(April 25, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Laura Kelly announced the signature of the state mega budget bill contained in Senate Bill 25, with the following line-item vetoed provisions:
- Language around local school district use of revenue from property sales
- Department of Adjutant General funds for Southwest Border Mission
- Office of Attorney General Kansas Fights Addiction Funds for Valley Hope Substance Abuse and Indigent Support Funds
- Office of State Treasurer Pregnancy Compassion Awareness Program
- Office of State Treasurer BUILD Kansas changes
- Kansas Corporation Commission Demolition of two structures in Augusta
- Kansas Department of Commerce – University STAR bonds
- Kansas Department of Commerce Child Care Pilot Program
- Kansas Department of Commerce Air Development Fund
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services – Mental Health Intervention Team Pilot
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services – limiting behavioral health provider input
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services – changes to targeted case management
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services – Physical Disability and I/DD Waiver enhancements
- Kansas Department for Children and Families – language limited use of TANF Funds
- Kansas State University – funding for a jet, Central Immersive Training Hub
- Emporia State University – Emporia State Model Investment Account
- University of Kansas Medical Center – residency funding
- Kansas Board of Regents – Osteopathic Service Scholarship
- Kansas Board of Regents – Kansas Promise Scholarship and Kansas Comprehensive Grant
- Adjutant General – Shooting Team Grants
- Kansas Highway Patrol – Salina Campus Reconfiguration
The legislature may look to override these line-item vetoes when they return next week.