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Minutes for HB2525 - Committee on Children and Seniors
Short Title
Removing non-cooperation with child support from requirements for food and child care assistance eligibility and exempting adults enrolled in school from the 20-hour-per-week work requirement for child care assistance eligibility for a limited time.
Minutes Content for Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Jessie Pringle, Revisor, gave an update. (Attachment 1)
The following people gave proponent testimony:
Kelly Davydov, Executive Director, Childcare Aware of Kansas (Attachment 2)
Lindsie Ford, JD, Public Policy Attorney, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (Attachment 3)
Haley Kottler, Thriving Campaign Director, Kansas Appleseed (Attachment 4)
Karen Siebert, Public Policy & Advisory Advisor, Harvesters (Attachment 5)
John Wilson, President & CEO, Kansas Action for Children (Attachment 6)
Andrea Eliot, Branch Director, Greater Wichita Y Child Care (Attachment 7)
Logan Stenseng, speaking on behalf of Lisse Regehr, Thrive Allen County (Attachment 8)
The following people gave proponent written only testimony:
Stuart Little, Little Government Relations (Attachment 9)
Dr. Molly Krager, Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (Attachment 10)
Amy Gottschamer, m. Ed., Executive Director, Googols of Learning Child Development Center (Attachment 11)
Ann Elliott, Executive Director, Family Resource Center (Attachment 12)
Barry Downing, President, Northrocks, Inc. (Attachment 13)
Bernie Howe, MS, President, Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (Attachment 14)
Brenda Bandy, IBCLC, Co-Executive Director, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition (Attachment 15)
Breta Alstrom, MS, RDN, LD, Eat with B the RD, LLC (Attachment 16)
Cecilia Douglass, Private Citizen (Attachment 17)
Dr. Craig A. Correll, Superintendent, Coffeyville Public Schools, USD 445 (Attachment 18)
Dawn McNay, Board President, The Family Resource Center (Attachment 19)
S. Diann Gambill, Family Response Advocate, City of Pittsburg, Police Department (Attachment 20)
Jennifer Adhima, Executive Director, Kansas Head Start Association (Attachment 21)
Jeremy Fite, Executive Director, Hilltop Child Development Center (Attachment 22)
Dr. Linda Bass, President, KVC Kansas (Attachment 23)
Melinda Lewis, LMSW (Attachment 24)
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D.,MSW., Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Social Work (Attachment 25)
Monica Murnan, Private Resident (Attachment 26)
Paula Neth, President & CEO, The Family Conservatory (Attachment 27)
Rich Minder, Collaborative Projects Coordinator United Way Success By 6 (Attachment 28)
Tara Wallace, MSW, LSCSW, CTF-CBT, RYT (Attachment 29)
Torree Pederson, President & CEO, Aligned (Attachment 30)
Tracy Russell, Executive Director, Nurture KC (Attachment 31)
The following person gave opponent testimony:
Steven Greene, Opportunity Solutions Project (Attachment 32)
The meeting adjourned at 2:40 pm.
