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Minutes for SB203 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Short Title
Adding Cowley county to the list of rural opportunity zones.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 21, 2017
Vice Chair Kerschen opened a hearing on SB203.
Adam Siebers presented to the Committee an explanation of SB203. He stood for questions.
Senator Alley presented testimony to the Committee in support of SB203 by allowing "Cowley County . . . to recruit new qualified employees, add to their workforce . . . to reverse their population decline". (Attachment 1) He stood for questions.
Matt Lindsey presented testimony to the Committee in support of SB203 by expressing how the "program [is] . . . a useful tool to recruit talented faculty and in our efforts to keep more of our graduates working in Kansas, especially in rural counties". (Attachment 2) He stood for questions.
Written only testimony presented to the Committee in support of SB203 was provided by Representative Anita Judd-Jenkins, District 80 (Attachment 3); Kerri Falletti, Cowley County Economic Development (Attachment 4); Jeremy Willmoth, Winfield City Manager (Attachment 5); J.K. Campbell, USD 465 Superintendent (Attachment 6); Brandon Every, VECTOR (Attachment 7); Lucas Goff, Cowley County Administrator (Attachment 8); Virgil Watson, South Central Kansas Medical Center (Attachment 9); Ron Ballard, Arkansas City Public Schools (Attachment 10); Ben Quinton, William Newton Hospital (Attachment 11); Dennis Rittle, Cowley College (Attachment 12); and Ben Byo, Rubbermaid-Newell Brands (Attachment 13).
No testimony neutral or in opposition to SB203 was presented to the Committee.
When all questions from the Committee were answered, Vice Chair Kershen closed the hearing on SB203.
