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Hearing held on proposal to cap state general‑fund spending tied to CPI and population; education groups warn of underfunding risk
Summary
Senate Bill 181 would set an annual cap on state general‑fund expenditures and transfers based on prior‑year SGF multiplied by Midwest CPI‑U plus population change and require the state treasurer to certify the cap. The Kansas Association of School Boards opposed the bill, warning it could lock in underfunding of education and special education.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 181, which would impose a statutory limit on annual expenditures and transfers from the state general fund beginning with fiscal year 2027. Under the bill, the cap would equal the SGF amount authorized in the immediately preceding fiscal year multiplied by the Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI‑U) for that year plus the percentage change in the state population; the state treasurer would certify the maximum amount on or before Sept. 1 each year.
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