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Majority Leader Croft moved the adjournment; the Speaker recognized the motion and members responded with \"ayes,\" after which the Speaker declared the ayes had it and adjourned the House.

No recorded roll-call vote or further legislative action was taken in the transcript beyond the voice vote to adjourn.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","State of the State Address 01/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","After Governor Laura Kelly concluded the State of the State address, the House majority leader moved to adjourn until Jan. 16. The motion passed by voice vote.","taxTitle","Legislative, Kansas","taxId",15098,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6387347,"Kelly seeks Office of Natural Resources, proposes $30 million boost to water funding to protect Ogallala aquifer",142,1870000,2012000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf&start=1870&end=2012","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf/thumbnail_1870000.jpg","/articles/6387347/Kansas/Kelly-seeks-Office-of-Natural-Resources-proposes-30-million-boost-to-water-funding-to-protect-Ogallala-aquifer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387347-80dbb71fcc2b9ccfcba013adc56bd605/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180194&Signature=j3NCblocNscMW6ltbccyvljuhWrgJ-3moE12juGGLeikOTfbJlCiCInYqMVggaUjcFDQw7M33GgoXi4uTGmcXinndNmyew9C5iiftf0DFPgmcpyjWoxmvKgRikswn4eNA1k3~Z-uhg5ZB-~s75~WF~4lG8saYVHY3FE1to5myN-CN-LGryvmfpCUNDVkYR86EHrhoR3mIz6AupM-~hvnMGwm86cSxbZ~29DBIpyei2Xc6lucHejqFsJV4DNb-CIpkJissz6GqCTdLC6s878o1ITRJZHIB91PT7OrgIAPtCC9A2K84v5eJo4xnc3v2qqfHoGyC2o3fqRq~NrJS~lNUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Laura Kelly urged lawmakers to streamline water management and increase state investment to protect groundwater supplies, particularly the Ogallala aquifer in western Kansas.

\"Forget making it 75 years down the road. Some parts of western Kansas don't have groundwater enough to last another 25 years,\" Kelly said. She proposed creating an Office of Natural Resources to replace the current, fragmented structure — which she said involves 14 separate agencies — and said more coordination is required to stabilize supplies and expand reservoir capacity.

Kelly noted the Kansas Water Authority engaged more than 1,500 stakeholders statewide and said the state should adopt a \"multi-generational promise\" to protect water for the next two generations. On funding, she said the Legislature provided $35 million per year for five years last year and that her budget would propose an additional $30 million, bringing total annual investment to $90 million.

The governor described the proposal as a long-term strategic effort that will vary by region. She did not provide statutory language or a timeline for creating the proposed office; those implementation details were not specified in the address.","Governor Laura Kelly proposed creating an Office of Natural Resources and adding $30 million to state water funding, saying parts of western Kansas could run out of groundwater in 25 years and outlining a goal to stabilize supplies for two generations.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6387352,"Kelly urges Medicaid expansion, says failure to expand cost Kansas millions",103,2133000,2236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf&start=2133&end=2236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf/thumbnail_2133000.jpg","/articles/6387352/Kansas/Kelly-urges-Medicaid-expansion-says-failure-to-expand-cost-Kansas-millions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387352-746a809c3feba598da564ee2a4df5097/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180194&Signature=SGb4~pevXg4t2FysLdUes3a~W5lGBKoiSBnQJ8HbthcmVaGBrR6UD7O2DZa58n9F6v4qVgJg20W4I9Aro1Gl74yMVuPk7CughnZJg1q-xlnQcg7YhOUvcUv~WelmoACUmLhPc5~W~q-dGrOmX58vhoz1EjmhonhTHpVJ6kcGLsGQ0f-G5h2pMj2fg3Y4VXrKiQXIerrodP6HfyMSApMBcp4y7JvDwkQJtr3jR0OtmhKD4O1wJaPG~NxC7dojJJrBemCxxfIU2BbtHOwIpjeQropVlJi1oDm2y8z8stXJU2OgD9HBGWs0SlFNAHY8ysooiUUbx9IxUh0ux91vpKWinw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Laura Kelly urged the Legislature to approve Medicaid expansion this year, saying the state's refusal to expand has been costly and that surrounding states have already expanded the program.

\"The only reason we haven't expanded Medicaid is partisan politics,\" Kelly said. \"In 2022, the cost to Kansas taxpayers was $68,500,000. In '23, $71,500,000. In '24, $61,800,000. And if we don't expand Medicaid this year, 2025, it will cost Kansas taxpayers another $78,300,000.\"

Kelly said over $280 million in state taxpayer dollars have been spent because expansion was not implemented and that roughly $7.6 billion in federal funds have been left unused. She argued those dollars could have provided property tax relief and other benefits to Kansans, and called expansion a fiscal as well as a health policy issue.

