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No full text"February 20, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Written testimony in support of HB 2371, "which limits the number of child in need of care cases assigned to case managers. The proposed legislation would require the maximum number of out-of-home cases not to exceed 18, except for temporary staffing vacancies or to keep sibling groups with the same case manager.
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No full text"March 22, 2023."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee and the House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, by Laura Howard, Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Presentation "to introduce the efforts to support and improve placement stability for children in foster care out of home placement. ... The root causes of placement stability go beyond the foster care system and include inadequate community-based prevention services (particularly for older higher-needs youth), a front door to foster care that is too wide, and a lack of placements for older youth with intensive behavior health needs.
Other title: House Bill 2227
No full text"February 7, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee, by Patrick Orr, Regulatory Analyst, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board legislative testimony ; 2023Neutral testimony concerning House Bill 2227. "HB 2227 permits a "renewable energy supplier" to sell electricity generated by an "eligible generation facility" exclusively to the "host customer-generator," as these terms are defined by the bill. As these terms are defined, a person or entity that is engaged in the business of installing, owning and operating a solar or wind energy facility that is located on the premises owned by a retail electric customer may sell to that retail electric customer energy produced from the solar or wind facility through a power purchase agreement. To accommodate such sales, HB 2227 exempts these transactions from the definition of "utility" under K.S.A. 66-104 and exempts "renewable electric supplier," as defined by HB 2227, from the retail electric supplier act. Essentially, HB 2227 contemplates a financing agreement by which retail electric customers could place solar or wind facilities on their premises in order to utilize these resources to fulfill their electric energy needs.
Electric Supply and Demand Report, 2023
No full text"Effective January 1, 2016, the Renewable Energy Standard Act was amended and the requirement to own or purchase renewable generation became a voluntary initiative. While most of the affected utilities continue to invest in renewable generation, it is no longer a requirement under state law"--2019 Report."K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 66-1282 became effective July 1, 2011, and requires the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC or Commission) to compile a report regarding electric supply and demand for all electric utilities in Kansas. The statute requires this report to include, but not be limited to: (1) Generation capacity needs and (2) system peak capacity needs and (3) renewable generation needs associated with the 2009 Kansas renewable energy standards. To ensure that KCC Staff has the information it needs to compile these reports, the KCC issued an Order on October 25, 2012, requiring Westar Energy, Kansas City Power & Light Company, Empire District Electric Company, Kansas Power Pool, Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, Kansas Electric Power Cooperatives, Midwest Energy, Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, Mid-Kansas Electric Company, and Kansas City Board of Public Utilities to file annually, the data required to compile this report with the Commission under Docket 13-GIME-256-CPL"--2015 Report.Section 1: Generation Capacity Needs and System Peak Capacity Planning -- Section 2: Renewable Energy Planning -- Appendix A: Commercial-Size Renewable Energy Generation -- Appendix B: Inventory of Major Power Plants Serving Kansas Loads -- Appendix C: SPP Discussion of Accredited Capacity and Resource Adequacy
In-Person Neutral Testimony on House Bill 2156 / presented by Jeff McClanahan, Director, Utilities Division, Kansas Corporation Commission.
No full text"February 9, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, by Jeff McClanahan, Director, Utilities Division, Kansas Corporation Commission.Neutral testimony concerning HB 2156. "HB 2156 would allow a public utility to propose rates, terms or charges for the benefit of low-income residential customers. The bill would also allow low-income rates to be set below the actual cost of service for such customers so long as the Commission determines that the rates are not unjust or unreasonably discriminatory or unduly preferential. The Citizen's Utility Ratepayer Board has worked with stakeholders in developing HB 2156 and Staff participated in the stakeholder process. The decision as to whether HB 2156 should become law is a policy decision for the legislature. To aid the legislature in its decision making, Staff is providing background information on the current status of Commission's authority for low-income rates and how low-income rates will impact the residential class overall.
House Bill 2225 Proponent Testimony [Senate] / presented by Justin Grady, Chief of Revenue Requirements, Cost of Service and Finance, Kansas Corporation Commission.
No full text"March 22, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Utilities, by Justin Grady, Chief of Revenue Requirements, Cost of Service and Finance, Kansas Corporation Commission.Testimony in support of HB 2225. "The Staff of the KCC is supportive of HB 2225 as amended by the House Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications (House Energy). ... We contend that passage of HB 2225 will improve KCC oversight over Evergy's local transmission investment plans and improve Kansas' regional rate competitiveness. The open and transparent review process contained in the amended legislation will make Evergy accountable to regulators and the public and it will improve understanding about Evergy's local transmission investment plans. HB 2225 will also improve Kansas' regional rate competitiveness because Evergy's local transmission investments will earn the KCC-authorized Return on Equity (ROE) instead of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized ROE. ... HB 2225 makes improvements to K.S.A. 66-1237, otherwise known as the Transmission Delivery Charge (TDC) statute. HB 2225 would provide for enhanced public accountability and a KCC review process for Evergy's local transmission projects, which are planned and directed by Evergy, outside of any Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or FERC-directed process. Additionally, HB 2225 would result in lowering the ROE that is allowed for local transmission projects from the current FERC-authorized return to the KCC-authorized return. ... We contend that now is the time to scale back this incentive ROE, in order to level the playing field between the return authorized for local transmission, generation, and distribution investments. Importantly, our recommended legislation preserves the current TDC ratemaking treatment for any transmission investment which is outside of the control of the utility, that is, transmission investment which is planned or directed by an RTO or FERC.
Other titles: House Bill 2220, Incubator Business Bill Incubator Business Bill
No full text"February 16, [2023]."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Taxation, by Trisha Purdon, Office of Rural Prosperity Director, Kansas Department of Commerce.Testimony in support of HB 2220. "HB 2220 creates a mechanism to lower operation costs for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The purpose of this legislation is to decrease the cost of incubator operation and tenant expenses to encourage more business startups. Incubators owned by a city, county or nonprofit would be property tax exempt if the purpose of the space is to grow businesses and locate the business in Kansas after incubation. ... In summary, the intent of the bill is to provide "temporary tenancy" that is exempt from all property taxes for the initial five years.
Other titles: Senate Bill 91, Film Tax Credit Film Tax Credit
No full text"February 2, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Commerce Committee, by Rachel Willis, Director of Legislative Affairs, Kansas Department of Commerce.Testimony in support of "HB 2182, the Kansas Film and Digital Media Production Development Act. ... The Kansas Film and Digital Media Production Development Act will generate investment in Kansas by: incentivizing film, video and digital media productions; facilitating the development and growth of a film and media production industry; facilitating and incentivizing associated businesses. With the goal of becoming a national and regional leader in film and media production, this investment package gives Kansas a seat at the table for an industry at the forefront of innovation and job growth. ... This proposal makes us competitive and will result in increased economic impact and additional opportunities for current and future Kansans working in the media industry.
Other title: Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion Project Progress
No full text"January 10, 2023."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Commerce Committee, by Paul Hughes, Deputy Secretary for Business Development, Kansas Department of Commerce.
This same testimony was presented before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Commerce Committee, by Paul Hughes, Deputy Secretary for Business Development, Kansas Department of Commerce, on January 18, 2023.Testimony "to provide an update regarding the Panasonic agreement and the Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion Act (APEX). Below is a brief review of the law, the Panasonic agreement, the latest with the project and information about other businesses that have expressed an interest in our new economic development tool.