Bill Would Regulate Cremation Business in Kansas
The bill would place crematoriums under the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts, funding regulation through license fees. Senators and witnesses note rising cremation rates nationally and in Kansas, with potential consumer protection benefits and questions about ash handling and final disposition.
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Harris News Service
Kansas
Mack Smith
State Board of Mortuary Arts
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Mortuary Arts Board
Senate
Smith
Sas
Thittéet
Counties resist bill changing weed control program
Kansas Agriculture officials push to revamp weed control law to subsidize more methods including non chemical options and a certificate program for discounted chemicals. Counties oppose mandatory participation citing past duties and desire local discretion while farmers seek convenient cost effective controls.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ellinwood Farm
Johnny Schaben
Senate Agriculture Committee
Marion County
Linda Peterson
Greg Krissek
Kansas House committee weighs social promotion limits
The Kansas House Education Committee examined a bill to curb social promotion in public schools. It would require students to meet basic reading writing and math standards to advance, while blocking holding a child back for more than one year. Committee hearings occurred Wednesday with no action taken.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Kent Glasscock
Kansas House panel mulls SRS budget with mixed aims
The Appropriations Committee endorsed a nearly 1.6 billion dollar SRS budget for fiscal 2001 adding services and medical supplies for up to 6,000 disabled Kansans while seeking drug cost controls. They urged avoiding Rainbow Mental Health Facility renovations unless authorized to close.
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Topeka
House
Bill Graves
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Appropriations Committee
SRS
Rainbow
Kansas City
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Ed McKechnie
Pittsburg
Gina McDonald
Kansas Association of Centers For Independent Living
McDonald
Graves seat belt bill stalls in House vote in Kansas
Gov Bill Graves faces a setback as the Kansas House votes 17 to 96 on a watered down amendment to stiffen the seat belt law. Rep David Huff seeks front seat citations with a $10 fine, while Graves’ plan would include back seats and a $25 fine. The bill heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Graves
Topeka
Bill Graves
House
Don Brown
David Huff
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tim Emert
R-Independence
Robin Jennison
R-Healy
Huff
R-Lenexa
Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Thomas
Douglas Johnston
Wichita
Johnston
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Dodge City
Great Bend
Lawrence
Salina
Weir
Mike Burkhart
Burkhart Funeral Chapel
Pam Scott
Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Scott
Sandy Praeger
R-Lawrence
Sarah Kessinger
Glasscock
Manhattan
Marla Kay
Janet Schalansky
Neufeld
Rainbow Hospital
NOKIA
Nebraska
West Central
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
ACT Now
Ottawa
Cellular One
Wal-Mart
Princeton Rd
America
Nokia Corporation
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