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Board of Mortuary Arts budget shows small increases for rent and IT; remains fee‑funded
Summary
The State Board of Mortuary Arts presented a primarily fee‑funded biennial budget with modest increases driven by a lease renewal and Office of Information Technology Services fees; no substantive program changes were proposed.
Amanda (Legislative Research) presented the State Board of Mortuary Arts’ budget. The board regulates embalmers, funeral directors and crematories and supports its five‑member board with three staff (executive secretary, investigator and an administrative position).
The board is a biennial agency that does not receive State General Fund and is financed entirely from licensing fees. Amanda said the FY25 revised request equaled the FY25 approved amount, with internal shifts (for example, cross‑training and a modest reallocation toward salaries and wages). The FY26 and FY27 projections reflected small increases relative to the FY25 approved amount — primarily a rent increase for a renewing five‑year lease in Jayhawk Tower and higher technology fees paid to the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS).
A 10‑year reference table and a special revenue fund overview were included in the packet; the budget packet shows the agency’s proposed FY27 ending balance would be about $123,000 under the agency request. Amanda said there were no substantive changes to program scope and that the LBC made no adjustments to the agency’s request for this board.
JD (executive secretary) was present for questions but did not offer additional substantive changes; committee members thanked the agency for the concise presentation.
