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BSRB advisory committee hears operations, budget and background‑check plan; flags school‑consent bill
Summary
The board's executive director briefed advisory members on agency operations, a planned background‑check process to comply with multi‑state compacts, survey report publication plans, and budget figures; he also flagged a prefiled bill (HB 2420) that would require parental consent for school‑based mental‑health services.
The Addiction Counselor Advisory Committee of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board received an operations and budget update on Jan. 13, during which Executive Director David Fye said the agency is finalizing draft survey reports, implementing a background‑check process for new license applicants, and tracking a legislative bill that would require parental consent for mental‑health services in schools.
"We are in the process of moving forward to implement a background check for all licensees," Fye said,…
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