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Minutes for SB95 - Committee on Health and Human Services
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Substitute for Substitute for SB 95 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Authorizing telephonic signatures for public assistance applications.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 21, 2017
Chairperson Daniel Hawkins opened the hearing on Substitute for Substitute for SB95.
Norm Furse, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, gave the bill brief on Substitute for Substitute for SB95.
The following appeared before the committee as a proponent or neutral party, and each gave their reason for supporting, or why they neither supported or opposed the bill; the written proponents offered their stance on the bill in written form:
Proponents:
Shelley Mann, SNAP Outreach Coordinator, Harvesters--The Community Food Network (Attachment 1);
Written proponents:
Brian Walker, President/CEO, Kansas Food Bank (Attachment 2);
Ashley Jones-Wisner, State Policy Director, KC Healthy Kids (Attachment 3);
Amanda Gress, Director, Government Relations, Kansas Action for Children (Attachment 4);
Sister Therese Bangert, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Attachment 5);
Opponents: None
Neutral:
Sandra Kimmons, Director, Economic and Employment Services, Kansas Department for Children and Families (Attachment 6);
After a period of questions and answers, the Chairperson closed the hearing on SB95.
