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Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

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    • Meeting Day: Daily Time: 9:30 am Location: 144-S

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    Bills, Resolutions and Appointments

    Bills In Committee
    SB151 - Requiring the secretary of health and environment to request a waiver from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services to end participation in certain expenditure authorities under the KanCare demonstration.
    SB256 - Enacting the back to work act to require all full-time state employees to perform such employees' duties in their assigned office, facility or field location, provide for certain exceptions by agency heads and require certain reports regarding such exceptions.
    Sponsored Bills
    SB13 - Eliminating requirements for filings, registrations and licenses related to labor organizations, educational facility agreements, annual tax reports, river bank easements and bonded warehousemen with the secretary of state.
    SB77 - Requiring state agencies to provide notice of revocation of administrative rules and regulations to the public and removing abolished and inactive state agencies from the agency review requirement.
    SB79 - Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.
    SB85 - Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
    SB99 - Requiring the head of each state agency to certify the number of full-time positions paid from the state general fund that have been vacant for more than 180 calendar days and lapsing state general fund appropriations for such positions for fiscal year 2026.
    SB151 - Requiring the secretary of health and environment to request a waiver from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services to end participation in certain expenditure authorities under the KanCare demonstration.
    SB161 - Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities..
    SB281 - Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Removing the treasurer's authority to accept and approve applications for the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program in 2028 and reducing the number of grants available and the number of audits required for such program.
    HB2240 - Senate Substitute for HB 2240 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program, increases cost to the state or makes certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and authorizing the legislative coordinating council to act on agency requests when the legislature is not in session.
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