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Minutes for HB2626 - Committee on Appropriations
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Regarding the teacher service scholarship program; making and concerning appropriations for the program for fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for the state board of regents.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 17, 2022
Chairman Waymaster opened the hearing on the bill.
Shirley Morrow, Kansas Legislative Research Department, presented the bill brief. The bill would double the appropriation to the the Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship from $1.5 million, serving 386 students to $3 million and serving 773 students through FY 2027. The average annual award is $4,000.
Representative Poskin presented testimony as a proponent of the bill (Attachment 1). Committee members received the following information: HB 2626 Cosponsors (Attachment 2); School Financial Aid by schools (Attachment 3); Student Financial Aid (Attachment 4); Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship (Attachment 5); and School labor shortage (Attachment 6).
Discussion followed by committee members.
Bret Church, Professor, Emporia State University, presented testimony as a proponent of the bill (Attachment 7).
Written testimony as proponents of the bill included the following: Representative Howe (Attachment 8); Blake Flanders, President & CEO, Kansas Board of Regents; (Attachment 9); Lauren Miller, Director of Government Relations, Kansas National Education Association (Attachment 10); Matt Lindsey, President, Kansas Independent College Association(Attachment 11); Deena Horst/Ben Jones (Attachment 12) and Jerry Henn,and USA-Kansas (Attachment 13).
Chairman Waymaster closed the hearing on the bill.
