Category Archives: State Budget

Martin de BoerFiscal AnalystMartin.deBoer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4439 Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 The Kansas Constitution vests the judicial power of the State in one court of justice, which is divided into the Kansas Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts. The Kansas Supreme Court has general administrative authority over all the courts in the state. The Judicial Branch’s budgetContinue reading “Board of Indigents’ Defense Services and Judicial Branch Budget Increases”

Murl RiedelSenior Fiscal AnalystMurl.Riedel@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3184 Amy DeckardAssistant Director for Fiscal AffairsAmy.Deckard@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4429 The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 allocates $1.6 billion from the federal State Fiscal Recovery (SFR) Fund to the State of Kansas for discretionary purposes. ARPA provides the following allowable uses: Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economicContinue reading “COVID-19 Federal Relief Funds – Discretionary”

Murl RiedelSenior Fiscal AnalystMurl.Riedel@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3184 Amy DeckardAssistant Director for Fiscal AffairsAmy.Deckard@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4429 This article provides a general overview of COVID-19 federal relief funds. Entities in Kansas are estimated to receive over $34.2 billion in federal relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through legislation that includes the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020,Continue reading “COVID-19 Federal Relief Funds – Update”

Martin de BoerFiscal AnalystMartin.deBoer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4439 Shirley MorrowPrincipal Fiscal AnalystShirley.Morrow@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3542 This article details recent developments regarding the Docking State Office Building (Docking Building), located at 915 SW Harrison Street in Topeka. It was built in 1954 to provide office and meeting space for state employees. Underneath the structure is an energy center that services buildings in theContinue reading “Docking State Office Building Renovation”

Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 Amy DeckardAssistant Director for Fiscal AffairsAmy.Deckard@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4429 Various laws and statutory sections are designed to provide certain safeguards with respect to state budgeting and management of expenditures and to prevent deficit financing. The most recent measure taken by the Legislature is the creation of the Budget Stabilization Fund. The Fund is intendedContinue reading “Kansas Budget Stabilization Fund”

Megan LeopoldSenior Fiscal AnalystMegan.Leopold@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4419 Martin de BoerFiscal AnalystMartin.deBoer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4439 2021 Legislative Session Action Section 61 of enacted 2021 SB 159 directs the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to issue a request for proposal (RFP) in FY 2022 to construct or renovate a building and equip a KDHE laboratory located within an eight-mile radius ofContinue reading “Kansas Department of Health and Environment Laboratory Construction”

Steven WuSenior Fiscal AnalystSteven.Wu@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4447 Melissa RenickAssistant Director for ResearchMelissa.Renick@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4138 Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 The majority of Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) pension plans are defined benefit plans, which provide a fixed, pre-established benefit for members at retirement. Economic Changes The value of fixed benefits can decrease over time due to changes in the economy,Continue reading “KPERS—Cost of Living Adjustments”