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Minutes for SB422 - Committee on Ways and Means
Short Title
Appropriations for FY 2023, FY 2024 and FY 2025 for various state agencies.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 9, 2022
Chairperson Billinger continued final action on SB 422 and SB 444.
John Parolisi, Project Director, SPARK, distributed a presentation with an update on SPARK and responded to questions from Committee members. (Attachment 1)
Staff distributed a document provided by Secretary DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Department of Administration, in response to questions from Committee members regarding the Docking State Office Building. Secretary Burns-Wallace responded to further questions from Committee members. (Attachment 2)
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab. (Attachment 3)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning KPERS KP&F conversion. (Attachment 4)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning Virtual Education State Aid. (Attachment 5)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning purchase of an executive aircraft for the Governor with an amendment to insert the word "purchase" as well as lease or lease-purchase. (Attachment 6)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso, as amended. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning Medicaid Postpartum coverage. (Attachment 7)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion failed.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso concerning KDHE Health Medicaid expansion (Attachment 8)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Suellentrop seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried. Senators McGinn, Hawk and Pettey are recorded as voting no.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso regarding the Transportation Technology Development Fund. (Attachment 9)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Alley seconded, adoption of the proviso. Discussion ensued.
Senator Pettey moved a substitute motion, Senator Claeys seconded, to amend the proviso to allow local units of government to use government funds for the match. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso regarding the Kansas Highway Patrol and returning a Corvette to Mr. Martinez that had been confiscated. (Attachment 10)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Alley seconded, adoption of the proviso with an amendment to insert language that would provide funds "up to" $20,000 for repairs. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys discussed a second proviso included in Attachment 10 regarding the Kansas Highway Patrol Career Progression Plan.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Alley seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso regarding the Governor's Grant Office and the Kansas Holocaust Annual Commemoration for FY 2023. (Attachment 11)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Discussion ensued. Senator Claeys amended his motion to move this discussion to Omnibus. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys distributed a proviso regarding Department of Education School Safety and Security Grants. (Attachment 12)
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso.
Senator Alley moved a substitute motion, Senator Hawk seconded, to discuss this further at Omnibus. Motion carried.
Senator McGinn distributed a proviso regarding Emergency Medical Services ground and air transportation reimbursement rates. (Attachment 13)
Senator McGinn moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Pettey distributed a proviso regarding the Jobs for America's Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Program that provides for a correction to a previous proviso. (Attachment 14)
Senator Pettey moved, Senator Hawk seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Pettey distributed a proviso regarding the School for the Deaf Language Assessment Program. (Attachment 15)
Senator Pettey moved, Senator Kerschen seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Chairperson Billinger distributed a proviso regarding Board of Regents deferred maintenance. (Attachment 16)
Chairperson Billinger moved, Senator Fagg seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Chairperson Billinger distributed a proviso regarding clean-up language for the FMAP Fund. (Attachment 17)
Chairperson Billinger moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Chairperson Billinger distributed a proviso regarding clean-up language for the Board of Indigents' Defense Services. (Attachment 18)
Chairperson Billinger moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Chairperson Billinger distributed a proviso regarding clean-up language for the Rural Hospital Innovation Grant Fund. (Attachment 19)
Chairperson Billinger moved, Senator Claeys seconded, adoption of the proviso. Motion carried.
Senator Claeys moved, Senator Fagg seconded, to insert the contents of SB 422 into SB 444 and that Substitute for SB 444 be recommended favorably for passage including leeway for staff to make technical changes. Motion carried by a roll call vote.
