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Advocates tell Senate Judiciary Committee that bill to protect age‑appropriate independence would reduce unnecessary child‑welfare interventions
Summary
SB 408 would exempt age‑appropriate independent activities from certain child‑endangerment and child‑in‑need‑of‑care definitions; supporters from child‑welfare agencies and advocates said it aligns practice with national standards and reduces traumatic, unnecessary investigations.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 408, a bill that would amend Kansas statutes to clarify that parents who permit age‑appropriate independent activities need not be treated as having endangered a child unless they knowingly or recklessly disregarded obvious danger given the child's age and abilities.
The reviser told the committee SB 408 would amend KSA…
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