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Kansas state budget (2010-2011)

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Kansas faced an estimated $510 million budget gap for FY 2011 and the Kansas state legislature passed a $13.7 billion state budget.[1][2]

Going into the fiscal year Kansas had a total state debt of $15,434,845,450 when calculated by adding the total of outstanding debt, pension and OPEB UAAL’s, unemployment trust funds and the 2010 budget gap as of July 2010.[3]


2011 State spending & deficit in billions[4]
Total spending Gen government Human services Education Protection Transport Agriculture Debt
$14.2 $.825 $4.9 $3.6 $.68 $1 $.18 $.51
2011 Local spending & deficit in billions[4]
Total spending Pension Healthcare Education Welfare Protection Transport Deficit
$15.6 $0.1 $1.3 $5.6 $0.2 $1.1 $.9 $15.4

Fiscal Year 2011

In April 2011, state officials said that they expected the state would generate nearly $5.8 billion in general revenues, which was down $10 million from a prior projection.[5]

In Dec. 2010, the National Conference of State Legislatures said that the state faced a midyear shortfall of $59 million, which represented 1% of the FY2011 state budget.[6]

State revenues for FY2010 were 2%, or $99 million, short of expectations. The state took in $5.2 billion instead of the expected $5.3 billion.[7]

Budget background

See also: Kansas state budget and finances

The Kansas state fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30. On October 1 all of the state's agencies submit their budget requests to the Governor and the Legislature. Kansas had 20 state agencies which operate on an biennial system but were authorized to file budget adjustment requests every other year. The Governor presents the proposed budget to both the House and the Senate for consideration. From February through April state officials deliberate on the proposed budget. By early June the Governor evaluates any and all changes before a final decision was approved.[8]

Budget figures

The following table provides a history of Kansas' expenditures and gross domestic product (GDP).

Fiscal Year Expenditures (billions) GDP (billions)
2000 $14.4[9] $82.8[9]
2001 $15.6[9] $86.4[9]
2002 $16.7[9] $89.6[9]
2003 $17.5[9] $93.6[9]
2004 $18.4[9] $98.4[9]
2005 $18.9[9] $103.3[9]
2006 $20.3[9] $110.6[9]
2007 $21.7[9] $117.3[9]
2008 $23.3[9] $124.4[9]
2009 $24.9*[9] $131.9*[9]
  • NOTE: The figures for FY 2009 won't be finalized until the end of the fiscal year.

Prior Budgets

Kansas started FY 2010 July 1, 2009 with a deficit of $160 million. Gov. Mark Parkinson received a memorandum the next day on July 2, 2009 from the Director of the Budget explaining needed adjustments and proposing an allotment plan for appropriations.[10]August 2009 revenue figures were $7.8 million higher than projected.[11][12][13]

2008-2009 budget

See also: Kansas state budget (2008-2009)

Accounting principles

The Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit is the audit agency of Kansas government. The Legislative Post Audit Committee was a bipartisan committee comprising five senators and five representatives. Audit reports were published online. Barbara J. Hinton was Kansas Legislative Post Auditor.[14][15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ABC News "Kan. Senate Approves $13.6 Billion Budget" May 5, 2010
  2. ↑ The Wichita Eagle "Shortfall for '11 state budget tops $500 million" April 17, 2010
  3. ↑ State Budget Solutions “States Hide Trillions in Debt” July 22, 2010
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Office of the Governor, Budget Report FY 2011 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "usas" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MKCKS00.htm Businessweek "Kan. forecasters cut revenue projections $32 million" April 15, 2011[
  6. ↑ The Wall Street Journal “States Face Budget Shortfalls of $26.7 Billion“ Dec. 8, 2010
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named prepare
  8. ↑ State of Kansas Legislative Research Department, "Legislator briefing book state finance budget overview," accessed March 4,2009
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 US Government Spending, "Kansas State and Local spending," accessed February 26,2009
  10. ↑ Kansas Department of Administration, “FY 2010 State General Fund Allotments,” July 2, 2009 (dead link)
  11. ↑ Gov. Parkinson Press Release, “Governor Parkinson’s statement on August revenue,” August 31, 2009
  12. ↑ Kansas Watchdog.org, “Kansas 2010 Budget Crisis,” October 2, 2009
  13. ↑ Gov. Parkinson Press Release, “Governor Parkinson’s statement on September revenue,” September 30, 2009
  14. ↑ National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers Web site, accessed October 22, 2009
  15. ↑ Audit reports
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