Legislative Update
Week of March 14, 2016
This is the final week for all legislative committee’s to meet during the 2016 regular
session. Legislative committees in the House and Senate this week will hear multiple
bills containing recommendations for efficiencies in state government by reported in
the Alvarez and Marsal Study.
Last week the Kansas House and passed Senate Bill 193 known as the Prospectus bill.
The Kansas Board of Regents made a commitment to work on a concept to provide
information for students and their families to make decisions on majors and degree
programs and ultimately a job following graduation.
Finally, this week House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Ways and Means
Committee will hear bills introduced last week to begin to address the Kansas Supreme
Court decision on K-12 education cases.
If you would like to receive a listing of bills introduced and being considered in the
Kansas Legislature impacting Kansas State University, higher education, and state
agencies please send an email request to kstategr@ksu.edu.