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Committee keeps specialty court funding, trims FTEs and removes learning center from judicial budget
Summary
The Committee on General Government Budget voted to accept the judicial branch budget for FY2026–27 with amendments that preserve specialty courts funding, reduce specialty-court FTEs from 3.5/3 to 2, remove a proposed learning center line, and strip undefined 'hospitality' language pending a dollar figure.
The Committee on General Government Budget voted to approve the judicial branch budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 with several committee amendments, the chair announced after a voice vote.
Madam Chair said the committee would retain specialty courts funding but reduce the proposed specialty-court full-time equivalents (FTEs) from the requested level to two, telling members the courts "can come back and ask for more." Amy Deckard of the Kansas judicial branch asked the committee to change bill language so training and hospitality payments could be processed from fee funds rather…
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