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House Debates Bills

State Capital BW (March 14, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives on General Orders, debated the following bills:

House Substitute for Senate Bill 83 –  Concerning education; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the Kansas Department of Education; establishing the Sunflower Education Equity Act; providing education savings accounts for students; establishing the Sunflower Education Equity Scholarship Fund; requiring each school district to provide a salary increase to each licensed teacher in the school district in school year 2023-2024; defining enrollment of small school districts as the highest enrollment of the four preceding years under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act

House Bill 2400 – An Act concerning workforce development; enacting the Kansas Adult Learner Grant Act; establishing a grant program for adult learners to pursue certain fields of study; providing for workforce retention incentive tax credits; creating the Kansas Adult Learner Grant Program Fund

House Bill 2422 – An Act concerning the state fire marshal; eliminating the statutory qualifications of the chief inspector for boiler safety

The bills will receive a final vote before the body tomorrow, March 15. If passed, the bills will go to the Senate for further debate.