Tag Archives: Reports to 2024 Kansas Legislature

Report of the Special Committee on Elections to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

As election integrity has been a topic of consideration for the Legislature over the past several sessions, the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) authorized the Special Committee on Elections (Committee) to continue study on advance voting ballots, voter roll maintenance, and other issues related to election security.

Report of the Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

HB 2158, enacted in 2021 and codified at KSA 46-3901, established the Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight (Committee), composed of 13 members, and and charged the Committee to review:

● Data on child maltreatment and
demographic trends impacting the childwelfare system;

● The duties, responsibilities, and
contributions of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Department of Corrections, law enforcement, and the Judicial Branch that comprisse and impact the child welfare system…

Report of the Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

The Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations (Committee), created in 1993, is required by KSA 2022 Supp. 46-2303 to:
Recommend modification of proposed gaming compacts and introduce resolutions approving proposed gaming compacts submitted by the Governor and recommend that such resolutions be adopted or be not adopted, or report such resolutions without recommendation, and notify the Governor, in writing, of the Committee’s action; and Meet, discuss, and hold hearings on issues
concerning state and tribal relations.

Report of the Special Committee on Mental Health to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

The Special Committee on Mental Health (Committee) was created by the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) and granted three meeting days. The LCC directed the Committee to study the following topics:The K-12 Mental Health Intervention Team (MHIT) Program;
● Certified community behavioral health
clinics (CCBHCs);

● 988 and suicide prevention programs;

● Behavioral health workforce; and

● The potential for Wichita to serve as a location for behavioral health excellence as a result of ongoing efforts, including the new South Central Mental Health facility, and the potential for creation of mental health hubs across the state.

Report of the Special Committee on Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rate Methodology to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

In 2023, enacted HB 2184 Sec. 35(d) created the Special Committee on Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rate Methodology (Committee) to take a holistic view of the nursing facility reimbursement rate methodology, including cost center caps and an acuity-based add on.

Report of the Special Committee on Restricted Driving Privileges to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

The Special Committee on Restricted Driving Privileges (Committee) was created by the Legislative Coordinating Council to evaluate various policy options, including provisions proposed in 2023 SB 2, and to make recommendations for reform of laws relating to restricted driving privileges for certain drivers. The Committee was authorized to meet for two days.

Report of the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

The Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and KanCare Oversight (Committee) operates pursuant to KSA 2022 Supp. 39-7,159, et seq. The previous Joint Committee on HCBS Oversight was created by the 2008 Legislature in House Sub. for SB 365. In HB 2025, the 2013 Legislature renamed and expanded the scope of the Joint Committee on HCBS Oversight to add the oversight of KanCare (the State’s Medicaid managed care program). The Committee oversees long-term care (LTC) services, including HCBS, which are to be provided through a comprehensive and coordinated system throughout the state. The system, in part, is designed to emphasize a delivery concept of self-direction, individual choice, services in home and community settings, and privacy.

Report of Special Committee on Taxation to the 2024 Kansas Legislature

The Special Committee on Taxation (Committee) was created by the Legislative Coordinating Council to study entity-based sales tax exemptions, the extent of tax credits in Kansas, the authorization of local sales taxes, and property valuation issues, especially those associated with 2023 Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611. The Committee was authorized to meet for two days