Bill > HB2027

This bill reorganizes and updates subsections of the public assistance statute, primarily focusing on changes to eligibility requirements and administrative procedures for various assistance programs including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food assistance, child care subsidy, and medical assistance. The bill makes substantial revisions to K.S.A. 39-709, restructuring the statute to more clearly define eligibility criteria, work requirements, drug screening procedures, and administrative processes for different types of public assistance. Key changes include more detailed guidelines for determining household income and resources, stricter work participation requirements for TANF recipients, expanded drug screening protocols for cash assistance applicants, and clarifications on support rights assignment and estate recovery for medical assistance. The bill also makes technical amendments to K.S.A. 39-757 related to the remittance and distribution of moneys received through support enforcement, and includes provisions for the statute's implementation and repeal of existing sections.

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Welfare Reform (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2027/