KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
Family Services
DCF Administration Building
555 S. Kansas Ave., 6th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603

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.

DESCRIPTION, PURPOSE, AND DETAILS OF POLICY CHANGE

1. Food Assistance Mandatory Employment and Training
   
   
   1. Changes
      
      None
      
      
   2. Clarifications
      
      
      1. Work Requirements for Recipients – Due to a federal finding per federal regulation 7 CFR 273.7(e), required mandatory participating in E&T, a clarification has been made to when a participant in the program reports a change in circumstances. KEESM 3100.2 #2 has been updated to clarify the process taken when a Mandatory Employment & Training (E&T) participant reports a change of circumstances that may lead to an exemption or make participation in the program unreasonable.
         
         

2. TANF
   
   
   1. Changes
      
      None
      
      
      
   2. Clarifications
      
      
      1. Whole Family Services-TANF-KEESM 1111 is being modified to change the name of all TANF-funded services from Successful Families Program to Whole Family Services.
         
         

Appendix

Food Assistance

T-3, Life Estate Valuation Tables, have been updated to a link.

T-4, Life Expectancy Tables, have been updated to a link.

V-1, Electronic Benefit Transfer System Guide, has been updated.

EFFECTIVE DATE

All policies in this revision are effective November 1, 2026.

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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