Kelly did not identify specific legislative language or a bill number in her address; she said she would reintroduce the proposal this session.","Governor Laura Kelly called on the Legislature to expand Medicaid, saying not expanding has cost Kansas taxpayers tens of millions annually and left billions in federal funds unclaimed.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6387360,"Kelly pledges seventh straight full school funding, highlights literacy blueprint and free lunches",190,1775000,1965000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf&start=1775&end=1965","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf/thumbnail_1775000.jpg","/articles/6387360/Kansas/Kelly-pledges-seventh-straight-full-school-funding-highlights-literacy-blueprint-and-free-lunches","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387360-d58027e42fe4b14e0dc9225ce4fb60bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180194&Signature=RlDzoB3zi9hPFElucPvn3HLmbiAkMXqYFeus-4JRKhs6Ar1Wljp35dplRIAbXOCOdQttrkZHyfRDxJrRF~NOR5hi-7MPe9EWvD4Ydf15C0BsXERdQxF3CPYY2gp1kEM5atiH5casK06ActB1m4-Cqy6Y0BQsfSCgCupTzeYu6Jhp5E5kvmws8DmpvzlqcB5UewozAku-9m1nf8lMvQ7bZClfEta2vXts8m6elEkTDmWFE7bNER8lhrYmmla~ObrzH6BglFp7UBs1z4380ER-ijGsKz64YJ8r70DxcHs5V6Z8hgJDbRbZ59BiTOtI2bOXnfTMzbN8cc3RKAaxYIcB3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Laura Kelly told a joint session of the Kansas Legislature she will again fully fund public schools and vowed to oppose any effort to divert public-school dollars to private schools.

\"My budget proposal this year will again, for the seventh consecutive year, fully fund our public schools,\" Kelly said. \"I will continue to reject any attempt, no matter what it looks like, to reroute public taxpayer dollars to private schools.\"

Kelly cited a recent $75 million state investment in special education — described in her address as the largest single-year investment in state history — and said that investment puts Kansas on track to fully fund special education by the 2028–29 school year. She also praised the bipartisan \"Blueprint for Literacy,\" an initiative she said was championed by former state senator Molly Baumgartner and Dr. Cynthia Lane, who stepped down from the Kansas Board of Regents to direct the new effort. The governor said the blueprint aims to bring 90 percent of students to the reading benchmark by 2033.

On childhood hunger, Kelly proposed offering free school lunches to more than 35,000 Kansas students, many in rural areas, and invited Connie Voatz — identified during the address as director of nutrition services for USD 480 in Liberal and president of the Kansas School Nutrition Association — to the chamber. Kelly said 87 percent of students in USD 480 qualify for free or reduced-price meals and that expanding free lunches would reduce stigma and streamline administration for districts.

Kelly framed continued school funding, literacy work and nutrition support as part of preparing children for long-term success and preserving the Kansas way of life.","Governor Laura Kelly told lawmakers she will again fully fund public schools, cited a $75 million special education investment, and proposed free school lunches for more than 35,000 students as part of measures to support children and rural communities.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6387365,"Kelly proposes Office of Early Childhood to cut red tape for families and providers",119,1735000,1854000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf&start=1735&end=1854","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116578-3e1c1f364b752a9442f0d91dbe2344cf/thumbnail_1735000.jpg","/articles/6387365/Kansas/Kelly-proposes-Office-of-Early-Childhood-to-cut-red-tape-for-families-and-providers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387365-e8e2e5e0a31ba0d76fcf23ef5a86d73f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180194&Signature=dcma3ILRkYQ8~MmxMv5X7I1GTp3PIGmRzLETnDQuZ22sXcTcQslEglXIZQFQDoqqJklLOuDlHFXXXMh4fjUgIbbwmf3rClNeaPeIA9Sbr65gb-R0vFSGeYkkFsWFjW5USD3QTk7N9014ZPSaCK0b9APiYsxXOEwwEFo~U9WU6qRQy~EPwspeMbDksXS6zNqPSXGi5M-lmcFZZn0oheh3ODhVYQj2ymxnweupoMMM8ZoWvE9HX~s5VmULJ2pmOWB0IgUrf7L0xEtzwNxiY~EQ8pI1lCFBET9WKoJEkU96uiJjXUBNN~bhXu3LFjMxYktcNYLXfvvpBb3xYwFUyA~SFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Laura Kelly urged the Kansas Legislature to create an Office of Early Childhood to consolidate early childhood programs spread across multiple agencies and to make services easier for families and providers to access.

\"A system overloaded with bureaucracy might be manageable for some parents and for some providers, but it is a nightmare for most families who don't have the time or the resources to plow through the maze of unnecessary paperwork,\" Kelly said during her State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature on Jan. 15. \"Let's put the functions of these agencies under one roof, the Office of Early Childhood. Let's offer a one-stop shop for young families, for child care providers, and for businesses to access early childhood services.\"

Kelly said early childhood services in Kansas are currently siloed in four different state agencies, requiring families to contact multiple places when seeking care and requiring providers to work with separate agencies for licensing, financial aid and start-up assistance. She cited Missouri, North Dakota and Arkansas as states that have already centralized such functions and said the proposal enjoys bipartisan support in Kansas. Kelly said more than 700 child care providers, business leaders and families have backed the one-stop concept and that it passed the Kansas House last session with 110 votes.

Kelly framed the consolidation as a workforce and economic issue, saying reducing administrative hurdles would help add child care capacity and support parents entering or remaining in the workforce. \"We are on track to add more child care capacity in the next two years than we have in the last 15,\" she said.

If lawmakers pursue the proposal, Kelly did not identify which existing agency functions would be moved first or how the office would be staffed; those implementation details were not specified in her address.","Governor Laura Kelly urged lawmakers to consolidate early childhood services into a single Office of Early Childhood, saying four agencies now manage overlapping programs and that the change has bipartisan support and passed the Kansas House last session.","actionData","errors"]

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