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Appropriations committee inserts multiple provisos into Senate Bill 125, approves targeted payments and contingency funding
Summary
The Kansas House Appropriations Committee amended Senate Bill 125 to add a package of governor’s budget amendments, provisos and targeted payments including a $1.5 million community talent grant pilot, a $354,500 payment to Central Plains USD, $4.1 million contingency retention funding for Lansing Correctional Facility and a $1.5 million tuberculosis response appropriation.
The Kansas House Appropriations Committee moved a package of governor’s budget amendments (GBAs), provisos and targeted transfers into Senate Bill 125 during a single session of debate and voice votes. The committee approved funding or authority for multiple items, including a community talent acquisition grant, a state payment to a school district for unpaid adult virtual credits, a contingency retention pay appropriation for Lansing Correctional Facility, a pause on Kansas Lottery contract negotiations, tuberculosis response funding, and creation of a Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park Task Force.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to adopt Senate Bill 125 (as amended): approved by committee voice vote. - Community Talent Acquisition Grant proviso (Representative Tarwater): created a $1,500,000 pilot in 2025 for community talent acquisition grants (initial funding $1.5M in FY2025, second half to be considered for FY2026); motion approved. - Payment to Central Plains Unified School District (proviso moved by Representative Tarwater): moved funds to pay Central Plains USD 112 $354,500 for 500 adult virtual credits identified in a legislative post audit; motion approved. - GBA 1 — Kansas Historical Sites Fund (Jennifer Light): established a Kansas Historical Sites fund within the State Historical Society to receive Department of Revenue donations; included in SB125 (no new revenue). Motion approved. - GBA 2 — Lansing Correctional Facility recruitment/retention (Nicole Rencher): added $4,100,000 SGF in FY2026, appropriated to the State Finance Council and release contingent on certification by the Secretary of Corrections that a private facility (CoreCivic) will operate as a detention center and funding is necessary; included in SB125 (motion approved). - Lottery sports-wagering negotiation proviso (Representative Wasser): proviso prohibiting the Kansas Lottery from expending funds to continue negotiations related to new sports-wagering contracts (intended to pause contract negotiations and preserve…
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