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Kansas Sentencing Commission asks for $2.4 million increase to boost substance-abuse treatment program
Summary
The Kansas Sentencing Commission told a Senate committee it seeks $2.4 million in state funding to raise provider rates and add medication-assisted treatment to the Senate Bill 123 program, citing evidence the program reduces new convictions and could cut prison growth.
The Kansas Sentencing Commission asked the Senate committee for a $2.4 million increase in state general fund (SGF) support to raise provider reimbursement rates and expand treatment options under the Senate Bill 123 (SB 123) substance-abuse program.
The request, presented by Scott Schultz, executive director of the Sentencing Commission, and summarized by Nicole Rincher, fiscal analyst with Legislative Research (KLRD), would primarily cover rising provider costs and introduce medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to the program.
Schultz told the committee that SB 123 provides community-based treatment for people convicted of possession, small sales and some non‑drug offenses who are court-ordered to treatment while supervised in the community. “These individuals ... are 75 percent less likely to get a new conviction,” Schultz said, citing a University of Cincinnati study of the program.
Schultz and KLRD staff said the agency carried over about $3.7 million in unspent…
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