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AN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to child abuse or neglect and reports thereof; establishing a child abuse and neglect registry to be maintained by the secretary for children and families; requiring administrative hearings and an opportunity for appeal before placing an individual on the registry; allowing for expungement from the registry; limiting use of information on the registry; permitting the secretary to maintain other registries or records to meet federal requirements; voiding existing rules and regulations; requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding child custody disputes and that the secretary report to the legislature on such information; amending K.S.A. 59-2132 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223, 38-2272a, 65-516 and 75-7719 and repealing the existing sections.“Administers child care facility licensing and background checks”AN ACT concerning social workers; relating to attorney-client privilege; creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney; permitting attorneys to require certain licensed social workers to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege when working under the supervision of such attorney; amending K.S.A. 38-2224, 39-1402, 39-1403, 39-1431, 39-1432 and 65-6315 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223 and repealing the existing sections.AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions; transferring the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the department of health and environment to the Kansas council on developmental disabilities; amending K.S.A. 65-1,259 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning cannabis; creating the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; imposing a tax on the sale of cannabis and providing for the disposition of the revenues collected thereon; creating the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 21-5705a.AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.AN ACT concerning public assistance; requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establish continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are receiving services through a home and community based services waiver; requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance; directing the department of health and environment to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services; prohibiting certain public assistance program waivers or exemptions without legislative approval; prohibiting self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance programs; requiring redeterminations of eligibility for the caretaker medical assistance population every six months; limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program; requiring immediate termination of eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee; increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents; prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning education; relating to required reports of the state board of education and the state department of education; requiring the state board of education to report to the legislature on the federal financial assistance that is accepted, received or distributed by the state board; ending certain educational reporting requirements and applying expirations dates to other educational reporting requirements; amending K.S.A. 48-3406, 72-2291, 72-4355 and 72-5538 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3123, 72-3262, 72-3422a, 72-3574, 72-5170, 72-5178, 72-5179, 72-5462, 72-9944 and 74-50,234 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 48-3406a and 72-6320.AN ACT concerning the legislature; establishing the longitudinal data act; creating the division of longitudinal data in the legislative research department; authorizing the legislative coordinating council to appoint the director of the division; authorizing the director to hire employees thereof; providing for the development and management of the Kansas longitudinal data system to securely link and analyze education, workforce and related data; creating a publicly accessible online registry of educational and occupational credentials; restricting release of personally identifiable information; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for the legislature; amending K.S.A. 72-6314 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning housing; enacting the fast-track permits act; requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits for real estate development; requiring the secretary of health and environment to issue a decision within 45 days on an application for an authorization to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities under the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system general permit or a rainfall erosivity waiver.AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to the lay caregiver act; requiring the department of health and environment to audit hospital compliance with such act and report such audit results to the legislature; amending K.S.A. 65-431a and repealing the existing section.
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- Connected billsAN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to child abuse or neglect and reports thereof; establishing a child abuse and neglect registry to be maintained by the secretary for children and families; requiring administrative hearings and an opportunity for appeal before placing an individual on the registry; allowing for expungement from the registry; limiting use of information on the registry; permitting the secretary to maintain other registries or records to meet federal requirements; voiding existing rules and regulations; requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding child custody disputes and that the secretary report to the legislature on such information; amending K.S.A. 59-2132 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223, 38-2272a, 65-516 and 75-7719 and repealing the existing sections., AN ACT concerning social workers; relating to attorney-client privilege; creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney; permitting attorneys to require certain licensed social workers to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege when working under the supervision of such attorney; amending K.S.A. 38-2224, 39-1402, 39-1403, 39-1431, 39-1432 and 65-6315 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223 and repealing the existing sections., AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions; transferring the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the department of health and environment to the Kansas council on developmental disabilities; amending K.S.A. 65-1,259 and repealing the existing section. (+11 more)
