SB 408
Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers, authorizing a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity as soon as practicable after discovery of fraud, duress or mistake of fact and specifying that certain genetic testing results shall constitute a change of circumstances that warrants a court finding of material mistake of fact.
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Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers, authorizing a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity as soon as practicable after discovery of fraud, duress or mistake of fact and specifying that certain genetic testing results shall constitute a change of circumstances that warrants a court finding of material mistake of fact.
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers, authorizing a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity as soon as practicable after discovery of fraud, duress or mistake of fact and specifying that certain genetic testing results shall constitute a change of circumstances that warrants a court finding of material mistake of fact.
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Testimony & Minutes
House · Committee on Judiciary 10
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Tanya Keys | Dept for Children and Families | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Diane Redleaf | Let Grow | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Lenore Skenazy | Let Grow | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Chance Berndt | BIDS Legislative Committee | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Peter Gray | Boston College | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Jon Haidt | New York University | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Kristalle Hedrick | Children's Alliance of KS | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Karrie Lonard | KS Office of the Child Advocate | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Michael Ramey | Parental Rights Foundation | Proponent Written Only | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Jason Thompson | Revisors Office | House Bill Brief |
Senate · Committee on Judiciary 10
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary | Dept Children Families | SB408 Pro | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Kristalle Hedrick, CEO | Children's Alliance of Kansas | SB408 Pro | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Diane Redleaf | Let Grow | SB408 Pro | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Lenore Skenazy, President | Let Grow | SB408 Pro | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Peter Gray, Professor | Boston College | SB408 Pro WO | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Michael Ramey< President | Parental Rights Foundation | SB408 Pro WO | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Johnathan Haidt, Professor, Author | New York University | SB408 Pro WO | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Kerrie Lonard | Office of he Child Advocate | SB408 Pro WO | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Chance Berndt, Assistant Public Defender | BIDS Legislative Committee | SB408 Pro WO | |
| Feb 11, 2026 | View | Natalie Scott, Revisors Office | State of Kansas | SB408 Bill Brief |