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Committee advances bill letting Board of Regents CEO negotiate some scholarship repayment cases

Committee on Education · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The Committee on Education voted to pass House Bill 24-85, which authorizes the chief executive officer of the State Board of Regents to negotiate and settle scholarship repayment obligations when recipients fail to meet service requirements and bars those debtors from receiving additional state scholarship funds under chapter 74, article 32. The bill would take effect July 1.

The Committee on Education voted to pass House Bill 24-85 on a voice vote after a brief discussion about administrative discretion.

Jason, the committee reviser, told members the bill would amend chapter 74, article 32 of the Kansas statutes to authorize the chief executive officer of the State Board of Regents to negotiate and settle scholarship repayment obligations when a…

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