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Minutes for HB2275 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Increasing the maximum amount of yearly income tax credits available for purchases under the disability employment act from qualified vendors, continuing in existence such credits beyond tax year 2023 of eligible purchases available for such credit and further defining qualifying vendors and employees eligible for the credit.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 9, 2023
Chairman Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2275.
Charles Reimer, Revisor, provided an overview of the bill.
The following presented testimony as a proponent of the bill:
Pat Johas, President and CEO, Cerebral Palsy Research Center(Attachment 2)
Matt Fletcher, Executive Director, Interhab (Attachment 3)
The following presented opponent testimony of the bill:
Sara Hart Weir, Executive Director, Kansas Council on d Developmental Disabilities(Attachment 4)
Mike Burgess, Director of Policy and Outreach at the Disability Rights Center of Kansas(Attachment 5)
Brad Linnenkamp, President of the Self Advocacy Coalition of Kansas.(Attachment 6)
Kathy Lobb, Self Advocate (Attachment 7)
Written proponent testimony was provided by:
Representative Les Mason, Kansas House of Representatives, 27th District(Attachment 8)
Jason Watkins Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce(Attachment 9)
Written opponent testimony was provided by:
Joe Scarlett, Self Advocate(Attachment 10)
Dave Chadick with Goodwill Industries of Kansas spoke as a proponent via a delayed WebEx connection.(Attachment 11)
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2275.
