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Kansas Department of Labor outlines Ute rollout, trust-fund solvency and fraud controls
Summary
Secretary Amber Schultz told the Commerce Committee that Kansas—s new unemployment insurance system, Ute, went live in November 2024 and that the state—s trust fund was certified solvent on Dec. 1, 2025, able to pay benefits for about 1 year and 8 months under recession-level payouts. She described fraud prevention, staffing gains and audit processes.
Kansas Department of Labor Secretary Amber Schultz told members of the Joint Commerce Committee that the agency—s revamped unemployment insurance system, known as Ute, has stabilized operations and improved claimant self-service since it went live in November 2024.
Schultz said the state must certify the unemployment trust fund—s adequacy each Dec. 1. "On 2025, the trust fund was certified as solvent and was, could pay unemployment insurance benefits for 1 year and 8 months at payout levels similar to that of the great recession and the pandemic," she said. She described Ute as "the fastest wholesale implementation of any state" at 29 months.
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