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SB 489 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Directing the department of corrections to establish a correctional center nursery for incarcerated expectant mothers and their child to allow certain expectant mothers to care and bond with their child for up to 36 months while incarcerated.
Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Kelson Bohnet, Capital Public Defender | KS Death Penalty Defense Unit | SB489ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Abriona Markham, Exec. Dir | Topeka Doula Project | SB489ProVerbal |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Brenda Bandy, IDCLC, Exec. Dir. | KS Breastfeeding Coalition | SB489ProVerbal |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Gloria Geither, Dep. Sec. of Facility Mgmt | KS Dept of Corrections | SB489ProVerbal |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Senator Kristen O'Shea | SB489ProVerbal | |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Tammy Wallin, President | KS Assoc. for Infant & Early Childhood Mental & Health | SB489ProVerbal |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Teresa Tuchscherer, Chair | Ministry to Incarcerated Families | SB489ProVerbal |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Adrienne Olejnik, VP | KAC | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Brittany Jones, Esq., Dir of Policy & Engagement | Kansas Family Voice | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Dr. April Terry, PhD, LMLP, Assoc. Prof of Criminal Justice | FHSU | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Dr. Dena Hubbard, | FAAP | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Gail Cozadd, CEO | KCSL | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Jeanette Grenz, Treasurer | Ministry to Incarcerated Families | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Jessica Lenherr, President & CEO | UW of Kaw Valley | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Kathy Damron, Community Volunteer | SB488ProWo | |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Kelson Bohnet,Capital Public Defender | KS Death Penalty Defense Unit | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Kirsten Price, Retreat Coord. | Ministry to Incarcerated Families | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Lucrecia Nold, Public Policy Specialist | KS Catholic Conf | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Monica Pyles, Individual | SB488ProWo | |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Sharla Smith, PhD,MPH Founder & Director | KS Birth Equity Network | SB488NeuWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Tracy Russell, Exec. Dir. | Nurture KC | SB488ProWo |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2024 | View | Download | Eileen Ma, Staff Revisor | SB489 Bill Brief |
