This publication contains briefs on timely topics that may be relevant during the current Legislative Session. Previous Briefing Book articles and more in-depth resources and memoranda continue to be updated with the latest information and are available here on the Kansas Legislative Research Department website. For this and future editions, the Briefing Book’s design isContinue reading “Briefing Book 2024”
Category Archives: Briefing Book
Community Supervision
In Kansas, three entities comprise the community supervision structure: Court Services, Community Corrections, and Parole Services.
Monkeypox (Mpox)
Elizabeth CohnSenior Research AnalystElizabeth.Cohn@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4382 Iraida OrrPrincipal Research AnalystIraida.Orr@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4408 Description, Reporting, and Case Numbers Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease, specifically an orthopoxvirus (1), and is in the smallpox virus family. The symptoms of mpox are primarily flu-like (such as fever, headache, muscle aches and backaches, chills, and exhaustion). In addition, a rashContinue reading “Monkeypox (Mpox)”
Local Community Involvement in Economic Development Projects
Chardae CaineFiscal AnalystChardae.Caine@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3183 Edward PennerSenior EconomistEdward.Penner@klrd.ks.gov785-291-0733 This brief provides information on how communities collaboratively prepare for economic development projects. Considerations for Economic Development Projects Preparing for new business ventures in a community includes many stakeholders, such as economic development leaders, universities and colleges, housing developers, and other current business leaders. These stakeholders collaborate to defineContinue reading “Local Community Involvement in Economic Development Projects”
KanCare: Waivers and MCO Contracts
Megan LeopoldSenior Fiscal AnalystMegan.Leopold@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4419 Elizabeth CohnSenior Research AnalystElizabeth.Cohn@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4382 The Kansas Medicaid program, KanCare, is a jointly funded state and federal government program that provides health coverage to qualifying individuals. States can choose how to administer their own Medicaid program within federal guidelines, creating programs that vary from state to state. To allow this flexibility, theContinue reading “KanCare: Waivers and MCO Contracts”
Child Welfare System Oversight in Kansas
Natalie NelsonPrincipal Research AnalystNatalie.Nelson@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4418 Iraida OrrPrincipal Research AnalystIraida.Orr@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4408 Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 A number of efforts have been undertaken in the last decade to provide oversight for the child welfare system in Kansas. A brief history of such efforts and recent developments follows. Legislative Committees, Task Forces, and Working Groups Special Committee on Foster CareContinue reading “Child Welfare System Oversight in Kansas”
Workers’ Compensation and Mental Health Benefit Limits
Matthew WillisSenior Research AnalystMatthew.Willis@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4443 Elaina RudderResearch AnalystElaina.Rudder@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4395 History of Workers’ Compensation Workers’ compensation systems in the United States have existed since the early 20th century with Wisconsin’s being the first in 1911 and Mississippi’s being the most recent in 1948. Unlike other worker safety nets such as unemployment insurance or disability benefits, workers’ compensation systemsContinue reading “Workers’ Compensation and Mental Health Benefit Limits”
Mental Health Beds in Kansas for Adults
Dayton LaMunyonFiscal AnalystDayton.LaMunyon@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4405 Iraida OrrPrincipal Research AnalystIraida.Orr@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4408 Psychiatric Hospital Treatment In Kansas, the highest level of care for adults experiencing severe mental illness is provided in psychiatric hospitals. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) oversees state-run psychiatric hospitals and licenses private psychiatric hospitals. Pursuant to the 1990 Mental Health Reform Act, theContinue reading “Mental Health Beds in Kansas for Adults”
Correctional Facilities Pay Plan
Shirley MorrowPrincipal Fiscal AnalystShirley.Morrow@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3542 Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 Staffing at Correctional Facilities Retaining existing staff and trying to hire new staff is a national challenge at correctional facilities, including the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC). In fall 2021, the Secretary of Corrections (Secretary) testified before the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight regardingContinue reading “Correctional Facilities Pay Plan”
Education Savings Accounts
States adopt three main types of policies to expand private school choice: school voucher programs, scholarship tax credit programs, and education savings accounts (ESAs). ESA programs involve the deposit of public funds into government-administered accounts. Eligible students and their parents can use the funds for a variety of purposes, including private school tuition, tutoring, andContinue reading “Education Savings Accounts”
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