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KS HB2158
KS HB2158Establishing the joint committee on child welfare system oversight, providing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of state child death review board documents, requiring visual observation of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect as part of an investigation, exempting the caregiver of a child in state out-of-home placement from the child care assistance 20-hour-per-week work requirement, permitting the secretary for children and families to license certain family foster homes where a
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Introduced
01/27/2021
01/27/2021
In Committee
03/19/2021
03/19/2021
Crossed Over
02/18/2021
02/18/2021
Passed
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning health and welfare; providing for the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable persons; establishing the joint committee on child welfare system oversight; relating to the state child death review board; relating to the confidentiality of records; exceptions thereto; requiring visual observation of a child in investigations of child abuse or neglect; adding an exemption from the child care assistance 20-hour-per-week work requirement; permitting the secretary to provide exemptions from family foster home license requirements; relating to the department of health and environment, division of public health; powers, duties and functions of the advisory committee on trauma and the statewide trauma system regional council; continuing in existence the authority to conduct closed session meetings and keep records privileged; amending K.S.A. 65-516, 75-5664 and 75-5665 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22a-243, 38-2226 and 39-709 and repealing the existing sections. WHEREAS, The amendments made to the provisions of K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 38-2226 by this act shall be known as Adrian's Law. Now, therefore:
AI Summary
This bill establishes the joint committee on child welfare system oversight, provides certain exceptions to the confidentiality of state child death review board documents, requires visual observation of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect as part of an investigation, and exempts the caregiver of a child in state out-of-home placement from the child care assistance 20-hour-per-week work requirement. The bill also permits the secretary for children and families to license certain family foster homes where a person has been adjudicated as a juvenile offender for certain offenses.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Health and Human Services (House)
Last Action
House Approved by Governor on Friday, May 21, 2021 (on 05/26/2021)
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