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KS HB2237
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
- Increases the maximum annual employee award or bonus from $3,500 to $10,000 per state employee per fiscal year
- Explicitly authorizes hiring, recruitment, and retention bonuses as part of the state employee award and recognition program
- Eliminates the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations for the program, replacing it with general oversight requirements
- Requires state agencies to submit annual reports by August 1 to the secretary of administration detailing monetary awards paid by category and dollar amount
- Requires the secretary of administration to compile and report award information to the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Ways and Means Committee at the beginning of each legislative session
Legislative Description
Authorizing hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies' employee award and recognition program, increasing the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000, eliminating the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations and requiring such secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses.
Last Action
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Ways and Means
3/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means3/21/2025
Appropriations2/4/2025
Full Bill Text
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