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Sunflower Summer app presenters seek increase to $5 million to expand statewide attraction reimbursements
Summary
Presenters for the Sunflower Summer program said more Kansas families used the app in 2024 and asked the committee to raise annual funding from $3.5 million to $5 million to support participating attractions and expand access.
Ben Saucida, representing the Sunflower Summer program and the Kansas Aviation Museum, asked the Kansas House Appropriations Committee to increase annual funding for the Sunflower Summer family-access program from $3.5 million to $5 million. He said the program reimburses participating attractions for free or reduced admissions for K–12 students and family members and is administered through the Kansas Department of Commerce and Tourism.
Saucida said Sunflower Summer began after 2020 using ARPA funds and in 2024 reached more than 154,000 families who redeemed…
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