Removing the state fire marshal from the adult care home licensure act and the providers of disability services act and requiring the state fire marshal to complete training in person-centered care and responding to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SB 276 removes the state fire marshal from direct authority under Kansas' adult care home and disability services licensing laws. Instead, it requires the fire marshal to complete annual training on person-centered care, Alzheimer's response, and intellectual/developmental disabilities support. The bill shifts life safety inspections for adult care homes to a subcontract model where the fire marshal conducts surveys under the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (DADS), which retains final authority over enforcement decisions. This directly affects adult care homes and disability service providers by changing how safety inspections are conducted and reviewed under their licensing processes.