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Minutes for HB2341 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Adding Cowley county to the list of rural opportunity zones.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 20, 2017
Mr. Wells provided a brief overview on HB2341 noting the bill would add Cowley County to the Rural Opportunity Zone. The program consists of a income tax credit and a tuition reimbursement.
Ms. Smith stated HB2341 does have a fiscal impact noting in FY2018, the estimated tax credit is $68,000 and the Division of Budget has added in $15,000 for the student loan part. In FY2019, the estimated tax credit is $136,000 and $15,000 for student loans.
Representative Anita Judd-Jenkins, 80th District testified as a proponent to HB2341. (Attachment 3)
Matt Lindsey, President, Kansas Independent College Association testified as a proponent to HB2341. (Attachment 4)
Kerri Falletti, Director, Cowley County Economic Development Partnership testified as a proponent to HB2341. (Attachment 5)
Representative Gene Vickery, District 6 requested the Committee consider adding Miami County, which is a border county and similar to Cowley County, to HB2341 when the bill is brought up for deliberation.
Written testimony in support of HB2341 was presented by the following:
Virgil Watson, Chief Executive Officer, South Central Kansas Medical Center (Attachment 6)
Dennis Rittle, Ph.D., President, Cowley College (Attachment 7)
Lucas Goff, Cowley County Administrator (Attachment 8)
Michael Bergagnini, Mayor of Parkerfield (Attachment 9)
Eric Kurtz, President and CEO Union State Bank (Attachment 10)
J.K. Campbell, USD 465 Superintendent (Attachment 11)
R. Ron E. Ballard, USD 470 Superintendent (Attachment 12)
Brandon M. Every, Vector Tooling Technologies (Attachment 13)
Jeremy Willmoth, Winfield City Manager (Attachment 14)
Representative Doug Blex, District 12 (Attachment 15)
Representative Ed Trimmer, District 79 (Attachment 16)
There being no other conferees, Chairperson Johnson closed the hearing on HB2341.
