“A special endowment designed to provide stable long-term support for the Children’s Initiative Fund has already been raided frequently. From 2001 through 2015, about $180 million was used from the endowment to address budget shortfalls as funds were funneled into the general fund…
“The prudent move is to keep the CIF intact, along with the Children’s Cabinet, which is cognizant of funding and has stipulated strong standards for CIF-funded programs.
“Consider too the recipients of this funding. They represent the future of Kansas. They are our children.
“Too much uncertainty arises when programs designed for the well-being of Kansas children are folded into a depleted state general fund.”
Read more here: http://cjonline.com/opinion/2016-01-19/editorial-diverting-allocations-childrens-programs-general-fund-dangerous