February 2, 2021
Legislative Update
The Kansas Legislature enters the fourth week of the session. Over the next weeks, the Legislature will turn its attention to the budget hearings, review and recommendations for FY 2022. The higher education budget hearings will be held the week of Feb. 8.
This week on Tuesday, Feb. 2, the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on House Bill 2101, the bill to extend the University Engineering Initiative Act until 2031.
The Kansas Legislature will provide virtual access to committee meetings and floor action throughout the 2021 legislative session. Links to access the meetings can be found at www.kslegislature.org/li/.
The Office of Government Relations will again provide weekly Legislative Review Sessions through the remainder of the session to discuss the previous week and upcoming hearings and meetings. The next Legislative Review Session will be at noon Friday, Feb. 5, by Zoom. Zoom details are below. You will be required to sign in with your K-State eID and password to access the meeting.
Join Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 971 9078 3478
Passcode: 978743
The information can also be obtained by contacting the Government Relations Office at 785-532-6227 or email kstategr@k-state.edu.
Throughout the Kansas legislative session, the Office of Government Relations maintains a list of legislation pertaining to higher education, K-State and state agency operations. To subscribe to the listserv email kstategr@k-state.edu.
If you have any questions regarding the Kansas Legislature, please contact Sue Peterson or Kristin Holt in the Office of Government Relations.