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Joint oversight committee reports four meetings in 2025, recommends studies and HB 2175 for 2026
Summary
Staff reported that the joint committee on child welfare system oversight met four times in 2025, heard testimony from 41 unique individuals and recommended several items for study and legislative action in 2026, including care-program revisions, expanded use of legal guardianship, liability insurance solutions, and passage of HB 2175 (or equivalent) on investigation notifications.
Natalie, staff for the joint committee on child welfare system oversight, briefed the committee on the oversight group's 2025 activities and recommended follow-up for the 2026 legislative session.
She said the committee convened four meetings (March 31, June 2, Aug. 4 and Oct. 27) and heard testimony from 41 unique individuals and organizations, including family-preservation and case-management providers (Cornerstones of Care, DECA, Ember Hope Connections, KVC Kansas, Saint…
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