Volume 40 - Issue 44 - November 4, 2021
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Interim Committee Schedule
The Legislative Research Department gives notice that the following legislative committees plan to meet on the dates listed below based on current information and subject to change. Requests for accommodation to participate in committee meetings should be made at least two working days in advance of the meeting by contacting Legislative Administrative Services at 785-296-2391 or TTY 711, or email legserv@las.ks.gov.
| Date | Room | Time | Committee | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 | Kansas State University | 10:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on State Building Construction | Presentation of five-year capital improvement plans for universities |
| Nov. 1 | Virtual Only | 12:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – System Capacity and Transformation Working Group | Working group discussion on legal system and law enforcement topics only |
| Nov. 3 | Virtual Only | 1:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – Services and Workforce Working Group | Working group discussion on services and workforce topics |
| Nov. 3 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight | Overview of preliminary Committee recommendations; Overview of foster care funding; Overview of Legislative Post Audit Child Welfare System Audits; Overview of data organization for child welfare; Presentation on entry into foster care; SB 77 update; Presentations on the foster care system from individuals; Overview of Best Interest Staffing (BIS), providers, and organizations; Presentations on requirements for becoming a foster parent and experience with the foster parent application process; Overview comparing 2021 HB 2345, 2021 SB 301, and the Governor’s Executive Order 21-28 establishing the Office of the Child Advocate |
| Nov. 4 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight | Presentation on amendments to juvenile justice system statutes; 2015 SB 367; Circumstances and impact; Overview of standards and requirements of faith-based child welfare-related organizations; Presentations from faith-based child welfare-related organizations; Presentation on benefit programs; Presentation on pediatrician’s perspective of proposed Adrian’s Law recommendation requiring physical evaluation of potential child abuse victims; Part 2: Presentations on the foster care system from individuals, providers, and organizations |
| Nov. 4 | 582-N | 9:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Information Technology | Presentation of IT Security and Limited Scope Audits; Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branch IT project updates; Presentation on data security for the public sector; Discussion on IT related legislation |
| Nov. 4 | Dodge City Community College Theater, 2501 N. 14th Ave.,Dodge City, KS | 3:00 p.m. | SPARK Executive Committee | TBD |
| Nov. 5 | 112-N | TBD | Legislative Budget Committee | Budget matters |
| Nov. 9 | 112-N | 9:30 a.m. | Special Committee on Child Support Enforcement and Collection | TBD |
| Nov. 10 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Kansas Senior Care Task Force | Agency responses to previous Task Force questions; Distinctions between adult care homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, Home Plus, and senior day care facilities; Rebalancing of home and community-based Services; Medical perspective on antipsychotic use in nursing facilities; Interaction between mental health, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease; Presentation on adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; Other state’s efforts to address workforce shortages; Discussion of Working Groups |
| Nov. 10 | 582-N | 10:00 a.m. | Special Committee on Liquor Law Modernization | Approval of minutes; discussion on Committee research topics; finalization of Committee recommendations |
| Nov. 10 | Virtual Only | 1:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – System Capacity and Transformation Working Group | Working group discussion on system capacity and transformation topics |
| Nov. 15 | 142-S | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission | Discussion and action on Subcommittee Reports |
| Nov. 15 | 582-N | 10:30 a.m. | Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations | Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas State Board of Technical Professions, State Board of Regents, Office of the Secretary of State |
| Nov. 15 | Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave., Kansas City, KS | 8:00 a.m. | SPARK Executive Committee | TBD |
| Nov. 15 | Virtual Only | 1:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – Telehealth Working Group | Working group discussion on telehealth topics |
| Nov. 16 | 112-N | 8:30 a.m. | Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee | Annual meeting; Reports from Health Care Stabilization Fund Board of Governors staff and actuary |
| Nov. 16 | 346-S | 9:30 a.m. | Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources and House Agriculture Joint Committee Meeting | Pet Animal Facility Inspection program, Governor’s Budget Amendment proposing to create the program as its own division within the Department of Agriculture |
| Nov. 17-18 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform | TBD |
| Nov. 18 | 582-N | 9:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State | Review of claims against the state |
Tom Day, Director
Legislative Administrative Services
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