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HB 2339

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Amanda Batten

Creates a $1M/yr Intergenerational Child Care Grant for Kansas adult care homes (up to $20,000 per recipient annually) to start Jan 15, 2026, with sunset July 1, 2028.

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Bill Summary · HB 2339

Summary — HB 2339 (Kansas, 2025) — Intergenerational Child Care & Nursing Workforce Provisions

Note: Multiple states may use the bill number “HB 2339.” This summary covers the Kansas version introduced in 2025 (requested by Rep. Wasinger on behalf of LeadingAge Kansas) and reflected in the provided text and fiscal note.

Main purpose

HB 2339 aims to (1) support intergenerational child care programs hosted by adult care homes through a time‑limited grant program and fund, and (2) strengthen the nursing workforce pipeline by (a) expanding the Nursing Service Scholarship Program to part‑time students and (b) setting minimum education levels for nursing school instructors.

Key provisions

  • Intergenerational Child Care Program

    • Establishes a grant program administered by the Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment (KDHE) to help adult care homes develop and operate child care services.
    • Grants are limited to adult care homes (as defined in K.S.A. 39‑923).
    • Grant award cap: $20,000 per recipient per fiscal year. Grants may be awarded in successive years but require annual application/approval.
    • Grants to begin January 15, 2026.
    • Secretary must develop application, eligibility criteria, reporting standards, and may adopt rules.

  • Intergenerational Child Care Fund

    • Created in the state treasury to finance the grant program.
    • Funding mechanism: transfers of $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Fund on July 1 of 2025, 2026 and 2027 (subject to appropriation).
    • KDHE may also accept federal/state grants, private donations, etc.
    • Fund and program sunset on July 1, 2028; remaining fund balances revert to the State General Fund on that date.

  • Reporting and administration

    • KDHE must submit an annual report to the Legislature (on or before Jan 31 each year) evaluating program activities and grant awards and offering recommendations.

  • Nursing workforce changes

    • Expands the existing Nursing Service Scholarship Program to be available to part‑time nursing students (no dollar amounts specified in the text provided).
    • Sets minimum education levels for instructors at nursing schools (the text in the provided document indicates changes to K.S.A. 65‑1119 but the specific instructor qualification thresholds are not included in the excerpt).

Fiscal impact (per Kansas Division of the Budget fiscal note, Feb 13, 2025)

  • Direct transfers to the Intergenerational Child Care Fund: $1,000,000 each year on July 1, 2025–2027 (total potential transfers = $3,000,000 over those years, subject to appropriation).
  • KDHE estimates additional operating cost of $76,000 for one staff position to develop/oversee the program.
  • Fiscal note reports an expenditure increase of $1,076,000 (reflecting the initial $1,000,000 transfer plus KDHE staff cost).
  • State agencies: Kansas State Board of Nursing reports no immediate fiscal effect; Board of Regents indicates scholarship program appropriation currently underutilized.

Who is affected

  • Adult care homes: eligible to apply for start‑up and operational grants for child care services.
  • Residents of adult care homes, children served by intergenerational programs, employees (potential workforce benefits), and local communities (child care supply).
  • Nursing students (part‑time) and nursing education programs/instructors (changes to scholarship eligibility and instructor qualification standards).
  • KDHE: program administration, rulemaking, and annual reporting responsibilities.

Timeline / major dates

  • Hearing listed: Feb 14, 2025 (Room 346‑S).
  • Initial fund transfers scheduled July 1, 2025; then annually on July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027 (subject to appropriation).
  • Grants may be awarded beginning Jan 15, 2026.
  • Annual KDHE report due on or before Jan 31 each year.
  • Program and fund expire (sunset) on July 1, 2028; remaining funds revert to the State General Fund on that date.

Notes / open points

  • The bill text excerpt provided does not include the specific minimum education requirements for nursing instructors — those details would be found in the full amendment to K.S.A. 65‑1119.
  • The exact structure and number of grants awarded will depend on KDHE rulemaking and available fund balances; the $20,000 cap defines per‑recipient maximum but not total grant allocation strategy.
  • Implementation depends on appropriations and KDHE administrative capacity.

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

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