A group of west river legislators are calling for a special session to consider education funding and common core standards. The legislators say it is too important to wait until January.

Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says in light of the ongoing Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education, it is too early to talk of a special session…………

Stevens, a whip in the republican caucus, says he doesn’t think there is much support for the idea of a special session………

Stevens says education is a volatile issue…………

The Blue Ribbon Task Force is scheduled to meet into October before presenting its report to the Governor and legislature.