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2014 Legislator Briefing Book
Individual Sections:

• A. Administrative Rules and Regulations
  • A-1 Rule and Regulation Legislative Oversight
• B. Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • B-1 Water Litigation
  • B-2 State Water Plan Fund; Kansas Water Authority,
    and State Water Plan
  • B-3 Kansas Corporate Farming Law
  • B-4 Weights and Measures Program
  • B-5 Waters of the United States
    
• C. Alcohol, Drugs, and Gaming
  • C-1 Liquor Laws
  • C-2 Lottery, Parimutuel Wagering, Bingo,
    and Tribal Casinos
  • C-3 Charitable Gaming, Bingo, and Other Games
• D. Children and Youth
  • D-1 Tobacco/Children’s Initiatives Fund
  • D-2 Juvenile Services
  • D-3 Child Custody and Visitation Procedures
  • D-4 Child in Need of Care Proceedings
  • D-5 Adoption
• E. Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development
  • E-1 Statewide STAR Bond Authority
  • E-2 Kansas Bioscience Authority
  • E-3 Economic Development Initiatives Fund (EDIF) Overview
  • E-4 Department of Commerce
  • E-5 Unemployment Insurance Compensation Fund
  • E-6 Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
• F. Corrections
  • F-1 Sentencing
  • F-2 Kansas Prison Population and Capacity
  • F-3 Prisoner Review Board
• G. Education
  • G-1 School Finance
• H. Energy and Utilities:
  • H-1 Renewable Portfolio Standards, Wind Generated Electricity in Kansas, and Production Tax Credit
  • H-2 Electric Transmission in Kansas
  • H-3 Keystone Pipeline System in Kansas
• I. Ethics and Elections:
  • I-1 Identification and Citizenship Requirements
    for Voter Registration and Voting
• J. Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • J-1 Kansas Health Insurance Mandates
  • J-2 Payday Loan Regulation
  • J-3 Uninsured Motorists
• K. Firearms and Weapons:
  • K-1 Concealed Carry
  • K-2 Uniform State Laws-Knives, Handguns, State Pre-emption, and Unlawful Discharge
• L. Health
  • L-1 Health Care Stabilization Fund and Kansas
    Medical Malpractice Law
  • L-2 Kansas Provider Assessments
  • L-3 Olmstead-Institutional and Community
    Placement Decisions
  • L-4 Massage Therapy
  • L-5 Recent Changes in Kansas Health Information Technology
• M. Health Reform
  • M-1 Supreme Court Ruling’s Impact on Affordable Care Act--Medicaid Expansion
  • M-2 Health Insurance Marketplaces/Market Reforms/Implementation
• N. Immigration
  • N-1 Immigration Issues
• O. Judiciary
  • O-1 Tort Claims Act
  • O-2 Death Penalty in Kansas
  • O-3 Kansas Administrative Procedure Act
  • O-4 Sex Offenders and Sexually Violent Predators
  • O-5 Human Trafficking
  • O-6 Judicial Selection
• P. Kansas Open Meetings Act
  • P-1 Kansas Open Meetings Act
• Q. Kansas Open Records Act
  • Q-1 Kansas Open Records Act
• R. Local Government
  • R-1 Home Rule
  • R-2 Eminent Domain
  • R-3 Boundary Changes--Annexation
• S. Retirement
  • S-1 Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Retirement Plans
  • S-2 Judicial and Public Safety Retirement Plans
  • S-3 Kansas Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
  • S-4 Working After Retirement
  • S-5 KPERS Long-Term Funding Plan
  • S-6 KPERS Early Retirement, Normal Retirement, and Early Retirement Incentive Plans
• T. State Finance
  • T-1 Kansas Laws to Eliminate Deficit Spending
  • T-2 Local Demand Transfers
  • T-3 District Court Docket Fees
• U. State Government
  • U-1 Veterans and Military Personnel Issues
  • U-2 State Employee Issues
  • U-3 Indigents' Defense Services
  • U-4 Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
  • U-5 Capitol Restoration
  • U-6 Senate Confirmation Process
• V. Taxation
  • V-1 Homestead Program
  • V-2 Liquor Taxes
  • V-3 Historical Overview of State and Local Revenue
• W. Transportation and Motor Vehicles
  • W-1 State Funding for Transportation
  • W-2 Driver’s License as Identification
  • W-3 Informational and Traffic Control Signs