This bill mandates that the head of each state agency in Kansas must certify the number of full-time positions funded by the state general fund that have been vacant for over 180 days. Instead of abolishing these positions, as previously required, the bill now stipulates that the salaries and wages associated with these vacant positions will be lapsed from the state general fund accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The certification must be completed by June 30, 2025, and the director of the budget will then transmit this information to the director of accounts and reports.

Additionally, the bill updates the process for handling these vacant positions by removing the requirement for the secretary of administration to abolish them and instead focuses on lapsing the budgeted amounts for these positions. The bill clarifies that the term "state agency" refers to any agency named in the appropriation act of the 2025 regular session of the legislature. The act will take effect upon its publication in the Kansas register.