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Minutes for HB2175 - Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Short Title
Requiring the secretary for children and families to notify the parent of a child who is the subject of an investigation of abuse or neglect of such parent's rights during such investigation and to complete a written report upon closing such an investigation, providing for an agreement between the parent of a child and the secretary if such child is removed from the home during an investigation of abuse or neglect and a parent to withhold certain information except when otherwise ordered by a court.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 7, 2025
Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, reviewed HB2175 in the bill brief (Attachment 1) and stood for questions.
There was no proponent testimony submitted.
Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, Kansas Sheriffs Association, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Peace Officers Association, gave opponent testimony on HB2175 (Attachment 2) and stood for questions.
Marc Bennett, District Attorney, 18th Judicial District, gave opponent testimony on HB2175 (Attachment 3) and stood for questions.
Tom Fatkin, Lieutenant, Wichita Police Department; Director of Operations, Exploited and Missing Children Unit (EMCU), gave written-only opponent testimony on HB2175. (Attachment 4)
Mike Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee County, gave written-only opponent testimony on HB2175. (Attachment 5)
Stephen M. Howe, District Attorney, Johnson County, gave written-only opponent testimony on HB2175. (Attachment 6)
Laura Howard, Secretary, Department for Children and Families, gave neutral testimony on HB2175 (Attachment 7) and stood for questions.
Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas, gave neutral testimony on HB2175 (Attachment 8) and stood for questions. There were no questions.
Kasey L. Dalke, Executive Director, Children's Advocacy Centers of Kansas (CACKS), gave neutral testimony on HB2175 (Attachment 9) and stood for questions.
Diana Schunn, CEO, Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County, gave written-only neutral testimony on HB2175. (Attachment 10)
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2175 at 2:55 p.m.
