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Legislative Budget Committee adopts multiple FY2025–FY2026 budget recommendations, restores several items
Summary
The Kansas Legislative Budget Committee approved the LBC recommendation package (HB2007) for several agencies and restored specific funding: $1.1 million for an SB123 provider rate increase at the Sentencing Commission, an investigator position for C POST (~$103,000), and state disaster reappropriations for the Adjutant General.
The Legislative Budget Committee voted on a series of departmental budget recommendations and adjustments during its October 1 hearing.
The committee approved the LBC recommendation (HB2007) for the Emergency Medical Services board for FY2025 and FY2026 with no additional adjustments recorded in the transcript. A voice vote approved the motions; counts were not specified in the record.
On the Sentencing Commission, the committee approved the LBC recommendation for FY2025 and for FY2026 voted to add back the governor's recommended $1,100,000 of SB123 provider rate increases that had lapsed in prior action. Committee materials summarized the difference as restoring $1,100,000 of a previously lapsed $2,400,000 request.
For C POST (the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training), the committee restored funding for an investigator position the agency had requested. The investigator position was presented as costing about $103,000 for FY2026; Representative Bridal emphasized the nine‑month backlog in investigations as a rationale for reinstating the position, and the motion to restore the position passed.
The committee also considered the Adjutant General's requests. For FY2025 the committee approved adding back a disaster relief state general fund reappropriation of just over $1,500,000 and a KDIM federal contribution of $400,000. For FY2026 the committee voted to add back $2,300,000 in state disaster funds and the $400,000 federal contribution. Committee discussion noted timing concerns about the ability to draw down some reappropriations within FY2025, and members referenced alternative mechanisms such as the State Finance Council to appropriate funds if needed.
Several motions were made by the chair and seconded; votes were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" with no roll‑call tallies provided in the transcript excerpt. The committee reported these recommendations out to the full appropriations committee for further consideration.
