Chairman Goetz opened the hearing on HB 2320

Nick Meyers, Kansas Revisor of Statutes Office, Shared a bill brief relating to HB 2320. (Attachment 2)

Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency and Licensing, Department of Children and Families, shared her testimony  about the condition of the foster care system, stories of children's successes, leadership plans  ad needs for the foster care system. (Attachment 3)

Kristelle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas, spoke  some historical information of the foster care program, problems with placement instability, how this bill would help to make changing schools for foster care children a smoother transition. (Attachment 4)

Shannon Kimball, Kansas Association of School Boards, spoke about the supports that Kansas Association of School Boards can help with to enable foster care children a better transition. (Attachment 5)

Dr. Harwood, Deputy Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education, spoke directly about how all schools do not have school records in the same systems and how they are trying a new system to help the transfer of records during a school  move of a student.

Proponents Written Only Testimony:

Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager of Kansas Policy and Outreach, Aligned (Attachment 6)

Timothy Graham, Director of Government Relations & Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Attachment 7)

Angela Hedrick, Vice President of Operations, Kaw Valley Center, Kansas (Attachment 8) (Attachment 9)

Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Kansas (Attachment 10)

After a period of questions Chairman Goetz closed the hearing on HB2320.