Background History The 1992 Legislature enacted the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act (SDFQPA) to replace the School District Equalization Act, which allowed wide disparities in tax rates and expenditures for school districts. The SDFQPA was based on a weighted student formula that provided a base amount of money per student, and also providedContinue reading “BASE and CPI-U Midwest”
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Eating Disorder Prevention Laws
Each year, approximately 10,200 individuals in the United States die from an eating disorder (ED), making it the second deadliest mental health disorder. The prevalence of eating disorders has risen in the past decade, with the most significant increase in diagnoses occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to an increase in ED diagnoses, severalContinue reading “Eating Disorder Prevention Laws”
Uses of Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Funds
The Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund (PGAGF) is designed to support programs to address problem gambling and other addictions. The fund is administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), with revenue collected from traditional lottery, casino gaming, and sports wagering. Background The “Problem Gambling Grants Fund” was created by 2000Continue reading “Uses of Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Funds”
Unified School District Open Enrollment Statutes
Open enrollment allows students to select and transfer to a public school of their choosing rather than attending a public school based on where they live. It is one of the school choice policies employed most frequently in the Unites States. State open enrollment statutes and regulations typically address intra-district (within district) enrollment, inter-district (betweenContinue reading “Unified School District Open Enrollment Statutes”
Presidential Preference Primary Election
States may use presidential preference primary elections to determine which candidate for each political party will run for the office of President and Vice President of the United States in the state’s general election on November 5, 2024. Some states, including Kansas, hold their state primary election and presidential primary election on different dates. StateContinue reading “Presidential Preference Primary Election”
Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana use is legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 24 states and the District of Columbia. In recent years, several bills were introduced to legalize medical or recreational marijuana use in Kansas. Legislation that would have legalized medical marijuana in Kansas received a floorContinue reading “Medical Marijuana”
Health Insurance Mandates in Kansas
This article examines required insurance benefits in Kansas law, the “test track” requirements for the Legislature’s consideration of proposed mandates, and any anticipated reporting from the State Employee Health Plan (SEHP). What is a mandate? Statutes added in Kansas insurance law require certain health care providers be paid for services rendered (provider mandates) or beContinue reading “Health Insurance Mandates in Kansas”
Telehealth: Status of Flexibilities
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in early 2020 and the federal declaration of a public health emergency (PHE), both the federal government and the State of Kansas responded by issuing orders to waive regulations pertaining to telehealth to ease access to medical care for individuals. The PHE ended onContinue reading “Telehealth: Status of Flexibilities”
Community Support Waiver
Community Support Waiver Services The 2022 Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Modernization (Special Committee) recommended the development of a Home and Community Based Services Community Support Waiver (CSW) to serve youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) who need less intensive services and supports than those provided on the existingContinue reading “Community Support Waiver”
Right to Repair
What’s the Problem? Consumers want the ability to repair their own products, whether it be digital, medical, or agricultural equipment. Many manufacturers of those products have made instructions, diagnostics, and repair tools proprietary so that consumers can only go to the original equipment manufacturer or its authorized dealerships and technicians for replacement parts and repairContinue reading “Right to Repair”
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