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\"The sale of that property actually accomplishes two objectives for the university,\" Ethan Erickson, vice president for administration and finance at Kansas State University, told the committee in proponent testimony. Erickson said selling the Unger property would eliminate about $38,000,000 of the university’s deferred maintenance backlog and would remove about $500,000 in annual operating costs. He said the Unger Complex has been appraised at about $3.5 million and the veterinary property at about $1,100,000.\"We have had it appraised, and the appraised value is about 3 and a half million dollars,\" Erickson said of the Unger site.

Erickson told the committee the university plans to relocate staff and programs housed at the Unger Complex back to the main Manhattan campus, increasing space utilization there. He said the university and partners have proposed splitting the Unger parcel into two tracts: a larger portion to be sold with the Unger building and a smaller remainder that the university would later market or that the City of Manhattan has discussed using for a roundabout on Anderson Avenue.

The bill’s committee overview said the Attorney General would be required to review deeds, titles and conveyances and that proceeds from any sale would be deposited into the institution’s restricted fee funds. The Revisor’s Office overview also noted the bill would take effect upon publication in the Kansas Register. The hearing record indicates the bill previously passed the House 118‑0.

Committee senators asked follow‑up questions about the Nebraska property’s purchase date and usage; Erickson said he did not know the original purchase date but that the veterinary clinic had not operated for several years and the property was currently under lease with the university entering the later years of that lease. The committee also discussed an amendment to split the Unger parcel into two tracts if the committee chooses to work the bill.

No neutral or opponent testimony was recorded in the committee hearing transcript. Erickson answered senators’ questions about the appraisal, operating costs, and the university’s plan to reinvest savings into maintenance and campus space utilization.

If enacted as described in the hearing, the bill would give the Board of Regents authority to convey the two parcels; the Attorney General would review conveyance documents and net proceeds would be credited to the institutions’ restricted fee funds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee on Education 03/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 2120 would authorize the State Board of Regents to convey two Kansas State University parcels — the 6.5‑acre Unger Complex in Manhattan and a former Veterinary Medical Center site in Douglas County, Nebraska — a sale the university says would reduce a $38 million deferred maintenance backlog.","taxTitle","Education, Standing, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",18815,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6642434,"Bill would let districts spend at‑risk funds on IMSLEC‑accredited nonprofit programs",211,160,211370,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2543061-d8102c7ae58204bf323301de1abe7021&start=0&end=211","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2543061-d8102c7ae58204bf323301de1abe7021/thumbnail_160.jpg","/articles/6642434/Kansas/Bill-would-let-districts-spend-atrisk-funds-on-IMSLECaccredited-nonprofit-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6642434-b3a70a683e1da359ccfe74f5ce316107/orig.mp4?Expires=1770633989&Signature=WJWlo7rIfSLc4tr2aZYUtgNcKCiQfO~cZW~v7I4uMsHQL8GhQN~0cRmmMvRouVeqdPQJoL70Ry9X7Xe6435z9elFfHHtsJ0W6J42ecu5djM4QWxq0-4McEH50eIVfdJQ0zzhki1DIagyVUUGjmuU-LV7AcjwBJO90RMd8MvOgf3iL2mkfOynBLF53~1yJJk5WNSrdgO8mqYEyVhzNaTWc9Da4rYG8mNkjKDR2Rv61StcGwM2UjpTUEHKp1F8bAYzs4tN2DPu6cCF1NRoDKcLGoNwESudpPhtxKgoYmOy6BJ3T5umMlE26jzCOSPLQbSUjbbVzHWr3eZYt5mKbdUurA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 2033 would add programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations accredited by the International Multi‑Sensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) to the list of approved at‑risk educational programs districts may fund from their at‑risk education funds.

\"House Bill 2,033 relates to approved at risk programs,\" Tamara Lawrence of the Revisor's Office told the committee during the bill overview. Lawrence said the change appears on page 2 of the bill starting at line 18 and that the bill would take effect July 1 upon publication in the statute book.

The change modifies the framework established in statute (identified in the overview as KSA 70 two‑fifty one‑fifty 3), under which the State Board is required to identify and provide a list of at‑risk educational programs that districts may use. The bill would add IMSLEC‑accredited nonprofit programs and services to that State Board list, making them eligible uses of each district’s at‑risk education fund.

Committee members had a limited opportunity for questions in the hearing; the chair noted that all proponents and opponents had submitted written testimony. Senator Argenbright asked whether the bill bypasses the State Board's existing evidence‑based review process; Lawrence and staff pointed committee members to the submitted written testimony for further detail and said the authors of those testimonies could be contacted for questions. Written proponents named in the hearing packet included William Wilk of the Kansas Chamber and William Pickard, a board member at Phillips Fundamental Learning Center of Wichita. Written opponents included Leah Fleiter of the Kansas Association of School Boards and Tim Graham of the NEA.

The bill passed the Kansas House on a vote of 89‑23, according to the committee overview. No committee vote was recorded in the transcript; the hearing record shows the matter was closed for committee consideration after the overview and questions.

The committee did not receive in‑person proponents or opponents during the hearing; the record relies on the Revisor's overview and the written testimony on file.

Questions that were raised but left to the written record included how the added programs would be reviewed against the State Board’s evidence‑based criteria and whether the bill changes any existing approval procedures for at‑risk program listing. The committee noted those points for follow up with the written witnesses.

House Bill 2033’s text, as described in the hearing, specifies the change to the State Board list but does not, in the committee overview, include implementation details such as an updated review process or funding changes beyond eligibility.

The committee closed the hearing on House Bill 2033 and proceeded to other agenda items.","House Bill 2033, which the Kansas House passed 89‑23, would add services from nonprofit organizations accredited by the International Multi‑Sensory Structured Language Education Council to the State Board’s list of approved at‑risk education programs eligible for at‑risk education fund expenditures.","actionData","errors"]

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Bill authorizes Regents to convey two K‑State properties; university says sale will reduce deferred maintenance

Bill would let districts spend at‑risk funds on IMSLEC‑accredited nonprofit programs