SESSION OF 2021
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2114
As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole

Brief*
HB 2114, as amended, would establish the Kansas
Senior Care Task Force (Task Force). The bill would outline
the topics to be studied by the Task Force, provide for the
appointment and compensation of Task Force members,
establish the frequency and location of meetings, require a
preliminary and a final report to the Legislature, and require
the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
(KDADS) to provide the Task Force with data and information
that is not prohibited or restricted from disclosure by state and
federal law.
The Task Force would sunset on June 30, 2023.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.

Task Force Study Topics
The Task Force would be required to study the following
topics:
● Provision of care for Kansas seniors who suffer
from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other age-
related mental health conditions;
● Administration of antipsychotic medication to adult
care home residents;
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
 ● Safeguards to prevent abuse, neglect, and
exploitation of seniors in the state;
● Adult care home surveys and fines;
● Funding and implementation of the Senior Care
Act;
● Senior daycare resources in the state; and
● Rebalancing of home and community based
services.
Organization of Task Force
Membership
The Task Force would consist of the following 22
members:
● The chairperson and ranking minority member of
the Senate Committee on Public Health and
Welfare;
● A member of the Senate Committee on Public
Health and Welfare, appointed by the President of
the Senate;
● The chairperson and ranking minority member of
the House Committee on Children and Seniors;
● A member of the House Committee on Children
and Seniors, appointed by the Speaker of the
House;
● One representative from KDADS appointed by the
Secretary for Aging and Disability Services;


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● One representative from the Department of Health
and Environment appointed by the Secretary of
Health and Environment;
● The state long-term care ombudsman or the state
long-term care ombudsman’s designee;
● An elder law attorney, appointed by the Governor;
● One representative of the Area Agencies on Aging,
appointed by the Secretary for Aging and Disability
Services;
● One representative of the Kansas Adult Care
Executives Association, appointed by the
Governor;
● One representative of LeadingAge Kansas,
appointed by LeadingAge Kansas;
● One representative of the Kansas Health Care
Association, appointed by the Kansas Health Care
Association;
● One representative of Kansas Advocates for Better
Care, appointed by Kansas Advocates for Better
Care;
● One representative of the Kansas Hospital
Association, appointed by the Kansas Hospital
Association;
● One representative of community mental health
centers, appointed by the Association of
Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas;
● One representative of an adult care home,
appointed by the Secretary for Aging and Disability
Services;

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 ● One representative of the American Association of
Retired Persons (AARP), appointed by AARP;
● One representative from the home and community-
based services community, appointed by InterHab;
● One representative of the Alzheimer’s Association,
appointed by the Alzheimer’s Association; and
● A consumer of Kansas senior services, appointed
by the Speaker of the Silver Haired Legislature.
The bill would require the first members of the Task
Force to be appointed on or before August 1, 2021. The
appointing authorities would be required to provide notice of
the appointments to the Secretary for Aging and Disability
Services on the date of such appointment.
Vacancies on the Task Force would be filled by
appointment and accompanied by notice to the Secretary for
Aging and Disability Services in the manner provided for the
original appointment.
Task Force Leadership and Public Records Custodian
The chairperson of the House Committee on Children
and Seniors would serve as the first Task Force chairperson,
and the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public
Health and Welfare would serve as the first vice-chairperson.
The chairperson and vice-chairperson roles would alternate
annually at the first meeting of the Task Force in each
calendar year.
The chairperson of the Task Force would serve as the
official custodian of the public records of the Task Force.


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Compensation
If approved by the Legislative Coordinating Council,
Task Force members attending meetings authorized by the
Task Force would receive compensation as provided under
KSA 75-3223(e), except Task Force members employed by a
state agency would be reimbursed by such state agency.
Meetings
The Task Force would be authorized to meet in an open
meeting at any time and at any place in the state upon the
call of the chairperson. A majority of the voting members
would constitute a quorum. Any action by the Task Force
would require a motion adopted by a majority of voting
members present when there is a quorum.
Support Services
The bill would require the staff of the Office of Revisor of
Statutes, the Legislative Research Department, and the
Division of Legislative Administrative Services to provide
assistance as requested by the Task Force.

Data and Information Provided
KDADS, upon the request of the Task Force, would be
required to provide data and information on senior services in
the state that are not prohibited or restricted from disclosure
by state or federal law, including conditions imposed by
federal law or rules and regulations for participation in federal
programs administered by the Secretary for Aging and
Disability Services.


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Annual Report
On or before the beginning of the 2022 Legislative
Session, the Task Force would be required to submit a
preliminary progress report to the Legislature detailing the
Task Force’s study. A final report of the Task Force’s study
would be due to the Legislature on or before the beginning of
the 2023 Legislative Session. The bill would require the report
to include recommended improvements regarding well-being
of Kansas seniors, including recommended changes to state
statutes, rules and regulations, policies, and programs.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Children and Seniors at the request of Representative
Concannon.

House Committee on Children and Seniors
In the House Committee hearing on January 28, 2021,
representatives of AARP Kansas, Kansas Health Care
Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living, and
LeadingAge Kansas, and a private citizen testified as
proponents of the bill. The proponents stated support for the
creation of the Task Force to address the future needs of
Kansas elders.
Neutral testimony was provided by the State Long-Term
Care Ombudsman and by representatives of the Alzheimer’s
Association and Kansas Advocates for Better Care. The
neutral conferees generally were supportive of the Task Force
but indicated the need for additional consumer-specific
representation and recommended the addition of
representatives of organizations and specific populations to
the Task Force. No other testimony was provided.


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 On February 8, 2021, the House Committee amended
the bill to add a representative of the Alzheimer’s Association
and a consumer of Kansas senior services to the Task Force
membership.

House Committee of the Whole
On February 18, 2021, the House Committee of the
Whole amended the bill to adjust the due dates for the reports
required by the bill.

Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
In the Senate Committee hearing, representatives of
AARP Kansas, the Alzheimer’s Association, Kansas
Advocates for Better Care, LeadingAge Kansas, and Oral
Health Kansas provided proponent testimony.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by the
Kansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging and
Disabilities.
No other testimony was provided.
The Senate Committee amended the bill to add the
rebalancing of home and community based services as a
study topic.

Senate Committee of the Whole
The Senate Committee of the Whole amended the bill to
change the membership and appointment authority for certain
Task Force members. The Task Force positions previously to
be filled by the vice-chairperson of the Senate Committee on
Public Health and Welfare and the vice-chairperson of the
House Committee on Children and Seniors were changed to
be filled by a member of each of these committees, appointed
by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House,
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respectively. The entity with authority to appoint the
representative of community mental health centers was
changed from the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services
to the Association of Community Health Centers of Kansas.
The entity with authority to appoint the representative from
the home and community based services community was
changed from the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services
to InterHab.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, KDADS indicates
enactment of the bill would increase expenditures for the
travel and meal costs of an agency member of the Task Force
to attend meetings, but these costs could be absorbed within
existing resources. The Legislative Coordinating Council
indicates enactment of the bill would increase salary,
subsistence, and other costs by approximately $34,027 from
the State General Fund in FY 2022. Any fiscal effect
associated with enactment of the bill is not reflected in The
FY 2022 Governor’s Budget Report.
Kansas Senior Care Task Force; establishment


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Statutes affected:
Enrolled: 39-1430, 39-1431, 39-2001, 39-1433, 39-923, 39-1438, 39-1441, 39-1443, 75-723