A bipartisan bill making key investments in several areas was signed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Monday.

 

House Bill 2510 makes investments in areas important to "vulnerable" Kansans, such as education, economic development, mental health, senior services and veterans' services.

 

HB2510 ensures funding for services such as 9-8-8, the state's new suicide prevention hotline. It also increases funding to community mental health services, and also expands those services in areas such as south-central Kansas.

 

Furthermore, the bill allows for historic levels of funding to state universities, allowing them to freeze tuition and knock down a significant barrier to higher education.

 

A full copy of the press release, sent out by the governor's office, can be find here.