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Committee advances governor’s plan to stand up Office of Early Childhood, raises CIF/Key Fund funding questions
Summary
The committee voted to pass the governor’s $224.9M Office of Early Childhood package (mostly transfers from KDHE, DCF, KSDE), approving $1.3M SGF of new operations money and provisos while members highlighted CIF/Key Fund declines and raised questions about TANF and pre‑K funding sources.
The House Committee on Social Services Budget advanced the governor’s recommendation to create and fund the Office of Early Childhood and approved the operational budget the governor submitted.
Jennifer Light of the Kansas Legislative Research Department summarized the governor’s package, explaining that most programs and roughly $223.6 million in appropriations would transfer from existing agencies (KDHE, DCF, KSDE and the governor’s office) into the new agency for fiscal year 2027. The governor’s recommendation also asked for $1,300,000 SGF in new money (presented to the committee as $1.3M) to cover start‑up operational costs including the director’s salary, rent, website hosting, and an ombudsman position created…
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