The Kansas Board of Regents is asking the governor and Legislature to restore funds cut earlier this year.
The regents Wednesday approved a proposal to do so, unanimously and without comment.
For fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the proposal recommends restoring approximately $30 million per year sliced out of the fiscal 2017 budget.
Governor Sam Brownback announced the cut in May. It represented a 4 percent reduction to higher education amid a troubled state revenue situation.