Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations #
Website / KLRD Website #
Membership; committee documents; testimony; and meeting agenda and minutes available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Review Proposed Administrative Rules and Regulations
- “In addition, KSA 77-440 requires specified agencies to submit reports to the JCARR on whether each of their rules and regulations is necessary for the implementation and administration of state law or may be revoked.
- “Review of rules and regulations submitted by state agencies during the public comment period, as required by KSA 77-436.
- “KSA 2023 Supp. 77-436 includes, “[a]ll proposed rules and regulations shall be reviewed by the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations during the public comment period required by K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto” (KLRD website).
Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight #
Website / KLRD Website #
Membership; committee documents; testimony; reports; and meeting agenda and minutes available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Review the Child Welfare System
“Pursuant to KSA 46-3901, the Committee is directed to review:
- “Data on child maltreatment and demographic trends impacting the child welfare system;
- “The duties, responsibilities, and contributions of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Department of Corrections, law enforcement, and the Judicial Branch that comprise and impact the child welfare system;
- “The programs, services, and benefits offered directly or through grants or contracts by DCF, KDADS, KDHE, and the Judicial Branch that impact children and families at risk of becoming involved or who are involved in the child welfare system;
- “Trends, performance outcomes, activities, and improvement plans related to the federal Child and Family Services reviews;
- “Reports from child welfare-related groups; Implementation of the 2019 Child Welfare System Task Force report recommendations;
- “Reports on concerns received from the DCF Ombudsman or customer service department or similar office;
- “Data and trends on family foster home licenses issued pursuant to KSA 65-516(b);
- “The exception to the State Child Death Review Board confidentiality for city or county entities with the express purpose of providing local review of child deaths (KSA 2022 Supp 22a-243); and
- “Any other topic the Committee deems appropriate” (KLRD website).
Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight #
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Membership; committee documents; testimony; reports; sponsored bills; and meeting agenda and minutes available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Monitor Inmate and Juvenile Offender Populations and Study KDOC Operations
“KSA 46-2801 directs the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight (Committee) to monitor inmate and juvenile offender populations and to review and study the programs, activities, plans, and operations of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC).
“The Committee will study issues relating to KDOC operations, including prison population and capacity, prison construction master plans, and bed contracts; KDOC employee retention; KDOC appropriations and planning; and the continuing implementation and impact of the juvenile justice reforms originally enacted in 2016.
“The Committee will also study the following:
- “Nursery programs for incarcerated mothers with special consideration of the Nebraska model;
- “Probation and post-release supervision implementation in other states;
- “Job and career assessment software for KDOC; and
- “Additional topics that request Joint Committee attention” (KLRD website).
Joint Committee on Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight #
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Membership, committee documents, testimony, bills, and reports available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Monitor and Make Recommendations on Fiduciary Financial Institutions in Kansas
“Pursuant to KSA 2023 Supp. 46-4001, the Committee is directed to monitor, review, and make recommendations regarding fiduciary financial institutions’ operations in the state of Kansas and the fiduciary financial institutions pilot program, and to receive a report from the Office of the State Bank Commissioner” (KLRD website).
Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight #
Website / KLRD Website #
Membership; committee documents; testimony; reports; and meeting agenda and minutes available on websites.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Oversee Long-term Care Services and KanCare
“KSA 2023 Supp. 39-7,160 directs the Joint Committee to oversee long-term care services, including home and community based services (HCBS). The Joint Committee is to oversee the savings resulting from the transfer of individuals from state or private institutions to HCBS and to ensure that any proceeds resulting from the successful transfer be applied to the system for the provision of services for long-term care. Further, the Joint Committee is to oversee the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and the state Medicaid program (KanCare), and monitor and study the implementation and operations of these programs including, but not limited to, access to and quality of services provided and any financial information and budgetary issues” (KLRD website).
Joint Legislative Post Audit Committee #
Division of Post Audit Website / Website #
Membership; committee documents; testimony; and meeting schedule, minutes, and audio available on websites.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Legislative Post Audit Committee (LPAC) is a bipartisan joint committee of the Kansas Legislature. It includes a total of 10 members. The Senate President and the House Speaker each get to appoint three members, while the Senate and House minority leaders each appoint two members. The committee selects the topics for the division’s audits and directs the final distribution of those reports. The committee is also responsible for hiring and evaluating the head of the agency (the Legislative Post Auditor) and for reviewing and approving the division’s annual budget” (committee website).
