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HB 2221

Abolishing the department of corrections alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund, creating the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund and transferring the moneys and liabilities from such abolished fund to the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund.

2025-2026 Regular Session

HB 2221 moves the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund from KDOC to KDADS, with funds and liabilities transferred on July 1, 2025.

Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Bill Summary · HB 2221

Summary — HB 2221 (2025): Transfer of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund from KDOC to KDADS

Status: Approved by Governor (April 1, 2025)
Introduced: January 29, 2025
Primary subject: Reassignment of an existing state fund and related statutory references

Main purpose

HB 2221 relocates administration of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund from the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) to the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). The change is intended to streamline funding administration for alcohol and drug treatment programs now managed outside KDOC offender programming.

Key provisions

  • Creates an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund within KDADS.
  • Abolishes the corresponding Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund within KDOC.
  • Directs that, on July 1, 2025:
    • All moneys remaining in the KDOC fund be transferred to the new KDADS fund.
    • All liabilities of the KDOC fund be assumed by KDADS.
  • Amends statutory references (replacing references to the KDOC fund with the KDADS fund) to ensure revenues that were previously credited to the KDOC fund are directed to KDADS going forward.
  • Amends/relates to K.S.A. 74-7336 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 8-1567 and repeals the now-obsolete KDOC fund provisions.

Who/what is affected

  • Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS): becomes the fund administrator and will receive corresponding revenues and assume liabilities and associated expenditures.
  • Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC): will have reduced revenues and related expenditures associated with the abolished fund.
  • Providers and programs funded by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Fund: their funding source administration shifts from KDOC to KDADS, but the bill does not change the statutory purposes for which the funds may be used.
  • Persons paying court fines/fees that generate the fund revenue: statute redirects the crediting of those existing revenues to KDADS.

Fiscal impact

  • KDADS projects an increase in revenue and expenditures; KDOC projects a corresponding reduction.
  • KDADS estimated receipt: approximately $1.1 million (identified in the fiscal note as 7.48% of an estimated $15.0 million in court fees).
  • The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report does not reflect this change.

Timeline / procedural notes

  • House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice sponsored the bill (requested by KDOC).
  • Committee adopted a technical amendment to correct the title/reference language.
  • Effective transfer date specified as July 1, 2025.
  • Bill approved by the Governor on April 1, 2025.

Additional context

  • Committee testimony noted the KDOC fund originally related to a program for certain DUI offenders; because KDOC offenders are no longer participants in that program, transferring the fund to KDADS aligns fund administration with current program responsibilities. The bill is administrative in nature — it relocates funds, liabilities, and statutory references rather than creating new funding streams or altering the underlying uses of the fund.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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