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Senate subcommittee concurs with FY2026–27 budgets; members flag retention bonuses, KU loan proviso and earned‑wage staffing
Summary
A Senate Ways and Means budget subcommittee on Friday concurred with a swath of FY2026–27 agency budget recommendations, approving multiple agency estimates while members raised concerns about employee retention bonuses, staffing for earned‑wage‑access regulation and a KU Medical Center loan carryforward for students on waiting lists.
The Senate budget subcommittee met remotely and on Friday voted to concur with revised FY2026 and FY2027 budget estimates for a range of state agencies, approving funding recommendations and several provisos and follow‑up items.
Chair opened the session and said the committee would report many budgets out with limited discussion. The subcommittee accepted revised estimates for the Kansas Department of Credit Unions, the Office of the State Bank Commissioner, the Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB), the Kansas Corporation Commission, multiple state universities and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, among others. Motions to concur were routinely…
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