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relating to the division of the state employee health benefits plan; transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program and the state workers compensation self-insurance fund from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department; establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission; providing that all management functions of such commission shall be administered by the commissioner of insurance; eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children; amending K.S.A. 44-575, 44-577, 44-578 and 75-6503 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44-512 and 75-6502 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 75-6506a and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 75-37,162, 75-37,163, 75-37,164, 75-37,165, 75-37,166, 75-37,167, 75-37,168, 75-37,169, 75-37,170 and 75-37,171.", "NAME": "HB2245", "ORIGINAL_SPONSOR": [ "Committee on Insurance" ], "RELATEDRS": "25rs0511", "SHORTTITLE": "Transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department, establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission, providing that all management functions of such commission be administered by the commissioner of insurance and eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children.", "SPONSOR_NAMES": [ "Committee on Insurance" ], "STATUS": "dead", "apn": "b2025_26/year2/house/dead_bills/hb_2245/hb2245_01_0000.odt", "versions": [ { "AMENDEDSTATUS": "As Amended by House Committee", "FILENAME": "hb2245_01_0000.odt", "RELATEDRS": "25rs0511", "VERSION": "As Amended by House Committee", "associated_documents": { "supp_note": "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2245_01_0000.pdf" }, "document": "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2245_01_0000.pdf", "revno": "156789" }, { "AMENDEDSTATUS": "", "FILENAME": "hb2245_00_0000.odt", "RELATEDRS": "25rs0511", "VERSION": "As introduced", "associated_documents": { "fiscal_note": "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2245_00_0000.pdf" }, "document": "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2245_00_0000.pdf", "revno": "84704" } ] } ], "revno": 877182 }