Committee Reports to the 2021 Kansas Legislature Special Committees; Selected Joint Committees; Other Committees, Commissions, and Task Forces Kansas Legislative Research Department January 2021 2020 Legislative Coordinating Council Chairperson Representative Ron Ryckman, Speaker of the House Vice-chairperson Senator Susan Wagle, President of the Senate Jim Denning, Senate Majority Leader Anthony Hensley, Senate Minority Leader Blaine Finch, Speaker Pro Tem Daniel Hawkins, House Majority Leader Tom Sawyer, House Minority Leader Kansas Legislative Research Department 300 SW 10th Ave., Room 68-West, Statehouse Topeka, Kansas 66612-1504 Telephone: (785) 296-3181 [email protected] www.kslegislature.org/klrd Special Committees; Selected Joint Committees; Other Committees, Commissions, and Task Forces Special Committee on Economic Recovery Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Joint Committee on Kansas Security Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia Kansas Legislative Research Department 300 SW 10th Ave., Room 68-West, Statehouse Topeka, Kansas 66612-1504 Telephone: (785) 296-3181 [email protected] http://www.kslegislature.org/klrd This page intentionally left blank. Foreword In the 2020 Interim, the Legislative Coordinating Council appointed four special committees to study four study topics. Legislation recommended by the committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2021 Session. Such legislation will also be available on the Kansas Legislature’s website at: http://kslegislature.org/li/ Joint committees created by statute met in the 2020 Interim as provided in the statutes specific to each joint committee. Several of the joint committees have reported on their activities, and those reports are contained in this publication. Legislation recommended by these committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2021 Session. Such legislation will also be available on the Kansas Legislature’s website at: http://kslegislature.org/li/ This publication also contains reports of other committees, commissions, and task forces that are not special committees created by the Legislative Coordinating Council or joint committees. Reports of the following are not contained in this publication and will be published in a supplement: Special Committee on Foster Care Oversight Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight Joint Committee on Information Technology Legislative Budget Committee Joint Committee on State Building Construction Capitol Preservation Committee Minutes of the meetings of the special committees, joint committees, other committees, commissions, task forces, and panels are on file in the Division of Legislative Administrative Services. A summary of each reporting entity’s conclusions and recommendations may be found beginning on page i. This page intentionally left blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS Special Committee on Economic Recovery Report............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act Report............................................................................................................................................. 2-1 Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform Report............................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Working Definitions and Acronym Key for Mental Health Modernization and Reform ............ 3-26 KLRD Crosswalk of Behavioral and Mental Health Recommendations..................................... 3-30 Working Group Charter................................................................................................................ 3-46 Strategic Framework for Modernizing the Kansas Behavioral Health System; Working Groups Reports to the Special Committee on Mental Health Modernization and Reform; December 2020 .............................................................................. 3-48 Strategic Framework Edits......................................................................................................... 3-140 Top 6 Behavioral Health Codes in Medicaid by Claim Count and Amount Paid...................... 3-149 Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Annual Report................................................................................................................................ 4-1 Joint Committee on Kansas Security Annual Report................................................................................................................................ 5-1 Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits Annual Report................................................................................................................................ 6-1 Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee Report............................................................................................................................................. 7-1 Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission Final Report.................................................................................................................................... 8-1 Data Management Subcommittee................................................................................................. 8-29 Diversion/Specialty Courts/Specialty Prisons/Supervision Subcommittee.................................. 8-33 Mental Health/Substance Abuse Subcommittee........................................................................... 8-69 Proportionality/Sentencing Subcommittee................................................................................... 8-78 Race in the Criminal Justice System Subcommittee.................................................................. 8-138 Reentry Subcommittee............................................................................................................... 8-141 Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia Report............................................................................................................................................. 9-1 This page intentionally left blank. Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations Special Committee on Economic Recovery The Committee considered and reviewed state policies concerning Kansas’ economy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It made recommendations concerning the government response to pandemics, unemployment compensation policy and administration, administrative regulatory policy, business recruitment and economic development, barriers to business entry and expansion, workforce development, banking and financial institutions policy, property tax, income tax, sales tax, education policy, and health policy. Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act The Committee recommended ten items be further studied by the appropriate standing committees of the 2021 Legislature: changes made to the Kansas Emergency Management Act (KEMA) in 2020 Special Session HB 2016 (HB 2016) regarding the Governor’s powers as enumerated in KSA 2019 Supp. 48-925(c); appropriate penalties and enforcement mechanisms for violations of KEMA; language of Section 6 of HB 2016 regarding the closure of businesses; immunity from liability for adult care homes; a constitutional amendment that would authorize the Legislature to take certain steps in dealing with an emergency; local authority to implement an order less restrictive than a statewide order during an emergency; extending the authority of the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court to modify deadlines and time limits after March 31, 2021, by eliminating the sunset provision in HB 2016 or decoupling the authority of the Chief Justice from an emergency declaration; a constitutional amendment that would change the requirements for calling a special legislative session; legislation that would enable first responders to share information with law enforcement regarding an individual’s exposure to infectious disease; prohibition on executive orders to suspend any portion of the Kansas Criminal Code; and options for combating rampant unemployment insurance claim fraud. The Committee also recommended the 2021 Legislature study 16 additional items raised by conferees, 12 of which were outside the scope of the Committee’s charge. Special Committee on Mental Health Modernization and Reform The Committee made several recommendations and conclusions. The Committee: ● Recognized the opportunities for coordination and collaboration between other committees, including the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission, the Special Committee on Foster Care Oversight, and the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Kansas Legislative Research Department i Committee Reports to the 2021 Legislature ● Acknowledged the discussions of the Committee and its working groups occurred amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Committee requests state agencies, members of the working groups, and the Kansas Legislature continue to assess, monitor, and report on these impacts; ● Recommended the