House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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Bills In Committee
SB232 - Substitute for SB 232 by Committee on Judiciary - Establishing the office of the child advocate as an independent state agency, making orders granting custody for adoption subject to the federal Indian child welfare act, directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents in certain circumstances and authorizing appeal of any order of placement of a child.
HB2076 - Repealing the adoption protection act.
HB2112 - Enacting the Representative Gail Finney foster care bill of rights.
HB2189 - Granting jurisdiction to the court to extend custody of non-minor dependents to the secretary for children and families.
HB2369 - Enacting the Kansas indian child welfare act.
HB2371 - Limiting the number of children in out-of-home placement cases assigned to case managers.
HB2377 - Directing the office of vital statistics to provide birth or death certificates to the Kansas department for children and families and exempt the department from fees for such certificates.
HB2407 - Creating conditions for the administration of certain tests, questionnaires, surveys and examinations and eliminating the parental consent requirements.
HB2552 - Prohibiting the secretary for children and families from using federal benefits of a child in need of care for the care and custody of the child and requiring the secretary to create and maintain an account of such benefits received for such child.
HB2553 - Establishing procedures for law enforcement agencies and the secretary for children and families to follow and use when a child in custody of the secretary is reported missing and requiring the secretary to obtain a nondrivers' identification card for such reports.
HB2554 - Directing the secretary for children and families to identify relatives and persons with whom a child in custody of the secretary has close emotional ties for placement and send notice of custody to the persons when identified.
HB2580 - Including mental, emotional and behavioral health treatment to medical services that may be provided to a child alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of care.
HB2742 - Requiring the secretary for children and families to reimburse hospitals when a child in custody of the secretary remains at such hospital and is no longer receiving medical services.
HB2772 - Establishing the Kansas Indian child welfare act and providing additional requirements for child custody proceedings involving an Indian child.
Sponsored Bills
HB2034 - Requiring a referral of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect for an examination as part of an investigation, creating a program in the department of health and environment to provide training and payment for such examinations.
HB2153 - Authorizing the attorney general to coordinate training regarding a multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving alleged human trafficking for law enforcement agencies and requiring training on human trafficking awareness and identification for certain child welfare agencies, juvenile justice agencies, mental health professionals and school personnel.
HB2194 - Enacting the Representative Gail Finney memorial foster care bill of rights.
HB2240 - Requiring the clerk of the district court to give notice of qualified residential treatment program placement.
HB2247 - Authorizing any person to become a bank depositor or safe deposit box leaseholder, providing methods in which bank deposits may be withdrawn and prohibiting banks from requiring a cosigner for an account of certain minors in the custody of the secretary for children and families, secretary of corrections or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
HB2299 - Directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents under certain circumstances.
HB2361 - Limiting when the court is required to give preference to a relative for the custody for adoption of a child in need of care.
HB2371 - Limiting the number of children in out-of-home placement cases assigned to case managers.
HB2377 - Directing the office of vital statistics to provide birth or death certificates to the Kansas department for children and families and exempt the department from fees for such certificates.
HB2407 - Creating conditions for the administration of certain tests, questionnaires, surveys and examinations and eliminating the parental consent requirements.
HB2536 - Establishing the SOUL family legal permanency option for children 16 years of age or older.
HB2552 - Prohibiting the secretary for children and families from using federal benefits of a child in need of care for the care and custody of the child and requiring the secretary to create and maintain an account of such benefits received for such child.
HB2553 - Establishing procedures for law enforcement agencies and the secretary for children and families to follow and use when a child in custody of the secretary is reported missing and requiring the secretary to obtain a nondrivers' identification card for such reports.
HB2554 - Directing the secretary for children and families to identify relatives and persons with whom a child in custody of the secretary has close emotional ties for placement and send notice of custody to the persons when identified.
HB2555 - Authorizing schools to maintain emergency albuterol kits and administer such medication in emergency situations.
SB232 - Substitute for SB 232 by Committee on Judiciary - Establishing the office of the child advocate as an independent state agency, making orders granting custody for adoption subject to the federal Indian child welfare act, directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents in certain circumstances and authorizing appeal of any order of placement of a child.
HB2076 - Repealing the adoption protection act.
HB2112 - Enacting the Representative Gail Finney foster care bill of rights.
HB2189 - Granting jurisdiction to the court to extend custody of non-minor dependents to the secretary for children and families.
HB2369 - Enacting the Kansas indian child welfare act.
HB2371 - Limiting the number of children in out-of-home placement cases assigned to case managers.
HB2377 - Directing the office of vital statistics to provide birth or death certificates to the Kansas department for children and families and exempt the department from fees for such certificates.
HB2407 - Creating conditions for the administration of certain tests, questionnaires, surveys and examinations and eliminating the parental consent requirements.
HB2552 - Prohibiting the secretary for children and families from using federal benefits of a child in need of care for the care and custody of the child and requiring the secretary to create and maintain an account of such benefits received for such child.
HB2553 - Establishing procedures for law enforcement agencies and the secretary for children and families to follow and use when a child in custody of the secretary is reported missing and requiring the secretary to obtain a nondrivers' identification card for such reports.
HB2554 - Directing the secretary for children and families to identify relatives and persons with whom a child in custody of the secretary has close emotional ties for placement and send notice of custody to the persons when identified.
HB2580 - Including mental, emotional and behavioral health treatment to medical services that may be provided to a child alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of care.
HB2742 - Requiring the secretary for children and families to reimburse hospitals when a child in custody of the secretary remains at such hospital and is no longer receiving medical services.
HB2772 - Establishing the Kansas Indian child welfare act and providing additional requirements for child custody proceedings involving an Indian child.
Sponsored Bills
HB2034 - Requiring a referral of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect for an examination as part of an investigation, creating a program in the department of health and environment to provide training and payment for such examinations.
HB2153 - Authorizing the attorney general to coordinate training regarding a multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving alleged human trafficking for law enforcement agencies and requiring training on human trafficking awareness and identification for certain child welfare agencies, juvenile justice agencies, mental health professionals and school personnel.
HB2194 - Enacting the Representative Gail Finney memorial foster care bill of rights.
HB2240 - Requiring the clerk of the district court to give notice of qualified residential treatment program placement.
HB2247 - Authorizing any person to become a bank depositor or safe deposit box leaseholder, providing methods in which bank deposits may be withdrawn and prohibiting banks from requiring a cosigner for an account of certain minors in the custody of the secretary for children and families, secretary of corrections or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
HB2299 - Directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents under certain circumstances.
HB2361 - Limiting when the court is required to give preference to a relative for the custody for adoption of a child in need of care.
HB2371 - Limiting the number of children in out-of-home placement cases assigned to case managers.
HB2377 - Directing the office of vital statistics to provide birth or death certificates to the Kansas department for children and families and exempt the department from fees for such certificates.
HB2407 - Creating conditions for the administration of certain tests, questionnaires, surveys and examinations and eliminating the parental consent requirements.
HB2536 - Establishing the SOUL family legal permanency option for children 16 years of age or older.
HB2552 - Prohibiting the secretary for children and families from using federal benefits of a child in need of care for the care and custody of the child and requiring the secretary to create and maintain an account of such benefits received for such child.
HB2553 - Establishing procedures for law enforcement agencies and the secretary for children and families to follow and use when a child in custody of the secretary is reported missing and requiring the secretary to obtain a nondrivers' identification card for such reports.
HB2554 - Directing the secretary for children and families to identify relatives and persons with whom a child in custody of the secretary has close emotional ties for placement and send notice of custody to the persons when identified.
HB2555 - Authorizing schools to maintain emergency albuterol kits and administer such medication in emergency situations.
