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Testimony in Support of House Bill 2114 / presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
No full text"February 14, 2025."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.Testimony in support of HB 2114 "This bill proposes statutory revisions to the Stream Obstruction Act and associated regulations. ... The 2022 Legislature recognized the need to address dam safety and funded an independent dam safety program evaluation to evaluate how Kansas' dam safety program compares with other state programs, industry standards, and the model state dam safety manual. These evaluation teams provided recommendations which led to the development of proposed revisions to improve dam safety in Kansas."
Agriculture and Trade / presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
No full text"January 16, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
Committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Presentation discussing agricultural trading in Kansas, including agriculture's economic impact in Kansas, agricultural productivity, export statistics, worldwide destinations, agricultural commodities exported (with historical comparisons), important trade agreements, trade policy and marketing development, trade missions, and future problems that may impact Kansas agricuture
Juvenile Detention Centers (JDCs) / presented by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections.
No full text"January 23, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, presented by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections.Presentation giving a brief overview of juvenile detention centers in Kansas, specifically discussing the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex and its population, county-operated juvenile intake and assessment programs, and the progress of 2023 House Bill 2021, which sought to increase collaboration between agencies and enhance community access to evidence-based programs and services.Juvenile Detention Centers (JDCs)
Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex (KJCC)
Juvenile Intake and Assessment Systems (JIAS)
2023 House Bill 2021 Progres
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No full text"January 29, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, presented by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee names are taken from the Kansas Legislature website."Testimony in support of HB 2075, which amends K.S.A. 38-2264 (f) so that the initial Child in Need of Care (CINC) permanency hearing is held within 9 months and subsequent permanency hearings are held every 9 months.
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No full text"February 5, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, presented by Laura Howard, Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee names are taken from the Kansas Legislature website."Testimony in support of House Bill 2132, which amends the definition of neglect in K.S.A. 38-2202(z) and sections related to prevention services and entry into foster care 38-2234.
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No full text"February 11, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Welfare Reform, presented by Carla Whiteside-Hicks, Director of Economic and Employment Services, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee names are taken from the Kansas Legislature website.Testimony in opposition to HB 2360. "The bill as written directs the secretary of the Department for Children and Families (DCF) to enter into agreements with both commercial entities and other state and federal agencies to allow for the continuous review, comparison and verification of data for public assistance eligibility. Under the proposal in this bill the agency must post data related to non-compliance and fraud investigations at least quarterly on the public website. Lastly, the agency would provide, by November 1st of 2025 to the legislative coordinating council, commercial, state and federal agency options to compare data options for approval. The agency supports comprehensive eligibility verification and has extensive processes in place, including provisions listed in the bill. The additional provisions in some cases are not legally feasible or they would require significant administrative burden without a strong return on investment given the extensive efforts we already have in place.
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No full text"February 27, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Appropriations Committee, presented by Laura Howard, Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee names are taken from the Kansas Legislature website.Testimony in support of HB 2237. "The bill would amend the Employee Award and Recognition program to allow state agencies to request and implement hiring, recruitment, and retention bonuses up to $10,000 with Governor’s approval. Additionally, state agencies who award bonuses or awards would be required to submit a report to the Secretary of Administration for the previous fiscal year on August 1. ... The bill would allow the agency an opportunity to show employee appreciation and potentially decrease turnover by allowing retention bonuses to those employees who stay with the agency.
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No full text"January 28, 2025."
Presentations before the Kansas Legislature, House Education Committee, presented by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency, and Andrea Warnke, Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Department of for Children and Families.Presentation giving "information on the 2023-2024 Kansas Foster Care Annual Academic Report Card. This annual education report card for students in foster care is a continuing opportunity for KSDE and DCF to collaborate and learn about the outcomes and needs of this population. KSDE, DCF, Case Management Providers and other stakeholders continue to focus on cooperation, coordination, and communication between agencies. This year's report contains some additional data points including statistics by gender in addition to race. Additionally, the report contains additional points of comparison between the Kansas all student population and the Kansas foster care student population. ... Collaboration between DCF, KSDE, CMP Educational Coordinators, and local school districts are leading to success stories for individual youth. ... Importantly, the effects of these education and child welfare collaborations are not limited only to students in foster care, but also providing tools within communities to support students in the least intrusive and most timely way. ... DCF is committed to using this data and the insights it provides to improve policy and practice. There is much to learn about the impact of a child's stay in foster care on outcomes and level assessments."Testimony on: 2024 KSDE/DCF Foster Care Report Card
Foster Care Report Card 2023-2024
Other title: Senate Bill 92
No full text"February 5, 2025."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Utilities, presented by Joseph Astrab, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.
This same testimony was presented before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, by Joseph Astrab, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, on February 27, 2025.Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board legislative testimony ; 2025.Testimony in support of SB 92. "SB 92 amends K.S.A. 66-1,178, which establishes the requirement and procedure for an electric utility to obtain a line siting permit to construct electric transmission lines. Currently, K.S.A. 66-1,178 requires an electric utility to file an application that details the proposed location for the lines and impacted landowners. The Commission, with the assistance of its technical staff (Staff), is required to issue a final order on such an application within 120 days after filing. SB 92 increases this timeframe to 180 days and makes small typographical changes. SB 92 is the counterpart to an identical bill, HB 2040."
Other title: Senate Bill 167
No full text"February 11, 2025."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Utilities, presented by Joseph Astrab, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board legislative testimony ; 2025.Neutral testimony concerning SB 167. "SB 167 creates new regulations on the construction, ownership, and usage of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and retail electric services. "Retail electric service" under this bill is defined as the furnishing of retail electric service to a retail customer for end use, but excludes electric service exclusively used for supplying EV charging stations. "Retail electric supplier" is broadly defined as a person or entity that is engaged in the business of providing retail electric service. This includes public utilities regulated by the Kansas Corporation Commission, unregulated entities like municipalities, and electric cooperatives.