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Committee adds targeted provisos and program funding, shifts pre‑K dollars to TANF
Summary
Committee approved multiple provisos and transfers including moving $4.2M CIF to TANF for a pre‑K pilot, reappropriating funds for CIF and juvenile detention, adding $7,532 for the Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission, approving KSDE federal reporting, and directing one‑year FastBridge coverage from existing funds.
The committee approved a series of targeted provisos and program funding changes intended to preserve district services while keeping the state’s overall budget posture constrained.
Representative Brantley moved to shift $4.2 million from CIF to TANF for a pre‑K pilot in FY27, bringing total TANF for that pilot to $8.3 million; members asked KSDE staff about TANF balances and whether the office of early childhood should oversee the pilots before the motion passed. The committee also passed a reappropriation package for FY2026 that includes CIF and juvenile detention program reappropriations.
The committee added $7,532 SGF in FY27 for the Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission. Representative Brantley also successfully offered proviso language requiring KSDE to report federal funding received and anticipated twice yearly (July 1 and January 1) with descriptions of use and sustainability.
On assessment infrastructure, Representative Vestas secured a motion requiring KSDE to cover the department’s share of the FastBridge universal screener contract for FY27 from existing funds so districts are not immediately saddled with the full cost when ESSER funding expires. Committee members discussed how reappropriations would be reduced if the department used existing funds and asked staff about 'not to exceed' language to protect reappropriation levels.
Several smaller provisos and program items — including language to allow existing funds to be used for mentor teacher stipends, professional development, E‑Rate state match and pilot career discovery programming — were added with specified dollar caps. Committee members emphasized the actions were one‑time uses of reappropriated or existing funds rather than permanent SGF expansions.
