KS
Kansas House Bill HB2754

Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2754

Introduced
2/7/24  
Refer
2/7/24  
Report Pass
2/21/24  
Engrossed
2/28/24  
Refer
2/29/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Enrolled
4/5/24  

Caption

Authorizing counties to use home rule powers to exempt from conducting school sanitary inspections.

Impact

The enactment of HB 2754 has significant implications for public health policy at the county level. By empowering counties to opt-out of state-mandated inspections, the bill may lead to a varied approach to school safety and sanitary conditions, based on local decisions rather than uniform state requirements. This can promote efficiency for local governments but also raises concerns about ensuring consistent public health protections for students across different areas.

Summary

House Bill 2754 authorizes counties to utilize their home rule powers to exempt themselves from the requirement to perform school safety and sanitary inspections. The bill modifies existing statutes to allow local governing bodies more flexibility in managing health inspections of schools, impacting how public health and safety standards are upheld across various county jurisdictions. The intent is to provide counties with the autonomy to choose when and how to conduct these inspections, potentially reducing administrative burdens.

Sentiment

The sentiment surrounding HB 2754 seems to be mixed. Supporters argue that it provides essential flexibility and local control, allowing counties to allocate resources more effectively and focus on specific local health needs. However, opponents express concerns that this deregulation could undermine public health safety standards and create disparities in school health inspections across the state. The debate mirrors broader discussions on the balance between local governance and state oversight in public health matters.

Contention

The primary contention point regarding the bill involves the potential risks associated with allowing counties to forego mandatory inspections. Critics worry that exempting counties from conducting school safety inspections could result in neglect of health standards essential for student safety. The bill's passage has raised alarms about whether local boards will prioritize health inspections adequately, particularly in less resourced or politically motivated areas.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB108

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS SB79

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2385

Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.

KS SB103

Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.

KS SB539

Simplifying income tax rates for individuals, increasing the standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, eliminating the income limit for the income tax subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, establishing a child tax credit, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax rate and establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024.

KS HB2221

Expanding the eligible uses for the 0% state rate for sales tax for certain utilities and the levying of sales tax on such sales by cities and counties and authorizing cities and counties to exempt such sales from such city or county taxes.

KS SB168

Authorizing cities and counties to exempt sales of food and food ingredients from sales taxes levied by such city or county.

KS HB2202

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of over-the-counter drugs.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.