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Kansas Sentencing Commission asks for $2.6M reappropriation as SB 123 treatment costs surge
Summary
The Kansas Sentencing Commission told the appropriations panel that expansions to the SB 123 treatment program and higher provider reimbursement rates have driven a 68% increase in early-year expenditures; the commission requested a $2.6 million reappropriation and a roughly $200,000 administrative payment to cover vendor costs.
The Kansas Sentencing Commission asked the House appropriations committee for a $2.6 million reappropriation to cover substance-abuse treatment vendor payments tied to Senate Bill 123, saying current spending trends will exhaust the agency's base appropriation before fiscal year-end.
Scott Schultz, executive director of the Kansas Sentencing Commission, told legislators that the SB 123 program now accounts for about 86% of the agency’s budget and covers a wider range of eligible offenses after legislative expansions. "We've spent already almost $6,000,000 on the program," Schultz said, warning that the $11.2 million base appropriation alone "will literally run out of money before the end of the fiscal year" if additional funds are not made available.
Committee fiscal analyst Nicole Rincher walked members through the Commission’s FY24–FY27 tables and noted a notable capital outlay increase tied to new IT work: a $94,000 computer-software line to…
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