First Tuesday Roundtable
Dr. Susan Peterson
Director of Governmental Relations
March 1, 2016
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2016 House and Senate election year
The Kansas Legislature
years of service
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25+
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2016 Legislative Timeline
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2016 Legislature convenes
January 11
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Governor delivered Legislative Message
January 12
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House-Senate work Regents Appropriations
bills
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House-Senate work non-budget bills
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House-Senate Conference Committee meets on
non-budget bills
March 21-25
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Final Action Conference Committee Reports
March 21-25
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First Adjournment
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Veto Session
January 11-February 26
March 2-18
March 25
April 27
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K-State Budget as passed in H Sub. SB 161
FY 2016
1. Continues current funding and offsets State General Fund reduction with an increase from
Educational Building Fund allocation for information technology operations expenses:
• Main Campus — $1,427,497
• Research and Extension — $639,574
• Veterinary Medical Center — $202,825
2. Reduces Global Food Systems grant allocation from $5 million to $4 million
FY 2017
1. Continues funding:
• $5 million base funding for College of Veterinary Medicine
• $5 million for research initiatives related to NBAF
• $3.5 million for University Engineering Initiative Act
2. Reduces Global Food Systems grant allocation from $5 million to $1 million
3. New funding of $3.7 million from the state's Educational Building Fund toward debt service
on the College of Architecture Planning and Design Seaton Hall building project
4. Creates new line in Kansas State for Kansas State University - Salina
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State General Fund Profile
STATE GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES
Conference Committee
As of Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Actual
FY 2015
Beginning Balance
Receipts (November 2015 Consensus)
Governor’s Revenue Adjustments
Legislative Receipt Adjustments
Adjusted Receipts
Total Available
Less Expenditures
Ending Balance
Ending Balance as a % of Expenditures
$
Conference Rec.
FY 2016
379.7 $
5,928.8
5,928.8
6,308.5
6,237.0
71.5
1.1%
71.5
6,165.9
92.1
0.1
6,258.1
6,329.6
6,297.6
32.0
0.5%
Conference Rec.
FY 2017
$
32.0
6,285.7
161.8
(42.5)
6,405.0
6,437.0
6,325.3
111.8
1.8%
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Efficiency Study
www.kslegresearch.org/KLRD-web/Publications/AppropriationsRevenue/KsEfficiencyReviewPresentationUpdate-2016Feb16.pdf
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Bills of Interest
SB 133 - Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverage by minor; immunity from criminal
prosecution for minor seeking medical assistance
SB 175 - Exercise of religious freedom by postsecondary education student associations
SB 193 - Requiring a degree prospectus for postsecondary degree programs
SB 348 - Prohibitions on carrying concealed handguns in postsecondary educational
institution buildings
SB 361 - Open records act; definitions; public agency and public record
SB 404 - Authorizing the state board of regents on behalf of Kansas State University to sell
certain real property in Riley County, Kansas
SB 420 - Amendments regarding courses offered in community college service areas and the
funding thereof
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Bills of Interest cont.
SB 423 - Re-designating Kansas State University - Salina, College of Technology as Kansas
State Polytechnic
SB 463 - Abolishing the expanded lottery act revenues fund, the Kansas endowment for
youth fund, the children's initiative fund, the state economic development initiatives fund,
and the state water plan fund; all revenues into such funds go into the state general fund;
duties of Kansas Children's Cabinet
SB 474 - Authorizing the state finance council to oversee any sale of the Kansas bioscience
authority or substantially all of its assets
HB 2139 – Postsecondary education; tuition and fees for aliens
HB 2234 – Requiring postsecondary institutions to adopt and implement a policy and plan to
prohibit employees from using their official titles in certain publications
HB 2266 - Requiring postsecondary education institutions to adopt a policy on sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence and stalking
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Governmental Relations Website
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