Topeka ? Senators will take their crack at making cuts in the current Kansas budget in effort to make the spending match revenues by June 30.

The bill on Monday’s debate calendar is in response to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s effort to freeze government spending. The state faces a projected $492 million shortfall in the 2012 budget. Any savings found now will be used to close that gap.

Senators are proposing to trim the pay of elected officials, including legislators, the governor and judges, by 7.5 percent through June. They also seek to increase the state’s spending on special education to avoid losing federal aid.

The House approved its version of the Brownback cuts bill last Tuesday, saving about $35 million, the target set by the governor.