• Pay differential: For state employees the state will make up any difference between the pay and allowances National Guard members and reservists receive from the military and their state salary at the time they were called to active duty. The maximum paid would be $1,000 per month. (Accomplished via Executive Directive)
• Activation payment: There will be a one time payment of $1,000 made to state employees upon activation for 180 days or more. These payments will be made retroactively to all National Guard members and reservists who have been activated since September 11, 2001. (Accomplished via Executive Directive)
• Tuition Assistance: the tuition to attend state universities, community colleges, or vocational technical colleges will be covered for dependents of Kansas residents who are killed in the line of duty while in the United States armed forces or the Kansas National Guard. (Requires Legislative Approval)
• In-state Tuition for Military Family Members: Any dependent of a member of the United States armed forces stationed in Kansas will be allowed to qualify for in-state tuition; their tuition status will not change to out of state as long as they are consecutively enrolled at a regent institution even if their sponsor's status changes due to a new assignment. (Requires Legislative Approval)
• Refund or Credit for Tuition: The Board of Regents will enact a system-wide policy stating that when a member of the armed forces who is a student in a Kansas regent institution is activated and must leave school, that person will be given a refund or credit for the tuition paid. (Requires Board of Regents Approval)
• Emergency Relief: An advisory board will begin processing requests for the Kansas Military Emergency Relief Fund. (Accomplished via the Adjutant General's Office)
• State Agency Review: A letter from the Governor and Lt. Governor has been sent to all state agencies calling for a review of policies and procedures to identify additional assistance that can be given to any members of the military. (Accomplished via a letter from the Governor/Lt. Governor to the Cabinet)
• Governor's Military Affairs Coordinating Council: An executive order will be signed to revamp this council following the decommissioning of the Governor's Strategic Military Planning Commission. This commission has the primary duties of supporting members of the military stationed in Kansas, promoting the important role of the military in the state and optimizing the military presence in Kansas. (Accomplished via an Executive Order)
• State Income Tax Filings: The Secretary of Revenue shall continue reviewing to ensure full compliance with federal law extending tax return filing dates and other required payments and reports for military personnel serving in a combat zone and their families. (Accomplished via a letter from the Governor/Lt. Governor to the Cabinet)
• Free Hunting and Fishing Licenses: Kansas Guard Members can receive annual hunting and fishing licenses without charge in State Fiscal Year 2006. (Included in the Governor's Budget)

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