Committee defers HB 2576 (Aaron's Law), citing need for peer review, accreditation and funding
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The Committee on Education declined to advance HB 2576 (Aaron's Law) at this time, with the chair saying materials are not yet peer reviewed or accredited and funding and statewide training capacity remain unresolved; she invited further work and possible follow‑up with the K‑12 budget committee.
The Committee on Education elected not to advance House Bill 2576 (Aaron's Law) at this meeting, citing concerns about the readiness of educational materials, accreditation and available funding.
The chair said she supported the underlying concept but that the "Aaron's Law materials were are not done being peer researched or accredited." She described ongoing efforts to find funding and training capacity for child advocacy centers and said she would not "work this bill" now while encouraging advocates and stakeholders to continue refining materials and seeking funds. "This is not a never," the chair said, urging further collaboration and suggesting the organizations come to the House K‑12 education budget committee to pursue sustainable support.
Representative Featherston said he was "profoundly sorry to the people who came that we can't manage to take any action on this bill" and asked what had changed since the prior hearing. The chair replied that efforts are underway to identify funding and to expand training capacity, including Sunflower House trainer‑of‑trainers work for seven centers.
The committee adjourned after additional business; no formal action (vote to advance) on HB 2576 was taken during the session recorded in the transcript.