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Minutes for HB2536 - Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Short Title
Establishing the SOUL family legal permanency option for children 16 years of age or older.
Minutes Content for Wed, Jan 24, 2024
Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Revisor of Statutes Office, gave an overview of HB 2536.(Attachment 2)
Rachel Marsh, Children's Alliance of Kansas, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 3)
Alexandria Ware, Culture Creations/Alexandria Ware Speaks, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 4)
Kristen Powell, SOUL Team, gave proponent testimony.(Attachment 5)
Nykia Gatson, SOUL Team, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 6)
Sierra Jones, Citizen, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 7)
Marquan Teetz, Citizen, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 8)
Kassi McDowell, SOUL Team, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 9)
Tanya Keys, Kansas Department for Children and Families, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 10)
Danielle Bartelli, KVC of Kansas, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 11)
Kristalle Hedrick, Foster Adopt Connect, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 12)
John Wilson, Kansas Action for Children, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 13)
John Monroe, Center for the Rights of Abused Children, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 14)
Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 15)
Yusef Presley, Jr., Citizen, gave written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 16)
Darla-Nelson Metzger, Kansas Citizen Review Panel, gave written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 17)
Nina Shaw-Woody, Kansas Family Advisory Network, gave written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 18)
Laura Walters, Cornerstones of Care, gave written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 19)
There were no opponents on HB2536.
Matt Stephens, St. Francis Ministries, gave written-only neutral testimony. (Attachment 20)
Chairperson closed the hearing on HB2536.
The meeting adjourned at 3:04 pm.
