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Board of Barbering asks for travel, vehicle and staffing funds as exam volume rises
Summary
The Kansas Board of Barbering told the General Government Budget Committee it needs modest budget increases to cover higher exam and travel costs, vehicle maintenance and to make an executive director position full time; several enhancement requests were deleted under the Legislative Budget Committee global recommendation.
The Kansas Board of Barbering told the House Committee on General Government Budget on multiple requests to cover rising travel and examination costs, a small vehicle/maintenance allowance and a 0.1 FTE increase to make its executive director full time.
Committee members heard the agency is fee funded and relies entirely on the Board of Barbering Fee Fund to pay operations. "The Board of Barbering's mission is to protect the health and welfare of the consuming public," said Julia Kofoid, legislative fellow, Kansas Legislative Research Department (KLRD), in the committee presentation. She said the agency requested just over $249,000 for fiscal year 2025, a 9.7% increase over the approved amount, and $269,000 for fiscal year 2026.
The request reflected several supplemental and enhancement items that KLRD said were removed under a global Legislative Budget Committee recommendation. The supplemental items presented to the committee included:…
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