Senators adopt juvenile justice overhaul bill in Kansas
Kansas Senate voted 38-2 for Senate Bill 367 to reduce juvenile incarceration and redirect about 75 million dollars to community programs. The plan limits court jurisdiction times by risk level, outlines probation lengths, and requires CDOC regulations by 2017 for probation violations and multidisciplinary case reviews.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Greg Smith
Overland Park
Corrections
House
Smith
Kansas Department of Corrections
Kelsey
Senate approves foster care pilot program
The Kansas Senate approved a five year pilot to recruit married, non drinking, non smoking foster parents active in the community. The CARE model would require seven years of stable marriage, background checks, HS diplomas, and seven years drug free. Funding and regulatory issues were debated as DCF staff needs were outlined.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Forrest Knox
Altoona
Knox
Senate
Kansas
David Haley
Kansas City
Ward
June
Beaver
Kansas Department For Children and Families
Vicki Schmidt
DCF
Schmidt
Pat Pettey
Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas Senate clears microbrewery and cider bills
The Kansas Senate unanimously approved two bills boosting microbrewery beer capacity from 30 000 to 60 000 barrels and allowing microbreweries to produce up to 100 000 gallons of hard cider annually. The measures seek to enhance business, with 30 percent Kansas fruit usage for cider and a redefinition of wine to include hard cider.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Tom Holland
Baldwin City
Kansas Craft Brewers Guild
Philip Bradley
Brewer’s Guild
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Jeff Gill
Tallgrass Brewing Company
Manhattan
Holland
Kansas Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Sen
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Wichita
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