For the purpose of financially empowering parents to choose a health plan for a child, the secretary should review and report both verbally and in writing to the joint committee on children's issues prior to each legislative session with recommendations regarding the following items:

1. (a) Direct transfer of the annual premium for a plan chosen by an eligible low-income family to the insurer;
2. (b) The use of a refundable tax credit for an eligible low-income family to apply toward the purchase of a child's health care coverage. Such refundable tax credit would cover most or all of the cost of the insurance with the parents paying any difference. Additionally, an eligible low-income family would receive full benefit of the credit, regardless of how small their income tax obligation was; and
3. (c) The status of the Kansas insurance coverage for children's program including all performance measures relating to the Kansas insurance coverage for children's program.

L. 1998, ch. 125, § 7; Apr. 30.