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Ways and Means adopts 1.5% operating reduction for most executive agencies, excludes corrections and public-safety entities; fiscal note about $19.1M
Summary
The committee accepted the House's 1.5% operating reduction for fiscal 2026-27 applied to most executive-branch agencies while excluding several public-safety and corrections agencies, recorded an estimated State Funds (SF-only) fiscal impact of about $19.1 million and accepted a state employee pay plan funded at roughly $40 million SGF.
The Ways and Means committee agreed to apply a 1.5% operating reduction to executive-branch agencies for fiscal 2026-27, adopting the House position with specific agency exclusions, and recorded a State Funds (SF-only) fiscal impact of about $19.1 million, committee members said at the meeting.
Committee members described the reduction as "executive branch only" and listed exclusions that will not be subject to the cut, including the Kansas Department of Corrections, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the…
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