Committee Information
Members
Senate
Senator Beverly Gossage, Vice-chairperson
Senator Molly Baumgardner
Senator Renee Erickson
Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Senator Cindy Holscher
Senator Kristen O’Shea
House
Representative Susan Concannon, Chairperson
Representative Jarrod Ousley, Ranking Minority Member
Representative Leah Howell
Representative Cyndi Howerton
Representative Susan Humphries
Representative Timothy Johnson
Representative Susan Ruiz
Staff
Kansas Legislative Research Department
Natalie Nelson
Iraida Orr
Amanda Prosser
Office of Revisor of Statutes
Jessie Pringle
Nick Myers
Jenna Moyer
Committee Assistant
Connie Bahner
Charge
Review the Child Welfare System
Pursuant to KSA 46-3901, the Committee is directed to review:
- Data on child maltreatment and demographic trends impacting the child welfare system;
- The duties, responsibilities, and contributions of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Department of Corrections, law enforcement, and the Judicial Branch that comprise and impact the child welfare system;
- The programs, services, and benefits offered directly or through grants or contracts by DCF, KDADS, KDHE, and the Judicial Branch that impact children and families at risk of becoming involved or who are involved in the child welfare system;
- Trends, performance outcomes, activities, and improvement plans related to the federal Child and Family Services reviews;
- Reports from child welfare-related groups; Implementation of the 2019 Child Welfare System Task Force report recommendations;
- Reports on concerns received from the DCF Ombudsman or customer service department or similar office;
- Data and trends on family foster home licenses issued pursuant to KSA 65-516(b);
- The exception to the State Child Death Review Board confidentiality for city or county entities with the express purpose of providing local review of child deaths (KSA 2022 Supp 22a-243); and
- Any other topic the Committee deems appropriate.
Approved Meeting Days: 4 days