Health | Education | Economic Success | Federal Issues | Poverty Guidelines
Health Policy
Update the licensing system in Kansas to ensure that teens are prepared for the responsibility of driving. | Brief
Increase the eligibility level for HealthWave from 200 percent to 250 percent of the poverty level, providing access to health insurance for the fastest-growing group of uninsured children. | Brief
Improve school health environments by implementing the Kansas Coordinated School Health program statewide. | Brief
Education Policy
Child Care Assistance - SUCCESS!
Ensure that working parents have access to affordable quality care through the Child Care Assistance program by maintaining current eligibility levels. | Brief
Afterschool - SUCCESS!
Strengthen and increase access to afterschool programs for children and youth by establishing a designated public funding stream. | Brief
Early Education - SUCCESS!
Increase access to early learning opportunities for Kansas children ages birth to five.
- Pre-KindergartenIncrease investment in Pre-k opportunities by building upon existing community resources to ensure that quality Pre-kindergarten programs are available statewide.
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- Kansas Early Head StartExpand Kansas Early Start to serve more families while ensuring the program follows our nationally-recognized, high-quality performance standards. | Brief
- Kansas Quality Rating System (KQRS)Expand the Kansas Quality Rating System (KQRS) to ensure that more licensed early care providers are engaged in quality improvement activities that will lead to increased child care quality for all Kansas children. | Brief
- Parents As TeachersExpand access to Parents As Teachers to more Kansas families by eliminating the program’s waiting list to receive services. | Brief
Economic Success Policy
Tax and Expenditure Limitations
Prevent the adoption of tax and expenditure limitations that hamper the ability of public structures to respond to the needs of children and their families. The most well-known example of these is TABOR, the most restrictive tax and spending limitation in the nation.
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Asset Development
Encourage and protect the fiscal stability of all Kansas families through predatory lending limitations, child support enforcement, and renewal of the KIDS college savings match program. | Brief
Tax Modernization
Create a task force to develop a comprehensive plan to restructure Kansas taxes for a more equitable and sustainable tax system. | Brief
Federal Policy
SCHIP Reauthorization
Increase federal funding levels to ensure that states have sufficient resources not only to maintain their current caseloads but also to increase the participation of eligible children that are not currently enrolled in the state children's health insurance program.
Food Stamps
Strengthen the food stamp program by improving the adequacy of benefits, expanding eligibility for the program, and reducing access barriers.
