HB2287

Eliminating certain restrictions for eligibility for public assistance, including removing the requirement to cooperate with child support services, restrictions on persons convicted of drug felonies, requirements for employment and training programs, photograph requirements for benefits cards and legislative action required for expansion of medical assistance, permitting the secretary from granting categorical eligibility standards, extending the lifetime limitation on benefits, providing for hardship extensions and exempting parents providing care for a child less than one year of age.

Introduced·2/5/25
Introduced Text

Kansas HB2287 eliminates certain restrictions for eligibility for public assistance, including removing the requirement to cooperate with child.

Kansas HB2287 eliminates certain restrictions for eligibility for public assistance. It removes the requirement to cooperate with child support services, restrictions on persons convicted of drug felonies, requirements for employment and training programs, photograph requirements for benefits cards and legislative action required for expansion of medical assistance. It permits the secretary to grant categorical eligibility standards, extends the lifetime limitation on benefits, provides for hardship extensions and exempts parents providing care for a child less than one year of age.

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Welfare Reform Committee
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History

Feb 5, 2025

House

House Introduced

Feb 5, 2025

House

House Referred to Committee on Welfare Reform