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Minutes for HB2554 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Providing a sales tax exemption for brothers in blue re-entry program, inc.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Scott Wells, Senior Assistant Revisor provided an overview on HB2554 stating it provides a sales tax exemption for all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by or on behalf of Brothers in Blue Reentry program for the purpose of providing a cognitive faith-based curriculum to prepare inmates for reentry into the community. Mr. Wells stood for questions from the Committee.
Representative Debbie Deere testified as a proponent for HB2554 stating the program is a faith-based organization which consists of a small staff and volunteers (Attachment 1). Representative Deere stood for questions from the Committee.
Carl Hughes, Executive Director of Brothers in Blue Reentry testified as a proponent for HB2554 stating the program is a voluntary, faith-driven reentry program at Lansing Correctional Facility (Attachment 2). Mr. Hughes stood for questions from the Committee.
Written testimony was submitted by James Franko, Kansas Policy Institute in opposition to HB2554 (Attachment 3).
Hearing closed for HB2554.
