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Committee presses whether agencies should restore KPERS employer contributions after rate change
Summary
Members questioned why Department of Administration adjustments reduced agency KPERS contributions even as the system’s unfunded liability remains; analysts said the legislature could change direction but staff must confirm any statutory constraints.
A legislative budget committee on Wednesday examined why many agencies show reduced employer contributions to KPERS (Kansas Public Employees Retirement System) in their FY26–FY27 budgets and whether the legislature should direct agencies to restore higher payments.
The chair raised the issue during the Kansas Water Office budget review, asking: “So why are we putting less in?…
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