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Subcommittee restores recurring aviation research funding for Wichita State and removes sunset on $7M digital program
Summary
The Higher Education Subcommittee voted to add $5 million annually to the aviation research account (raising the NIAR-related total to $15 million and directing $5 million to Textron Aviation) and to remove a sunset on a $7 million digital transformation appropriation for Wichita State so the FY27 $7M is guaranteed and language for multi-year continuation will be drafted next year.
The Higher Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means committee voted to restore recurring funding for aviation research at Wichita State University and to remove a sunset on a separate digital transformation appropriation, ensuring the FY27 digital transformation payment of $7,000,000. Senator Alley moved the aviation funding change and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
The aviation action would increase the aviation research account to $15 million, including a $5 million allocation directed to Textron Aviation; Senator Alley said the $5 million addition was intended as baseline funding rather than a one-time infusion. "We're going to add the $5,000,000 in the aviation research account for the 2027 for Wichita State," Alley said when…
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