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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas establishes addiction counselor apprentice license and sets application fees
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas establishes a new addiction counselor apprentice license for individuals employed at qualifying mental health and treatment centers, while authorizing the board to set related licensing fees up to $100. The apprentice license requires direct supervision by an independently licensed professional, lasts up to 60 months, and cannot be renewed or reissued.
Expands workforce pathways for addiction counselors by allowing trainees to practice under direct supervision while setting new fee caps up to $100 for the apprentice credential.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Addiction counselor apprentices
Individuals gain a new licensing pathway to practice under direct supervision at qualifying facilities, subject to a 60-month expiration limit and fee caps.
Community mental health centers
Facilities are authorized to employ individuals under the newly established addiction counselor apprentice license.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 11, 2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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