TEA Program & Curriculum Committee, Oct 15, 2026

The Kansas Board of Regents Technical Education Program and Curriculum Committee meeting, identified in the title as October 15, 2026, considered new workforce-training programs, Promise Scholarship eligibility, and program fees. The committee approved for placement on the full board’s consent agenda Barton Community College’s paraprofessional technical certificate, Coffeyville Community College’s diesel technology technical certificate and associate of applied science, and Fort Hays Tech Northwest’s electrical power distribution technical certificate. Members also approved Promise Scholarship eligibility for Barton’s paraprofessional program and Fort Hays Tech Northwest’s electrical power distribution program. The approvals were treated as passed without objection; no vendor selections or contract awards were discussed.

Procurement-related discussion centered on the resources needed to establish the electrical power distribution program. Fort Hays Tech Northwest estimated initial implementation costs at about $249,600, including $185,000 for equipment and $63,360 for one new full-time faculty member. The college said local businesses and industry partners had pledged substantial equipment support, potentially reducing the equipment expense to nearly zero. Coffeyville said it was seeking external grant funding for diesel-program equipment, which would be used in an existing shop. The committee also approved fee requests for Barton and Coffeyville, including industry certification and graduation fees; the transcript does not specify amounts. Program discussions cited employer and school-district support, internships, equipment or materials, and workforce demand, but no specific purchasing action was recorded.