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Fiscal Facts 2025

Kansas Fiscal Facts includes information on the Kansas state budget. It is intended to inform legislators and others, particularly those without budget experience, by providing basic budgetary facts. Information contained in this document reflects expenditures approved by the 2025 Legislature for state fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026). Comparison information to prior yearsContinue reading “Fiscal Facts 2025”

Costs of and Laws to Reduce Distracted Driving

This memorandum provides information on restrictions on use of electronic devices while driving in the laws of all states and the District of Columbia. It also summarizes costs of distracted driving in Kansas, state laws prohibiting distracted driving in general, the specific activities or actions the state laws prohibit, exemptions to device-use bans, and applicable fines and other penalties.

Kansas School Finance System, 2024

This memorandum describes the current school finance system operating in Kansas. This includes the calculation of State Foundation Aid, the various weightings used to determine a school district’s weighted enrollment, the local option budget (LOB), Capital Outlay State Aid, Capital Improvement State Aid, Special Education State Aid, and Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) employer contributions. Unless necessary to provide context, the history of changes to the school finance system is not discussed.