break as they rebuild the town of 1,400.

Legislators were to reconvene a day after Gov. Kathleen Sebelius issued an executive order aimed at making it easier for businesses to reopen by suspending portions of the state’s unemployment benefits law and waiving fees normally imposed when firms have new boilers installed.

On May 2, lawmakers finished work on a $12.5 billion state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and wrapped up most other business for the year. But they followed a tradition by scheduling a brief adjournment ceremony several weeks later, giving them a chance to handle any emergencies.

And the May 4 tornado in Greensburg, which claimed 10 victims there, represents an obvious emergency. Senate President Steve Morris noted the twister was more than 1.5 miles wide and had winds of up to 205 mph.

“That in itself is huge,” Morris, R-Hugoton, said Monday.

House Minority Leader Dennis McKinney, D-Greensburg, who lost his home, said he wants to ensure that the state can offer incentives for rebuilding businesses based on both their investments and the number of jobs they bring back.