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Committee introduces three veterans-related bills: RS0816, RS709 and RS817
Summary
Committee members introduced three bills: RS0816 (update veteran definition) introduced by Rob Light; RS709 (Sunflower award for military spouses) introduced by an unnamed member; RS817 (remove 'active' from occupational licensure requirement) introduced by Chairman Thompson.
Rob Light, director of operations at the Kansas Office of Veterans Services, introduced RS0816 to the Committee on Veterans and Military. He described RS0816 as an update to the state definition of “veteran.”
An additional bill, RS709, was introduced by an unnamed committee member; the transcript description says RS709 would establish a Sunflower award directing the governor to present a sunflower award to military spouses who meet certain criteria.
Chairman Thompson introduced RS817, which he described as removing the word “active” from the requirement for military service members seeking occupational licensure. “Just real simple,” Chairman Thompson said when presenting RS817, noting the change cleans up definitions.
No formal roll-call votes or committee dispositions were recorded in the transcript for these introductions; committee members proceeded to the scheduled presentation after introductions. The bills were entered on the committee record as introduced.
