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Senate panel passes KSDE recommendations after debate over CIF, key fund and special education funding

Special Committee on the State Budget · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved KSDE reappropriations and key fund items, corrected a DOB duplicate allocation, debated adding $92.2 million for special education (motion failed after a division), and passed the amended KSDE budget recommendations to Senate Ways and Means.

The Special Committee on the State Budget reviewed and passed recommendations for the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) budget for FY2026–27, approving CIF reappropriations, a key fund reappropriation, and other line items while declining to add a large special-education funding increase after a recorded division.

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