SB254

Kansas SB254 prohibits unlawful aliens from receiving state or local public benefits and requires verification of lawful presence for benefit.

Kansas SB254 prohibits aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit, except those mandated by federal law. It mandates that individuals applying for state or local public benefits must provide proof of lawful presence. State and local agencies must cooperate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to verify an alien's lawful presence. The bill also creates a rebuttable presumption that an alien determined to be unlawfully present is at risk of flight.