PRESS RELEASE – KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS<\/p>\n
(Topeka, Kansas) – Each Fall, the Kansas Board of Regents carries out its statutory responsibility to develop and submit to the Governor and Legislature a unified request for state appropriations for all postsecondary education. Today the Board approved this Unified State Appropriations Request for FY 2018 and FY 2019.<\/p>\n
While past requests have focused on funding increases requested for systemwide initiatives which have experienced increased enrollment, alongside possible enhancements which would allow for each institution to improve university programs and initiatives, this year the Board is advocating \u2013 above all else \u2013 for no additional state funding reductions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is critical to the Board that we do everything we can to communicate the role of our higher education system in addressing the workforce shortages Kansas will be facing if we don\u2019t increase the number of Kansans who hold some type of postsecondary credential,\u201d stated Zoe Newton, Chair of the Kansas Board of Regents. \u201cWe are requesting that the 2017 Legislature restore the $30.6 million which was cut from this current fiscal year, so funding amounts appropriated for the next two years reflect pre-allotment levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
As outlined in Foresight 2020, it is a major goal of the Board to increase the percentage of Kansans who have earned an industry-recognized technical certificate, associate degree, or bachelor\u2019s degree to at least 60 percent, if we are to prepare the workforce Kansas employers will need.<\/p>\n
Since September 2010, the Kansas Board of Regents has been executing a 10-year strategic agenda for the state\u2019s public higher education system. Entitled Foresight 2020, the plan sets long-range achievement goals to address attainment, economic alignment, and university excellence. These goals are seen as necessary for the economic prosperity of the state, and supported by meaningful metrics in order to ensure accountability.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the Board will be forwarding for future consideration additional narrative information on the top budget priority authored by each state university, along with the request to fully-fund the state\u2019s \u201cExcel in Career Technical Education\u201d initiative. On behalf of the state\u2019s 26 coordinated colleges, the Board will also request $4 million for general education courses and $5.8 million for career technical education courses, following the current funding formula for state aid.<\/p>\n
The Unified State Appropriations Request will now be sent to the Governor\u2019s budget office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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