ðə kˈænzəs lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː pˈæst ðə jˌuːnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən lˈɔː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ˈiːtʃ kˈaʊnti tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ plˈænɪŋ jˈuːnɪt fɔːɹ kənsˌɑːlɪdˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv dˈɪstɹɪkt bˈaʊndɚɹiz, ænd tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðæt plˈæn tə ðə stˈeɪt sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌv ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən fɔːɹ ɐpɹˈuːvəl, wɪð plˈænz təbi vˈoʊɾᵻd ˌɔn ɪn spˈɛʃəl lˈoʊkəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ænd jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd dˈɪstɹɪkts kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
The Kansas Legislature in 1963 passed the Unification Law requiring each county to form a planning unit for consolidation, including establishment of district boundaries, and to present that plan to the state superintendent of instruction for approval, with plans to be voted on in special local elections and unified districts consolidated and operational by 1966.