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Votes at a glance: Subcommittee approves reappropriations, university enhancements and literacy funding
Summary
The Higher Education Subcommittee approved reinstating $26.7M in reappropriations, endorsed multiple university enhancement requests and voted to add $5M for the Blueprint for Literacy program for FY27; all motions passed by voice vote.
The Higher Education Subcommittee recorded several unanimous voice‑vote approvals during the meeting:
- Reinstated reappropriations of unspent FY25 SGF into FY26, total $26.7 million (motion by Speaker 3; second by Senator Fagg). Approved by voice vote.
- Concurred with the special committee on independent colleges’ FY2026–2027 budget (motion by Speaker 2; second by Senator Ali). Approved by voice vote.
- Concurred with the Higher Education Subcommittee on Washburn University’s FY2026–2027 budget (motion by Speaker 2). Approved by voice vote.
- Added $5.8 million for student success initiatives at Washburn University (motion by Speaker 4; second by Senator Fagan). Approved by voice vote.
- Approved two university enhancement requests: a $5,000,000 appropriation for a Kansas Center for Energy Production at the University of Kansas and a $5,000,000 appropriation for a nuclear research accelerator at Kansas State University (motion by Senator Fagg; second by Senator Alley). Approved by voice vote.
- Funded the Blueprint for Literacy program for FY27 at $5,000,000 (motion by Speaker 3; second by Speaker 2). Approved by voice vote.
The transcript records the motions and approvals by voice votes with members saying "Aye"; no roll‑call tallies for individual yes/no votes appear in the meeting transcript. Members debated funding levels for literacy (Regents requested $5.5M; governor requested $8.6M) before settling on the $5.0M committee recommendation.
Next procedural step: approved items will be incorporated into the committee’s budget report for further consideration in the Ways and Means process and by the full Legislature.
