Highlights is a summary of major legislation passed during the Session. This edition contains summaries from 20 major topics, including Education Finance and Policy, Fentanyl Test Strips, Childhood Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations, State Budget and Water Funding, and Workforce Development Laws. Download a printable version of 2023 Legislative Highlights here (PDF). Read on forContinue reading “Legislative Highlights 2023”
Category Archives: Publications
Budget Analysis FY 2024
The Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Analysis is provided to assist the Legislature in the review of agency budget requests and the Governor’s budget recommendations for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. This report contains the individual analyses of state agency budgets, including the agency budget requests and the Governor’s recommendations. The Legislative Research Department’s analysis pertainsContinue reading “Budget Analysis FY 2024”
Community Supervision
In Kansas, three entities comprise the community supervision structure: Court Services, Community Corrections, and Parole Services.
Mail Ballot Return Deadlines
Elaina RudderResearch AnalystElaina.Rudder@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4395 Jill ShelleyPrincipal Research AnalystJill.Shelley@klrd.ks.gov785-296-8085 According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), all states offer some option for voting outside of a polling place through absentee, advance, or mail ballots (terminology varies by state). The deadline for receipt of these ballots by election officials varies by state, from the day beforeContinue reading “Mail Ballot Return Deadlines”
Juvenile Fines and Fees
Meredith FryResearch AnalystMeredith.Fry@klrd.ks.gov785-296-7882 Lindsay ArcherResearch AnalystLindsay.Archer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4440 Jillian BlockResearch AnalystJillian.Block@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4420 In Kansas, juveniles can be assessed multiple types of fines and fees associated with their involvement in the juvenile justice system. These fines and fees include case filing fees, offender registration fees, attorney representation fees, and expungement filing fees. In addition, other costs that can beContinue reading “Juvenile Fines and Fees”
State Campaign Finance Disclosures
Elaina RudderResearch AnalystElaina.Rudder@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4395 Jillian BlockResearch AnalystJillian.Block@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4420 Campaign finance disclosure laws vary by state, but most states have two general requirements for candidates for office, political committees, and other entities that primarily work to elect or defeat candidate. They must: One purpose of disclosure laws is to provide transparency during the elections process by publishing theContinue reading “State Campaign Finance Disclosures”
Board of Indigents’ Defense Services and Judicial Branch Budget Increases
Martin de BoerFiscal AnalystMartin.deBoer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4439 Dylan DearManaging Fiscal AnalystDylan.Dear@klrd.ks.gov785-296-0665 The Kansas Constitution vests the judicial power of the State in one court of justice, which is divided into the Kansas Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts. The Kansas Supreme Court has general administrative authority over all the courts in the state. The Judicial Branch’s budgetContinue reading “Board of Indigents’ Defense Services and Judicial Branch Budget Increases”
Delta-8 THC
Kate SmeltzerResearch AnalystKate.Smeltzer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4407 Natalie NelsonPrincipal Research AnalystNatalie.Nelson@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4418 Martin de BoerFiscal AnalystMartin.deBoer@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4439 Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8) is a psychoactive synthetic cannabinoid found in the Cannabis sativa plant and shares similar molecular structures to delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol—commonly known as THC. Concentrated amounts of delta-8 are usually made from hemp-derived cannabidiol—commonly known as CBD. The main difference between delta-8 andContinue reading “Delta-8 THC”
COVID-19 Federal Relief Funds – Discretionary
Murl RiedelSenior Fiscal AnalystMurl.Riedel@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3184 Amy DeckardAssistant Director for Fiscal AffairsAmy.Deckard@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4429 The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 allocates $1.6 billion from the federal State Fiscal Recovery (SFR) Fund to the State of Kansas for discretionary purposes. ARPA provides the following allowable uses: Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economicContinue reading “COVID-19 Federal Relief Funds – Discretionary”
Medical Marijuana
Jordan MilhollandManaging Research AnalystJordan.Milholland@klrd.ks.gov785-296-3923 Leighann ThoneResearch AnalystLeighann.Thone@klrd.ks.gov785-296-4181 Medical marijuana use is legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 21 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 legalizedContinue reading “Medical Marijuana”
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