# TEA Meeting Oct 29th, 2026

The Kansas Postsecondary Technical Education Authority (TEA) met on October 29, 2026, to review technical and community college activities, programs, workforce needs, and policy matters. The Authority approved the minutes and a consent agenda that included three program approvals—Barton Community College’s paraprofessional program, Coffeyville Community College’s Diesel Technology program, and Fort Hays Tech Northwest’s Electrical Power Distribution program—along with related Promise Scholarship and Excel/CTE fee items. It also approved goals for the Authority and moved Budget and Finance Committee meetings to 1:30 p.m. beginning in December. Staff reported that discussions on possible Excel/CTE proviso and statutory revisions remain exploratory, with broader stakeholder input planned; no contract awards or vendor selections were identified.

Members and college representatives highlighted funding and facility initiatives, including a $380,000 Patterson Foundation grant for Allen County Community College’s CDL program, a roughly $2.2 million first-year Title III grant for Seward County Community College, a reported $67 million downtown health and wellness center at Kansas City Kansas Community College, and a $3 million federal appropriation for that campus. Other projects included a planned Boeing workforce training center and an advanced manufacturing lab and community maker space in Goodland. The Kansas Nursing Pathways Project reported progress on a centralized nursing-school application system, supported by KBOR funding, while college representatives emphasized the need for continued investment in technical education. These were reported initiatives; the transcript does not record procurement awards for them.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Sources
- [TEA Meeting Oct 29th, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH10GxwRBGw) - KBOR Kansas