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Minutes for HB2007 - Committee on Ways and Means
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Substitute for HB2007 by Committee on Appropriations - Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 13, 2025
Staff distributed an updated shorthand. (Attachment 1)
Kansas State School of the Blind: No action taken.
Kansas State School for the Deaf: No action taken.
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Owens seconded, adoption of the agency reports for the Kansas State School for the Blind and the Kansas State School for the Deaf. The motion carried.
Kansas State Department of Education: Senator Erickson noted that there is a section in the budget report concerning FY 2027 that was not mentioned during the report out. The Senator also indicated an item was left off the itemized list in the document distributed previously. Attachment 2 is a corrected version. (Attachment 2)
Senator Pettey discussed a minority report that was included in Attachment 2.
Senator Pettey moved, Senator Holscher seconded, to amend the report by restoring items 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the FY 2025 Senate Committee on Education recommendations. The motion failed.
Senator Pettey distributed a proviso and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 3)
Senator Pettey moved, Senator Holscher seconded, adoption of the proviso.
Senator Owens made a substitute motion, Senator Pettey seconded, adoption of item one only of the proviso. The motion failed.
Back on the motion by Senator Pettey, the motion failed.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the SparkWheel program and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 4)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning literacy and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 5)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Petersen distributed a proviso concerning school security and safety grants and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 6)
Senator Petersen moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the e-rate program and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 7)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Petersen seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the agency budget, as amended. The motion carried. Senators Pettey and Holscher asked to be recorded as voting no.
Department of Commerce:
Senator Alley reviewed the agency budget for FY 2025 and FY 2026.
Senator Alley moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the agency report.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning e-aviation grants and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 8)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Kloos seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Peck seconded, to add language to review EDIF expenditures at conference and to add the Commerce budget back into EDIF. Discussion ensued.
Staff distributed a document concerning the Commerce EDIF. (Attachment 9)
Senator Owens made a substitute motion, Senator Pettey seconded, to adopt the Commerce budget but to change each item by $1. The motion failed.
Back on the original motion by Senator Claeys, the motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Kloos seconded, to restore $1,191,249 EDIF in FY 2026 for the Office of Broadband Development. The motion carried.
Chardae Caine, KLRD, responded to questions from Committee members concerning EDIF.
Senator Erickson distributed a proviso concerning STAR bonds and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 10)
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, to convert the $15.5 million for the MRO project from a grant to a loan. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Peck seconded, adoption of the agency budget, as amended. The motion carried.
Office of the Attorney General:
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the VINE system funding and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 11)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Peck seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Peck distributed a proviso concerning the safe and secure firearm detection program and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 12)
Senator Peck moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Board of Indigents' Defense Services:
Senator Owens distributed a proviso concerning lapsed funding and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 13)
Senator Owens moved, Senator Pettey seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Judicial Branch:
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Petersen seconded, to create a no-limit federal fund called the Justice/MH Collaboration Grant to accept and deposit grant funds for FY 2026. The motion carried.
Library:
Senator Pettey distributed a proviso concerning libraries and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 14)
Senator Pettey moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Pettey seconded, to add $95,399 for reading services for the blind. The motion carried.
Chairperson Billinger recessed the meeting at 1:22 pm.
Chairperson Billinger reconvened the meeting at 4:12 pm.
Additional Items:
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Owens seconded, to delete $1.6 million, including $1.5 million SGF, for the 1.0 percent salary adjustments for those employees more than 10 percent above the market. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Pettey seconded, to lapse the FTE funding at the end of the fiscal year versus the beginning. The motion carried.
Senator Erickson distributed a proviso concerning the Kansas Board of Regents and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 15)
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Owens seconded, to cap the Budget Stabilization Fund at $1.75 billion, to authorize the State Treasurer to invest funds exceeding 50 percent of the $1.75 billion in KPERS and to take any interest earned above the $1.75 billion and transfer it to SGF. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Peck seconded, to suspend the transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund for FY 2025. The motion carried.
Senator Owens distributed a proviso concerning the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 16)
Senator Owens moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Owens distributed a proviso concerning the Judicial Branch and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 17)
Senator Owens moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Owens distributed a document displaying the budget requests submitted by the Department of Commerce. (Attachment 18)
Senator Owens moved, Senator Claeys seconded, to fund four items in Attachment 18: the International program, KIT/KIR, the Sunflower Summer Program and the Tourism program.
Senator Claeys asked to amend the request to add language exempting places that don't charge an admission fee from getting reimbursement from the Sunflower Summer program. There was consensus to include this language.
Back on the motion by Senator Owens, the motion, as amended, carried.
Senator Erickson distributed a proviso concerning the Children's Cabinet and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 19)
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Holscher seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Erickson distributed a proviso concerning the Kansas Lottery and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 20)
Senator Erickson moved, Senator Owens seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Fagg seconded, to, in FY 2026, delete $14.3 million SGF for two year college apprenticeships, $10.5 million SGF for two year college student success initiative and $7.0 million SGF from the tech colleges operating grant. The motion failed.
Senator Peck moved, Senator Petersen seconded, to add $1.75 million from the State Water Plan Fund for the conservation districts to fund SB 36. The motion carried.
Senator Peck distributed a proviso concerning media space in the Capital and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 21)
Senator Peck moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Peck moved, Senator Claeys seconded, to transfer the funding for JAG-K from the Department for Children and Families and the Department of Corrections to the Kansas Department of Education. The motion carried.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the State Treasurer and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 22)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the Department of Commerce and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 23)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Petersen seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion failed.
Senator Kloos distributed a proviso concerning the Kansas Highway Patrol and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 24)
Senator Kloos moved, Senator Petersen seconded, adoption of the proviso.
Senator Claeys made a substitute motion, Senator Kloos seconded, adoption of the proviso but to draw the funds from the State Highway Fund. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning the rural community health centers and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 25)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Kloos seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Petersen seconded, to add $1.8 million SGF for the Ready to Learn grants including a match requirement. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, to allocate $2 million from the Kansas Department of Education for an RFP for an online Supplemental American History project.
Senator Holscher made a substitute motion, Senator Pettey seconded, to use the $2 million towards the Blue Print for Literacy program. The motion failed.
Back on the motion by Senator Claeys, the motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Petersen seconded, to add $200,000 ARPA interest money to the Department of Wildlife and Parks for dock repairs at the Cheney Lake marina. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning the Secretary of States Office and discussed the proposed changes. (Attachment 26)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Pettey seconded, adoption of the proviso. The motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Peck seconded, to amend the 1.5 percent across-the-board cut to state agencies to a 3.0 percent cut with language to allow the agencies to determine where the reductions occur.
Senator Pettey made a substitute motion, Senator Holscher seconded, to change the percentage to 1.0 percent and to keep the language that provides flexibility for the agencies. The motion failed.
Back on the motion by Senator Claeys, the motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Peck seconded, to amend the prior motion concerning the Budget Stabilization Fund investments by the State Treasurer to apply to FY 2026 and FY 2027 in addition to FY 2025. The motion carried.
