Opponents tell Committee on Government Efficiency Senate Bill 363 will increase churn, cut coverage and raise costs More than a dozen witnesses told the Committee on Government Efficiency that Senate Bill 363’s shift from annual to quarterly eligibility checks would create administrative churn, risk Medicaid and SNAP losses for eligible Kansans, and likely raise state implementation costs without improving outcomes.

Kansas advocates warn that Senate Bill 363 could lead to thousands losing vital Medicaid and SNAP benefits due to increased paperwork, all while costing the state millions.

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Advocates urge Kansas to cover $12.1M SNAP administrative shortfall and fund error-rate reduction Nonprofit witnesses told the Committee on Social Services Budget that recent federal changes shifted a larger share of SNAP administrative costs to states, and urged the committee to fund $12.1 million in FY27 plus a separate $2.1 million proposal to reduce SNAP payment errors and protect benefit access for thousands of Kansas children.

Kansas advocates are calling for urgent funding to tackle a $12.1 million SNAP administrative shortfall that threatens food security for thousands of families.

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DCF warns HR 1 will shift SNAP costs to Kansas; seeks tech, staffing and $12.1M in FY27 Department for Children and Families told the Committee on Social Services Budget that HR 1’s changes to SNAP would shift administrative costs to the state and could expose Kansas to benefit liabilities tied to a payment‑error‑rate metric; DCF requested technology investments and staffing to reduce error rates and $12.1 million SGF in FY27.

Kansas' Department for Children and Families warns that a new federal law could shift millions in SNAP costs to the state, jeopardizing funding and increasing administrative burdens.

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Kansas DCF says SNAP error rate is improving; agency appeals USDA data-request approach Deputy Secretary Tanya Keyes and Secretary Laura Howard told the committee the state is working to reduce SNAP payment-error rates below the federal 6% target, reported recent monthly reviews at 5.5%, and described a pending federal data-notice dispute with USDA that Kansas is appealing.

Kansas is on a mission to improve its SNAP payment-error rate, recently hitting a low of 5.5%—just below the federal threshold to avoid penalties!

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Committee reviews SNAP fraud findings and questions data discrepancies Committee examines SNAP fraud statistics and seeks clarifications on data inconsistencies.

Kansas lawmakers are raising alarms over troubling discrepancies in SNAP fraud statistics, questioning the integrity of the system that supports vulnerable families.

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