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Committee hears details on new Office of Early Childhood; governor proposes CIF moves and $1.3M net SGF increase
Summary
Jennifer Light (KLRD) and the transition director outlined the governor39s FY2027 proposal to consolidate early childhood programs under a new Office of Early Childhood (House Bill 2045), including transfers of CIF/Key Fund programs and a $1.3 million net SGF operating increase; senators pressed for details on director pay, CIF sustainability and possible TANF or other fund alternatives.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee opened a budget hearing on the proposed Office of Early Childhood and the governor39s FY2027 recommendation to move multiple programs and funding streams under the new agency created by House Bill 2045.
Jennifer Light of the Kansas Legislative Research Department (KLRD) told the committee the governor39s package requests $224.9 million in FY2027 for the new office and a net increase of $1.3 million in state general funds to stand up operations. "The top five items are dealing with the changes from other state agencies" and the request folds many existing programs and positions into the office, she said. Light identified five program areas that will sit in the new agency: administration, the ombudsman program, the Kansas Children39s Cabinet, home visiting and childcare.
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