In this Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 photo, Illinois Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, speaks during a news conference on school funding legislation at the State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois school districts are trying again to get relief from a series of unfunded mandates they say are driving up costs and sometimes forcing them to layoff reading instructors to hire physician education teachers. This time they may have a powerful ally in Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has proposed eliminating some of the mandates as part of a larger state budget deal. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)