February 1, 2022
Legislative Update
Last week, the Kansas Legislature continued to introduce new legislation and hold hearings on multiple bills. One of the most significant pieces of legislation is Senate Bill 347 Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion, or APEX, Act. This legislation expands the programs of the Kansas Department of Commerce for business and workforce attraction to Kansas. The bill passed the Senate, and the hearings continue in the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee this week.
Legislative hearings for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4.
Monday Jan. 31, noon
Review of University Capitol Improvement Projects
Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1:30 p.m.
Scott DeLoach, professor and head of the computer science department in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering.
Presenting testimony on House Bill 2466: Enacting the Promoting Advancement in Computing Knowledge Act
House Committee on Education.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 8:30 a.m.
Ernest Minton, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension.
Presentation on Kansas State University College of Agriculture.
Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 3:30 p.m.
Ernest Minton, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension.
Presentation on Kansas State University College of Agriculture.
House Agriculture Committee
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1:30 p.m.
Budget Hearing Postsecondary Education Systemwide
House Higher Education Budget Committee
The Kansas Legislature provides virtual access to committee meetings and floor action throughout the 2022 legislative session. Links to access the meetings can be found at kslegislature.org/li.
The Office of Government Relations will again provide weekly Legislative Updates through the remainder of the Legislative session, which is scheduled to adjourn in early May. The updates will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Fridays by Zoom.
Zoom details are below. You will be required to sign in with your K-State eID and password to access the meeting.
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If you have any questions regarding the Kansas Legislature, please contact Sue Peterson or Kristin Holt in the Office of Government Relations at 785-532-6227.