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Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
This bill allows foreign exchange students living with host families in Kansas to attend local schools as if they were residents of that school district. This means they won't have to participate in the open-seat lottery process.
Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission.
This bill provides immunity from civil lawsuits for federal firearms licensees when returning a firearm to its owner after a hold agreement ends. It also prevents local governments from adding rules or terms to these agreements.
Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.
This bill establishes an official Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame and sets up a committee to select honorees. The hall of fame will recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to Kansas' railroad history.
Facilitating nursing workforce development by providing education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
This bill requires nursing schools to have instructors with specific education levels to receive state approval. This ensures that students are taught by qualified professionals.
Creating the vehicle services modernization task force, providing limitations on expenditures of county treasurer motor vehicle fee funds and authorizing county treasurers to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions.
This bill aims to restrict the use of materials or objects covering license plates on motor vehicles.
Designating certain bridges on U.S. highway 69 and 18th street expressway in Johnson county as the Representative Robert M Tomlinson memorial bridge, a bridge on interstate 135 in Sedgwick county as the Don Snyder memorial bridge, a portion of interstate 35 as the deputy Sam Smith memorial highway, a portion of U.S. highway 36 as the undersheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway, a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the 35th infantry division memorial highway for interstate 35.
This bill would rename two bridges in Kansas as memorials to former state representatives. One bridge on US Highway 69 and the 18th Street Expressway in Johnson County would be named after Representative Robert M Tomlinson, while another bridge on Interstate 135 in Sedgwick County would be named after Don Snyder.
Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter.
This bill updates income eligibility requirements for Kansas' state children's health insurance program. This means more families can get help paying for their kids' medical expenses.
Relating to campaign finance; concerning a vacancy in the joint candidacy of the governor and lieutenant governor; relating to reasons for withdrawal of candidacy from national, state and local offices; relating to the election of the board of directors of certain irrigation districts; specifying when such elections may be conducted by the mail ballot election law; relating to the crime of corrupt political advertising; removing the requirements that treasurers be listed in political advertising attributions; clarifying campaign finance reports regarding vendor information.
This bill creates a program called 'Born to Invest' that helps Kansans learn about government-administered savings accounts. The state will provide information to new parents and families.
Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.
This bill allows the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System to invest money in certain foreign governments. This change would apply to unclaimed property received by the state treasurer.
Providing for the adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate for a period of time.
This bill allows the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate to take a break for a certain amount of time.
Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992.
This bill honors and supports United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. It recognizes their service and contributions.
Providing for a session of the House of Representatives to hear a message from Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui.
This bill allows a special session of the Kansas House of Representatives to hear a message from Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui.
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.
This bill commemorates the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller.
This bill honors the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. It does not make any changes to laws or policies.
Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
This bill aims to strengthen the relationship between Kansas and Taiwan by fostering cultural exchange, economic cooperation, and people-to-people ties.
Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.
This bill allows the Kansas State Historical Society to buy and take care of the Junior Officers' Quarters at Fort Dodge. The society can then use, preserve, improve, control, and maintain the building.
Requiring members of governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas to be residents of such taxing areas.
This bill requires members of local governing bodies that provide services like water or sewer to live within the area they serve. This means if you're on a board that makes decisions about your community's utilities, you'll need to be a resident of that community.
Enacting the speech-language pathology assistant act to provide for the licensure of speech-language pathology assistants.
This bill creates a licensure process for speech-language pathology assistants. These assistants work under the supervision of certified speech-language pathologists to help people communicate and speak more effectively.
Specifying that courts shall consider certain factors in determining whether a prior violation of law is comparable to any act described in certain driving under the influence crimes when calculating a person's criminal history score under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act.
This bill tells courts what factors to consider when calculating a person's criminal history score for DUI crimes. It aims to make the scoring system fairer.
Relating to housing code requirements, removing the definition of apartment houses from chapter 31 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, providing requirements for adoption of the international fire code, 2024 edition, and providing that certain state accessibility standards are not applicable to moderate income housing program and Kansas investor tax credit housing act projects.
This bill updates Kansas housing code requirements by removing a definition of apartment houses and adopting national fire safety standards. It also exempts certain affordable housing projects from state accessibility standards.
Enacting the taxpayer agreement act to provide for an alternative method of tax increment financing of municipal economic development projects through taxpayer agreements.
This bill proposes a new way for cities to fund economic development projects using taxpayer agreements. It's an alternative to traditional tax increment financing methods.
Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act.
This bill requires the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to provide forms and notices to physicians related to the Woman's Right-to-Know Act. This act aims to inform women about their pregnancy options.
Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made.
This bill allows a plaintiff who sues for violating the Woman's Right-to-Know Act to choose to limit their recovery. This choice would also exempt them from medical malpractice screening laws.
Providing an exception to the rules and regulations filing act for technical amendments, creating a process for certain rules and regulations to receive priority status in the adoption process, removing references to revival of rules and regulations, clarifying that the department of the budget is not required to approve proposed rules and regulations mandated by the federal government, adding references to department of corrections rules and regulations that are not subject to the act and requiring an agency submit a proposed rule and regulation to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations prior to presentation of a bill to the legislature for ratification.
This bill makes changes to how rules and regulations are created and approved in Kansas. It allows for technical updates without needing to follow all the usual procedures.
Providing that applicants for a physician assistant license submit to a criminal record check, providing for the collaboration between physicians and physician assistants and requiring the revocation of a physician assistant license under certain circumstances.
This bill requires physician assistant license applicants to undergo a criminal record check. It also sets rules for collaboration between physicians and physician assistants and outlines circumstances that would lead to revoking a license.