(March 10, 2026) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held a discussion on the debt study and state bonding projects. Afterwards, the Kansas Legislative Research Department provided a presentation on mental health funding for fiscal year 2025.
Staff shared with the committee the breakdown of expenditures by function of government, noting that 96 percent of expenditures are for human services, one percent for education and three percent for public safety. She then further broke down the expenditures by purpose with very little in capital improvements, four percent in aid to locals, 34 percent in state operations, and 62 percent in other assistance. Staff shared a breakdown of the 10 largest KDADS programs allocated for behavioral and mental health services:
- KanCare programs $234,723,454 State General Funds and $631,764,289 Total Funds
- Community Mental Health Centers $52,148,573 SGF
- Non-KanCare programs $33,175,506 SGF
- Behavioral Health Services $31,175,576 SGF
- Regional Beds $19,190,595 SGF
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment $14,555,204 Total Funds
- Mental Health Intervention Team $13,440,910 SGF
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services $13,164,819 SGF
- Crisis Stabilization Services $12,082,589 Total Funds
- 988 Contact Center Funding: $10,743,032 Total Funds
- Other Behavioral Health Funding: $397,019,433 SGF
The committee asked about actual versus budgeted amounts and federal reimbursement match breakdowns. Staff indicated a more broken-down chart will be forthcoming.