KS HB2358

Requires the Kansas Department for Children and Families to assign all able-bodied adults ages 18-49 without dependents under age 6, and work registrants ages 50-59 without dependents under age 6, to mandatory employment and training programs as a condition of receiving food assistance (SNAP)

Applies only to individuals not already employed at least 30 hours per week; those meeting the work requirement or with young children under 6 remain exempt from the new mandate

Establishes escalating penalties for non-compliance with food assistance work requirements: 3 months for first violation, 6 months for second violation, and 1 year for third and subsequent violations

Amends K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-709, the state's existing public assistance eligibility statute, by expanding the definition of who must participate in employment and training programs beyond current federal minimums