TOPEKA, Kan. — A bill changing the funding source for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center near Yoder is working its way through the legislative process.
According to the legislature's website, House Bill 2491 would shift deposits of fees previously credited to the Law Enforcement Training Center Fund (Fund) to the State General Fund (SGF).
Currently, the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) receives revenue from a surcharge on vehicle registration, municipal court filing fees, and docket fees. The bill would remove references to the Fund and direct the State Treasurer to make these deposits to the SGF rather than the Fund.
During the House hearing on the bill, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office provided proponent testimony on the bill, stating the KLETC provides training for law enforcement recruits and noted that use of SGF money would be more adequate than fee funding.
A representative from KLETC provided proponent testimony addressing fee adjustments, expenditures, and revenue.
Conferees stated the KLETC has a broad reach to all law enforcement agencies in Kansas.
The full House passed the bill on Thursday, 122-0 and a hearing on the Senate side in the Ways and Means committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m.
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