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House Bill 2402 would create Blue Ribbon Commission to study Kansas higher education
Summary
A committee hearing on House Bill 2402 outlined a 17-member Blue Ribbon Commission to study long-term goals, governance, finance and accessibility across Kansas higher education, with preliminary and final report deadlines in 2026 and 2027.
House Bill 2402 would create a 17-member Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education to study long-term goals and make recommendations to the Kansas Legislature.
The bill brief, delivered by Chris Wagner, assistant reviser in the Office of the Reviser of Statutes, said the commission would include six legislative members — three appointed from the Kansas House and three from the Kansas Senate — and that “House Bill 2402 creates the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education.” Wagner said the chair would be jointly appointed by the Speaker and the Senate President and that nine members would constitute a quorum. The bill requires a preliminary report by Jan. 12, 2026, and a final report…
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