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Board of Indigents' Defense Services Attorney Cost Reimbursement Tables Assigned Counsel and Public Defender, 2024
No full textRevised April 5, 202
Neutral Testimony on House Bill 2168 / presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
No full text"March 14, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Agriculture.Neutral testimony concerning HB 2168. "The Kansas Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Weed Control Program provides regulatory oversight of the production of industrial hemp in Kansas. Industrial hemp production was permitted in Kansas for research purposes beginning in 2019 and has been permitted for commercial purposes since 2021. Persons seeking to cultivate or produce industrial hemp must be licensed by KDA as a commercial industrial hemp producer. The application licensing period for the year is open from January 1 to March 15 each year. There is a 1,200. Background checks are also required and cost 500. ... Like many of our programs, the Commercial Industrial Hemp Program is funded with license fees and does not utilize State General Funds to cover programmatic costs. ... Annual expenditures include inspection costs, sampling, and laboratory testing costs, as well as staff salaries and other administrative costs. Revenues consist of fees associated with the application, license, and background checks. At the beginning of FY24 the industrial hemp fee fund balance was 159,853. KDA has sought to reduce expenditures by reducing the number of FTEs this fiscal year. The full savings of that reduction will be seen in FY25; however, expenses continue to outpace fee revenue.
Other Titles: Neutral Testimony on House Bill 2578 House Bill 2578
No full text"March 18, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee, presented by Andy Brown, Deputy Secretary of Programs, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
This same testimony, with minor changes, was presented before the Kansas Legislature, House Health & Human Services Committee, by Andy Brown, Deputy Secretary of Programs, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services on January 30, 2024.Neutral testimony concerning HB 2578. "The bill makes several changes, including: 1. Allow[ing] only community mental health centers that are licensed by the department that provide specific, required services to be eligible for certification of community behavioral health centers; 2. Adds language that requires the secretary for the department for aging and disability services [to] adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement and administer the program; 3. Adds language that may allow the KDADS to renew certification of CCBHCs based upon previous certification and/or accreditations. ... Currently KDADS has a process for application, review, and certification and does not currently recognize any accreditations for option of certification renewal. Regarding certification, KDADS and KDHE are required by statute to apply to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a process by which the state certifies Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) and to certify all 26 Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) as CCBHCs by July 1, 2024. To date, KDADS and KDHE have been successful in implementing a certification process that has certified 24 CMHCs as CCBHCs. There are 2 remaining CCBHCs that are expected to receive at least a provisional certification by July 1, 2024.
Other Titles: Proponent Testimony on Senate Bill 542 Senate Bill 542
No full text"March 19, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Ways & Means Committee, presented by Andrew Brown, Deputy Secretary of Programs, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Testimony in support of SB 542 "which proposes $40 million in one-time funding for building or capital improvements to congregate or non-congregate shelters that provide services for homeless individuals, families, and persons at risk of homelessness. As a state agency responsible for the care and treatment of homeless individuals with disabilities, we believe this bill represents a crucial step towards addressing the pressing issue of homelessness in our community.
Other Titles: Proponent Testimony on House Bill 2667 House Bill 2667
No full text"March 19, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Ways & Means Committee, presented by Andy Brown, Deputy Secretary of Programs, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Testimony in strong support of HB 2667, "which proposes to increase the cap on the Lottery Vending Machine revenue allocated for crisis stabilization and accredited Clubhouses. This bill represents a crucial step towards addressing the pressing needs of individuals experiencing mental health crises in Kansas. ... HB 2667 offers a practical and sustainable solution by tapping into existing revenue streams generated by Lottery Vending Machines to fund essential services for those in crisis and individuals that are seeking to live independently in our communities.
Other Titles: Neutral Testimony on House Bill 2784 House Bill 2784
No full text"February 15, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Health & Human Services Committee, presented by Lacey Hunter, Commissioner, Survey, Certification & Credentialing, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Neutral testimony concerning HB 2784 "which makes a number of changes to current statute regarding Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). CCRC is a national designation for a facility type with multiple levels of care ranging from independent living to skilled nursing. ... HB 2784 creates a regulated licensure category for independent living by altering the definition of adult care home in K.S.A. 39-923(a). The addition of CCRC to the definition of adult care home that would require the creation and on-going monitoring of licensure and regulatory oversight of independent living facilities and homes. That does not exist in current statute.
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No full text"January 31, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, presented by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Testimony in support of "HB 2580: Including mental, emotional, and behavioral health treatment to medical services that may be provided to child alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of care. This bill, as written, serves as a technical amendment to clarify the Secretary's authority to access mental, emotional, and behavioral health care screenings and treatment prior to adjudication in a Child in Need of Care (CINC) case. ... Timely access to mental, emotional, and behavioral health services increases placement stability, timely permanency, and other outcomes for youth in Kansas.
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No full text"February 19, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, presented by the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Neutral testimony concerning "HB 2772, establishing the Kansas Indian Child Welfare Act, incorporates provisions of the federal law (Indian Child Welfare Act) into Kansas law and includes additional provisions that strengthen and facilitate working relationships with our tribal partners in our shared goal to protect and strengthen children, families, and adults. ... The Kansas Department for Children and Families recognizes the continuing and compelling governmental interest of sovereign tribal nations in their children. The Department supports the federal policy underlying ICWA to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and Indian families by establishing minimum federal standards to prevent arbitrary and unnecessary removal of Indian children from their families and tribes.
Other Titles: Senate Bill 284
No full text"March 14, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Utilities, presented by Jeff McClanahan, Director, Utilities Division, Kansas Corporation Commission.Neutral testimony concerning SB 284. "The bill requires the State Librarian to contract with an organization to deliver on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, print disabled or who have another disability. The funds for the blind information access services will come from the Kansas Universal Service Fund (KUSF). While the Commission has overall responsibility for the KUSF, the Commission is authorized pursuant to K.S.A. 66-2010 to contract with a third-party to administer the KUSF. ... Under SB 284 Section 2(e), the Commission's third-party administrator is authorized to ensure it has the funds to pay all amounts owed to qualifying telecommunications companies and the blind information access services. Section (2)(e) also authorizes the KUSF third-party administrator to transfer monies from the KUSF fund to the state treasurer, who will deposit the funds and credit the blind information access fund. The State Library has estimated the total annual cost for the blind information access fund to be $99,000.
Other Titles: House Bill 2681
No full text"February 12, 2024."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Transportation Committee, presented by Mike Hoeme, Director of Transportation, Kansas Corporation Commission.Testimony in support of HB 2681. "HB 2681 proposes to amend K.S.A. 8-2,128. As drafted it accomplishes only a partial remedy to the Kansas Uniform Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Act. Under existing Kansas motor carrier law K.S.A.8-2, 128 refers to a "commercial driver's license issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-234b and amendments thereto." Currently, K.S.A. 8-234b in its three CDL classes only refers to any combination of vehicles with a "gross combination weight rating (GCWR)" it should also include "gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross vehicle weight (GVW) or gross combination weight (GCW)" in conjunction with GCWR. As drafted, law enforcement at roadside are unable to enforce the CDL regulation as intended. This allows drivers to avoid the requirement to obtain a CDL even though they are operating larger commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). ... We join the Kansas Highway Patrol and support HB 2681 if it were amended so that both K.S.A. 8-2,128 and K.S.A. 8-234b have the same definition of "CMV" as previously mentioned.