The Children’s Initiative Fund would retain its current structure, a rebuff of a proposal from Gov. Sam Brownback, but the governor would be able to delay pension payments to keep the state budget afloat under legislation approved Monday by the Senate’s budget committee.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 9-2 to send the budget adjustments to the full Senate. Lawmakers need to either reduce spending or boost revenue by more than $175 million to balance the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.