Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2195

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/17/25  
Enrolled
3/27/25  

Caption

Establishing the Kansas technical college operating grant fund administered by the state board of regents.

Notes

HB2195 represents a significant step towards reinforcing the educational framework for technical colleges in Kansas, focusing on areas that promote growth and development in postsecondary technical education. Stakeholders will be interested in the regulatory framework developed around the fund's administration and how it influences the operational landscapes of these colleges.

Impact

The impact of HB2195 is centered around enhancing the operational capacities of technical colleges across Kansas. By setting up this dedicated grant fund, the bill aims to ensure that technical colleges can operate effectively and meet the educational goals dictated by both state and regional needs. This move is poised to improve the quality of education provided in these institutions, making programs more accessible and aligned with industry requirements, potentially leading to a more skilled workforce.

Summary

House Bill 2195 establishes the Kansas technical college operating grant fund, designed to provide financial resources for technical colleges within the state. This fund will be administered by the state board of regents, which will ensure that the expenditures align with the instructional and operational goals set forth by the postsecondary technical education authority. The intent is to bolster the funding allocated to technical colleges to support workforce development and enhance educational opportunities in various technical fields.

Contention

While the bill reflects a commitment to advancing technical education, discussions may arise regarding funding allocation and the implications of state oversight. Critics could argue that while the intent is to support technical colleges, there might be concerns regarding the bureaucracy involved in fund management by the state board of regents and whether it allows for sufficient flexibility and responsiveness to local educational demands. Balancing state oversight with local autonomy could be a point of contention as the bill progresses.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

KS SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

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