Briefing Book 2021

Briefing Book 2020
Topics and Articles:

• Special Section: COVID-19 in Kansas
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic in Kansas

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • State Water Plan Fund, Kansas Water Authority, and State Water Plan
  • Alternative Meat Products
  • Raw Milk
• Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development
  • Statewide STAR Bond Authority
  • Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
  • Department of Commerce – COVID-19 Assistance
• Education
  • Career Technical Education in Kansas
  • Mental Health Intervention Team Pilot Program
  • School Finance—Recent Legislative Changes
• Elections and Ethics
  • Election Security
  • Kansas Open Meetings Act
  • Kansas Open Records Act
  • Voter Registration and Identification
• Federal and State Affairs
  • Carrying of Firearms
  • Legalization of Medical and Recreational Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
  • Liquor Laws
  • Lottery, State-owned Casinos, Parimutuel Wagering, and Tribal Casinos
  • Red Flag Laws
  • Sports Wagering
  • Tobacco 21
• Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • Consumer Credit Reports and Security Freezes
  • Kansas Health Insurance Mandates
  • Payday Loan Regulation and Update on Small Dollar Lending in Kansas
• Health and Social Services
  • Improving the Workforce within the Child Welfare System
  • Reimbursement Rates under the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waivers
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Telehealth Advances
  • Mental Health Services in Kansas
• Judiciary, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice
  • Adoption of Minors: Statutory Overview
  • Juvenile Services
  • Kansas Prison Population, Capacity, and Related Facility Issues
  • Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
  • Sentencing Overview and Criminal Justice Reform Issues
  • Uniform Laws
  • Kansas Emergency Management Act
• Redistricting
  • Introduction to Redistricting
  • Redistricting Legislation Across the Country
• State and Local Government
  • Administrative Rule and Regulation Legislative Oversight
  • Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
  • Home Rule
  • Kansas Public Employees Retirement System’s Retirement Plans and History
  • Senate Confirmation Process
  • State Employee Issues
• State Budget
  • District Court Docket Fees
  • Introduction to State Budget
  • Kansas Laws to Eliminate Deficit Spending
• Taxation
  • Homestead Program
  • Selected Tax Rate Comparisons
  • Kansas Property Tax Cycle
• Transportation
  • The Relationship between KTA and KDOT
  • State Highway Fund Receipts and Transfers
  • State Motor Fuels Taxes and Fuel Use
• Utilities and Energy
  • Broadband Expansion
  • Electric Utility Rates
• Veterans, Military, and Security
  • Cybersecurity
  • Veteran and Military Personnel Benefits
  • Disaster Declarations