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- Apr 9, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to child abuse or neglect and reports thereof; establishing a child abuse and neglect registry to be maintained by the secretary for children and families; requiring administrative hearings and an opportunity for appeal before placing an individual on the registry; allowing for expungement from the registry; limiting use of information on the registry; permitting the secretary to maintain other registries or records to meet federal requirements; voiding existing rules and regulations; requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding child custody disputes and that the secretary report to the legislature on such information; amending K.S.A. 59-2132 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223, 38-2272a, 65-516 and 75-7719 and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning social workers; relating to attorney-client privilege; creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney; permitting attorneys to require certain licensed social workers to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege when working under the supervision of such attorney; amending K.S.A. 38-2224, 39-1402, 39-1403, 39-1431, 39-1432 and 65-6315 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2223 and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2025State BillAN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions; transferring the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the department of health and environment to the Kansas council on developmental disabilities; amending K.S.A. 65-1,259 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning cannabis; creating the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; imposing a tax on the sale of cannabis and providing for the disposition of the revenues collected thereon; creating the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 21-5705a.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning public assistance; requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establish continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are receiving services through a home and community based services waiver; requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance; directing the department of health and environment to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services; prohibiting certain public assistance program waivers or exemptions without legislative approval; prohibiting self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance programs; requiring redeterminations of eligibility for the caretaker medical assistance population every six months; limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program; requiring immediate termination of eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee; increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents; prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 9, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning education; relating to required reports of the state board of education and the state department of education; requiring the state board of education to report to the legislature on the federal financial assistance that is accepted, received or distributed by the state board; ending certain educational reporting requirements and applying expirations dates to other educational reporting requirements; amending K.S.A. 48-3406, 72-2291, 72-4355 and 72-5538 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3123, 72-3262, 72-3422a, 72-3574, 72-5170, 72-5178, 72-5179, 72-5462, 72-9944 and 74-50,234 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 48-3406a and 72-6320.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning the legislature; establishing the longitudinal data act; creating the division of longitudinal data in the legislative research department; authorizing the legislative coordinating council to appoint the director of the division; authorizing the director to hire employees thereof; providing for the development and management of the Kansas longitudinal data system to securely link and analyze education, workforce and related data; creating a publicly accessible online registry of educational and occupational credentials; restricting release of personally identifiable information; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for the legislature; amending K.S.A. 72-6314 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2025State BillAN ACT concerning housing; enacting the fast-track permits act; requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits for real estate development; requiring the secretary of health and environment to issue a decision within 45 days on an application for an authorization to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities under the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system general permit or a rainfall erosivity waiver.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to the lay caregiver act; requiring the department of health and environment to audit hospital compliance with such act and report such audit results to the legislature; amending K.S.A. 65-431a and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning the environment; enacting the safe battery collection and recycling act; prohibiting the sale of covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer is part of a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; requiring battery stewardship organizations to submit a battery stewardship plan to the secretary of health and environment for approval; providing the responsibilities of battery stewardship organizations, including cost coverage and reimbursement to local governments; mandating the collection of covered batteries and setting criteria for collection sites and events; promoting the implementation of the battery stewardship plan through education, outreach and safety training; requiring annual reports from battery stewardship organizations, detailing financials, collection data and outreach efforts; mandating the department to publish approved plans and reports on its website, while protecting proprietary information; providing liability protection for compliance with an approved battery stewardship plan; allowing independent fee-based collection services under certain conditions; prohibiting improper disposal of covered batteries and outlining responsibilities for waste facilities; establishing penalties for violations of the act, including false statements and fee nonpayment; directing the department to review studies on expanding coverage to other products or batteries; allowing battery stewardship organizations to recover costs from noncompliant producers through civil actions; establishing the battery stewardship fund for administering the act; authorizing the secretary to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act; limiting the number of full time equivalent positions that the department can fill to administer and enforce the act; amending K.S.A. 65-3427 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2025State BillAN ACT concerning healthcare providers; relating to the healthcare provider insurance availability act; adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider; relating to the Kansas credentialing act; amending definitions to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies; relating to emergency medical service providers; establishing that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be authorized upon the order of a healthcare professional; permitting nonemergency ambulance services to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year; permitting certain emergency medical services in rural counties to operate with one emergency medical services provider; requiring entities placing automated external defibrillators for use within the state to register with the emergency medical services board; amending K.S.A. 40-3401, 65-5101, 65-6121 and 65-6149a and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-6112, 65-6119, 65-6120, 65-6129a, 65-6135 and 65-6144 and repealing the existing sections.
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