KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
Family Services
DCF Administration Building
555 S. Kansas Ave., 6th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
| To: |
Regional Directors
Economic and Employment Services Program Administrators
Economic and Employment Services Staff
Prevention and Protection Services Administrators
Other Staff |
Re: |
Summary of Changes for Kansas Economic and Employment Services Manual (KEESM) Revision No. 127 effective May 1, 2026 |
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
A brief overview of the major changes is described below. Other clarifications and technical corrections are also included and described in the next section. Additional technical corrections not mentioned here are being incorporated into KEESM, as needed.
Child Care - New poverty-level guidelines have been published by the Department of Health and Human Services. These guidelines affect the eligibility standards in the Child Care program. State Median income figures and family share deductions are also being adjusted. For households with income greater than 185% of the federal poverty level, family share deductions will be set at 5% of the lowest net income. For all other households, family share deductions will be set at 3% of the lowest net income, unless the household’s income is less than 100% of the federal poverty level for their household size, for which the family share deduction will be $0.
DESCRIPTION, PURPOSE, AND DETAILS OF POLICY CHANGE
- Child Care
- Changes
None
- Clarifications
None
Appendix
F-1, Monthly Family Income and Family Share Deduction Schedule, is being updated with the information related to the new poverty levels, state median income levels, and family share deductions. It has been made accessible and reformatted for improved readability.
Miscellaneous Forms
The Miscellaenous Forms page has been retired. The FRS-1 has been relocated to DCFnet page EES Case Management Tools, which is available to staff only.
The following documents have also been retired from KEESM:
- Action Taken on Your Administrative Disqualification Hearing (Not Guilty)
- Action Taken on Administrative Disqualification Hearing (Guilty)
- Action Taken on Administrative Disqualification Hearing (Waiver)
- Advance Notice of Administrative Disqualification Hearing
- Administrative Hearing Brochure
- Notice of Withdrawal of Appeal
- Decision Compliance Report
- Notice of Use of Private Health Information
- Notice of Use of Private Health Information (Spanish)
- Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
EFFECTIVE DATE
All policies in this revision are effective May 1, 2026.
Effect on Local Staff
COORDINATION EFFORTS
The material in this letter and manual revision has been coordinated with staff in Economic and Employment Services, Executive leadership, the EES Program Administrators, and the Implementation Planning Team.
Sincerely,
Carla Whiteside-Hicks, PhD
Economic and Employment Services Director
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