The bill amends K.S.A. 65-242 to enhance the financial assistance provided to local health departments in Kansas, ensuring adequate public health services for all residents. The amendment increases the initial financial assistance from $7,000 to $12,000 for each local health department upon application. If funds are insufficient to meet this distribution, the available funds will be divided equally among the departments that applied. Additionally, the bill outlines a new formula for distributing any remaining funds based on the population of the counties served by the local health departments, while ensuring that no department receives more than its local tax revenue for the fiscal year.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a provision that reduces state financial assistance for a local health department if its local tax revenues fall below the previous fiscal year's level, with the reduction percentage mirroring the decrease in local tax revenue. The existing K.S.A. 65-242 is repealed, and the new provisions will take effect upon publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 65-242