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SB 87 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions.
Senate Committee on Education
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Tamera Lawrence, Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Revisor Memo |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Vincent Anch, Executive Director | Catholic Education Foundation | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Joyce Aranda, Principal | All Saints Catholic School | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Andrea Hillebert, Teacher, Administrator | Catholic Schools in Kansas | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | James Franko, President | Kansas Policy Institute | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Chuck Weber, Executive Director | Kansas Catholic Conference | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Leah Fliter, Associate Executive Director of Advocacy | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB87 Opponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jim Karleskint | United School Administration | SB87 Opponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Erin Woods | Game On for Kansas Schools | SB87 opponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Sinclair | Kansas PTA | SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Fiscal Note | Division of the Budget | Fiscal Note SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jamie, Finkeldei, Dr., Associate Superintendent | Catholic Diocese of Wichita | SB87 Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Proponent Written Testimony SB87 ALL | Senate Education Committee | All Written Proponent Testimony SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Martha Moreno, a Grateful Mother | Moreno Family | Proponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jordan Zakery | ExcelinEd in Action | Proponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Geoff Andrew, Superintendent of Schools | Catholic Diocese of Salina | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jachin Bonura | Self Representing | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Adam and Nicole Butler | Parents | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Debbie Detmer | Private Citizen | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jenni English | Grandmother | proponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Scott Feild, Student | Maranatha Christian Academy | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Brittany Jones, Director of Policy and Engagement | Kansas Family Voice | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Father Rick Kotrba, Pastor | St. Cecila's Catholic Church, Haysville, KS | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Stephanie Sanderson | Parent | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Kandace Skolaut | Parent | Proponet Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jennifer Riddel | Parent | Proponent Written SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Ann Mah, Former State Representative | Private Citizen | Opponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Alexandra Converse, Registered Nurse | All Saints Catholic School | Proponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | AJ Kuhle, President | ACE Scholarships Kansas and Missouri | Proponent SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bundle A-B Opponent Written | Senate Education Committee | Opponent Written A-B SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bundle C-G Opponent Written | Senate Education Committee | Opponent Written Bundle C-G SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bundle H-L Opponent Written | Senate Education Committee | Opponent Written C-G SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bundle M-R Opponent Written | Senate Education Committee | Opponent Written M-R SB87 |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bundle S-W SB87 Opponent Written | Senate Education Committee | Opponent Written Bundle S-W SB87 |
House Committee on Education
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Mari-Lynn Poskin, Representative | State of Kansas House of Representatives | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Leah Fliter, Associate Executive Director of Advocacy, | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Jim Karleskint | United School Administrators | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Sinclair | Kansas PTA Advocacy Team | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 5 | Opponent Written A-F | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 6 | Opponent Written G-K | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 7 | Opponent Written L-O | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 8 | Opponent Written P-S | SB87 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 9 | Opponent Written T-Z | SB87 |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | SB87 Amendment |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Dylan Dear, Assistant Director for Fiscal Affairs | Kansas Legislative Research Department | SB 87 FY25 Approved State General Fund Expenditures |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Brown, Monica | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Fliter, Leah, Associate Executive Director of Advocacy, | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Karleskint, Jim, | United School Administrators | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Mah, Ann | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Poskin, Mari-Lynnn, Representative | State of Kansas House of Representatives | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Rogers, Lynn, Board Member, | Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA) | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Graham, Timothy, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, | Kansas National Education | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Sinclair, Mary | Kansas PTA | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Hillebert, Andrea, Administrator, | Kansas Catholic Schools | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Anch, Vincent | Catholic Education Foundation | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Andrews, Geoff, Superintendent of Schools, | Catholic Diocese of Salina | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Aranda, Joyce, Principal, | All Saints Catholic School | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Converse, Alexandra | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Finkeldei, Jamie, Associate Superintendent, Catholic Diocese of Wichita | Catholic Diocese of Wichita | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Franko, James, President, | Kansas Policy Institute | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Highland, Linda | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Jimenez, Katherine | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Krause, Brooke | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Lucero, Jesus | Public | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Meininger, Mary, Director, | Concerned Women for America of Kansas | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Weber, Chuck, Executive Director, | Kansas Catholic Conference | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Delgado, Trina, Superintendent of Schools, | Catholic Diocese of Dodge City | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Shropshire, Dr. Delia, President, | Holy Savior Catholic Academy | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Deedy, Judith | On behalf of Game on For Schools | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 5 | Opponent Written P-S | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 2 | Opponent Written A-F | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 3 | Opponent Written G-K | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 4 | Opponent Written L-O | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 6 | Opponent Written T-Z | SB87 |
| Mon, Mar 10, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 19 | Proponent Written A-Z | SB87 |
