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KBI says recent career progression changes increased recruiting; requests further funding for CPP, IT and lab staff
Summary
Kansas Bureau of Investigation officials told the committee that a 2024 CPP increase for special agents boosted applicant pools and produced the largest new agent class in more than a decade; the KBI asked for ongoing CPP funding plus additional investments in IT staffing and laboratory technician salaries for 2026.
Bob Stewart, Executive Officer of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), described how the bureau’s CPP for special agents (created in 2016) and a CPP for forensic scientists (added in 2023) are intended to improve recruitment and retention for positions the bureau considers at high risk of private‑sector poaching.
Stewart said the agency’s 2024 CPP increases produced demonstrable recruitment gains: the KBI went from class sizes in the single digits earlier in the decade to a class of 18 new special agents after last year’s CPP increase, the largest class in more than a decade. He said two candidates who previously declined KBI offers accepted…
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