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A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
Happy Valentines Day to one and all. We are quickly coming to the midpoint of the legislative session as “Turn Around Day” is next Thursday, February 20.
Turnaround Day is the last day for non-exempt bills to be considered in their house of origin. House bills must pass out of the Kansas House; Senate bills must pass out of the Senate. Unless, of course, they’ve been “blessed” by being moved to an exempt committee.
What is a blessed bill? These bills are sponsored by, referred to, or acted upon by an exempt committee.
What is a non-exempt bill? Any bill that has not been “blessed” by the process described above.
What legislative committees are exempt committees?
On the House side, they are Federal and State Affairs, Taxation, and Appropriations.
On the Senate side, they are Federal and State Affairs, Ways and Means, and Assessment and Taxation.
This week was and next week look to be very active for moving bills out of committee and across the House and Senate floor. Below is a list of bills that have had hearings and are waiting for final action in their respective committees. Should you have questions on any of these bills, please let me know.
HB 2339 - AN ACT concerning adult care homes; relating to enhancing adult care home services; providing for adult care home workforce development through scholarships for part-time nursing students; setting minimum education levels for instructors at nursing schools; establishing the intergenerational child care program to enhance the adult care home environment by supporting adult care homes offering child care services through the awarding of grants by the secretary of health and environment; creating the intergenerational child care fund; authorizing the secretary to administer the fund; amending K.S.A. 65-1119 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 74-3293 and repealing the existing sections. The full bill text can be found here.
SB 88 - AN ACT concerning the state long-term care ombudsman; requiring the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and any Regional Ombudsman to receive training in memory care; amending K.S.A. 75-7306 and repealing the existing section. The full bill text can be found here.
HB 2316 - AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to the collection of civil penalties for violations of correction orders; establishing the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund and the adult care homes civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund; amending K.S.A. 39-949 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-2016 and repealing the existing sections. The full bill text can be found here.
HB 2163 - AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to credits; providing for the preceptor income tax incentive act; establishing a credit for nursing home administrators, registered nurses and registered dietitians that serve as community-based faculty preceptor in adult care homes and medical care facilities by providing personalized instruction, training and supervision for students The full bill text can be found here.
HB 2249 - Rural emergency hospitals; relating to nursing facility physical environment regulatory requirements; requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant waivers to certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care. The full bill text can be found here.
Don’t forget - our joint KHCA/LeadingAge Kansas/KACE Aging Services Day is Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Due to the impending weather, please watch your emails closely for any changes or delays.
Thank you for trusting us to be your voice in the legislature. As always, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you.
Linda MowBray, President/CEO
lmowbray@khca.org
(785) 267-6003
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