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Committee moves several agency budgets after debate over reappropriations and enhancements
Summary
The committee worked budgets for the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, State Library and Kansas State Historical Society; the Behavioral Sciences and Healing Arts budgets were moved out with concurrence, the State Library budget was amended to restore a FY26 reappropriation and debated enhancements, and members approved targeted funding changes for the Historical Society.
The Committee on Higher Education Budget spent the bulk of its meeting reviewing and voting on agency budgets.
Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board: Dayton Lamonion, principal fiscal analyst, reported no changes to the FY2026 approved budget and one FY2027 adjustment to reflect an approved pay plan that had been omitted from last year’s bill. Representative Amick moved to concur with the committee recommendation; the committee approved the motion and the chair announced the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board budget was "in the books."
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts: Edgar Klein reported no changes to the board's FY2026 or FY2027 budgets other than an earlier pay plan; Representative Aiden moved to concur with the SBC recommendation and the committee approved the motion.
Kansas State Library: staff and the state librarian discussed a FY2026…
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