Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB203

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/8/23  

Caption

Enacting the Kansas campus restoration act to address deferred maintenance at state educational institutions, establishing the Kansas campus restoration fund in the state treasury and authorizing certain transfers from the state general fund to such fund.

Impact

Upon its enactment, SB203 will facilitate the rehabilitation, remodeling, or renovation of existing facilities or construction of new ones deemed mission-critical. Each state educational institution will be required to submit a comprehensive plan to the board of regents, ensuring that no institution is overlooked, including the Kansas state university polytechnic campus and the university of Kansas Edwards campus. The establishment of this fund and the associated processes aim to bring these facilities to a functional state, thereby enhancing the overall quality of education in Kansas.

Summary

Senate Bill 203, known as the Kansas Campus Restoration Act, is designed to address the issue of deferred maintenance across state educational institutions by establishing the Kansas campus restoration fund. This fund aims to reduce the backlog of repairs and upgrades needed on educational facilities critical to the state's educational mission. It empowers the state board of regents to administer the fund and requires that all expenditures be done according to established regulations and appropriations acts.

Contention

There are notable points of contention regarding the bill, particularly around the financial implications of the required matching funds. Each institution is mandated to secure a $1-for-$1 match from non-state sources for any funds drawn from the Kansas campus restoration fund. Critics may raise concerns about the ability of all institutions to meet these matching requirements, particularly those with smaller budgets or less access to private funding. Furthermore, there may be discussions around the prioritization of which facilities should receive funding first and how to determine what constitutes 'educational mission-critical' facilities.

Future_provisions

The provisions established under SB203 are set to remain in effect until July 1, 2036, promoting long-term planning and development within the state’s educational framework. The bill also mandates annual progress reports to legislative committees, ensuring transparency and accountability regarding the utilization of funds and progress on campus restoration efforts.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB18

Enacting the Kansas campus restoration act to address deferred maintenance and demolition of facilities at postsecondary educational institutions, establishing the Kansas campus restoration fund in the state treasury and authorizing certain transfers from the state general fund to such fund.

KS SB552

Enacting the Kansas campus restoration act to address deferred maintenance and demolition of facilities at postsecondary educational institutions, establishing the Kansas campus restoration fund in the state treasury and authorizing certain transfers from the state general fund to such fund.

KS HB2640

Concerning research at Kansas public postsecondary educational institutions, creating the Kansas strategic research act, establishing the Kansas strategic research fund, making transfers to such fund, prescribing guidelines for expenditure of moneys credited thereto and the powers, duties, and functions of the state board of regents, requiring annual reports to certain committees of the legislature.

KS HB2541

Establishing the state conservation fund, the working lands conservation fund, the wildlife conservation fund and the Kansas outdoors fund, providing for the use of moneys from such funds, requiring certain reports to the governor and the legislature and authorizing certain transfers to and from such funds.

KS SB94

Discontinuing state property tax levies for the Kansas educational building fund and the state institutions building fund and providing for financing therefor from the state general fund.

KS SB35

Discontinuing the state property tax levies for the Kansas educational building fund and the state institutions building fund and providing for financing therefor from the state general fund.

KS SB382

Making and concerning appropriations for fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 for state agencies, increasing expenditure limitations, authorizing certain transfers, funding of the fiscal year 2024 salary increase for certain state employees, transferring funds from the legislature employment security fund of the legislative coordinating council to the university of Kansas and Wichita state university health collaboration fund of the university of Kansas, to the Wichita state university and university of Kansas health collaboration fund of Wichita state university and to the state general fund and authorizing certain expenditures from the build Kansas matching grant fund.

KS HB2063

Establishing various conservation funds, allocating state moneys for conservation, requiring reports to the governor and legislature, and authorizing fund transfers and providing for the use of such funds by the Kansas department of agriculture and the Kansas department of wildlife and parks.

KS SB481

Renaming Kansas state university polytechnic campus as Kansas state university Salina.

KS HB2690

Abolishing the 911 coordinating council and establishing the state 911 board; abolishing the 911 operations fund, 911 state fund and 911 state grant fund outside of the state treasury and establishing the state 911 operations fund, state 911 fund and state 911 grant fund in the state treasury; increasing the minimum county distribution of 911 moneys; and authorizing counties to contract with other counties for the provision of 911 PSAP services.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.