Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Higher Education Budget 01/20/2026

Committee on Higher Education Budget (joint with Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee) · January 21, 2026

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Call to order and agenda overview

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Chair opens the joint hearing, explains there will be many presenters about a proposed project (the K‑State dairy teaching/research unit, called 'the Dairy Barn'), and announces order of presenters; members asked to hold questions until the end.

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A joint meeting of the Committee on Higher Education Budget and the Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Committee heard industry and university testimony pressing for state support to replace Kansas State University’s aging dairy teaching and research facility, including an ask likened to the previously approved $40 million bond (potentially ~ $48M with inflation). Presenters described facility failures, student/workforce impacts, and industry pledges and matching options; legislators pressed on prior line-item vetoes, funding sources, and timelines.

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