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KS HB2383
KS HB2383Requiring the Kansas children's cabinet and the department of health and environment to implement a pilot program to offer health services, telehealth consultations and medication reimbursements to child care providers, while prohibiting stricter local regulations, allowing local registration of providers, increasing state funding for the child and adult care food program and providing free training and education materials to providers.
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning child care; relating to the department of administration, the Kansas children's cabinet and the department of health and environment; establishing a pilot program to provide health services to child care providers; making telehealth consultation services available to eligible child care providers; providing up to $100 per month in reimbursements for prescription medication costs to child care providers accepted into the health services program; prohibiting cities, counties or other political subdivisions from regulating licensed child care providers more strictly than state law; requiring the department of health and environment to provide a list of licensed child care providers to any city, county or other political subdivision upon request; providing any licensed in-home or group-home child care providers that receive a lower tier of reimbursement under the child and adult care food program to be matched with the top tier of funding that is otherwise made available to other providers under the program; developing and providing free orientation and training programs and training materials to child care providers and licensees; allowing orientation and training to count as continuing education hours; requiring the department and the Kansas children's cabinet to develop a training reimbursement program; amending K.S.A. 65-508 and repealing the existing section.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a comprehensive pilot program to support child care providers in Kansas by offering health services and financial assistance. The program will initially provide telehealth consultation services to child care providers with family incomes at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines who are not receiving employer-based insurance, starting in fiscal year 2026 and expanding to include all eligible child care providers by fiscal year 2028. Participants can receive up to $100 monthly in prescription medication reimbursements. The bill also prohibits cities and counties from implementing stricter regulations on licensed child care providers than state law, and requires the Department of Health and Environment to provide lists of licensed providers to local governments upon request. Additionally, the legislation aims to equalize funding for in-home and group-home child care providers under the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program by matching their reimbursement rates to the highest tier. The bill further mandates the development of free orientation, training programs, and materials for child care providers, with training hours counting towards continuing education, and directs the creation of a training reimbursement program to support providers' professional development.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Appropriations (House)
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Appropriations (on 02/13/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2383/ |
| Fiscal Note - Ficsal Note: As introduced | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2383_00_0000.pdf |
| BillText | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2383_00_0000.pdf |
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