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Committee approves LBC recommendations for Ellsworth, Hutchinson and Larned with premium-pay restorations for FY2026
Summary
The Legislative Budget Committee approved HB 2007 recommendations for three state correctional facilities for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, restoring 2026 premium-pay amounts to the FY2026 recommendations and rescheduling a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) item.
The Legislative Budget Committee approved the Legislative Budget Committee's recommendation in HB 2007 for Ellsworth Correctional Facility, Hutchinson Correctional Facility and Larned Correctional Facility for fiscal year 2025 and approved FY2026 with adjustments restoring premium pay funded from the State General Fund.
A committee member moved the LBC recommendation for each facility, and the motions were carried by voice vote. Representative Resmond seconded the motion on Larned's FY2025 recommendation. Representative Delperdang asked for the premium-pay figure; the committee referred to the budget summary, which lists $163,169.
Why it matters: These votes finalize the committee's recommendations tied to HB 2007 for the three correctional facilities and restore specific premium-pay amounts into the FY2026 proposals, which affects State General Fund (SGF) outlays for the next fiscal year.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility The committee first approved the LBC recommendation on HB 2007 for Ellsworth for FY2025 by voice vote. It then approved the FY2026 recommendation as amended to add back a premium-pay line of $163,169 from the State General Fund.
Hutchinson Correctional Facility The committee approved the LBC recommendation on HB 2007 for Hutchinson for FY2025 by voice vote. For FY2026 the committee approved the LBC recommendation with one adjustment adding back premium pay, at a listed amount of $162,644 from the State General Fund.
Larned Correctional Facility The committee approved the LBC recommendation on HB 2007 for Larned for FY2025 (seconded by Representative Resmond) and approved FY2026 with an adjustment adding back premium pay of $105,456 from the State General Fund.
Other committee business The chair announced that the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recommendation that had been scheduled for the next day was rescheduled to Wednesday. The committee then adjourned.
Votes at a glance: all items below approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. - Ellsworth Correctional Facility — FY2025: Approved (LBC recommendation, HB 2007). - Ellsworth Correctional Facility — FY2026: Approved with adjustment adding premium pay $163,169 (SGF). - Hutchinson Correctional Facility — FY2025: Approved (LBC recommendation, HB 2007). - Hutchinson Correctional Facility — FY2026: Approved with adjustment adding premium pay $162,644 (SGF). - Larned Correctional Facility — FY2025: Approved (LBC recommendation, HB 2007); motion seconded by Representative Resmond. - Larned Correctional Facility — FY2026: Approved with adjustment adding premium pay $105,456 (SGF).
The transcript shows brief, procedural consideration with no extended discussion recorded; the committee carried each motion by voice vote and moved on.
