House Blocks Plan to Tap Welfare Funds for Pay Roll
A Kansas House subcommittee rejected a Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services plan to divert five percent of federal funds for community mental retardation centers to cover a $2 million payroll overrun. The move, aimed at cash flow relief, would have cut salaries to offset shrinkage while drawing criticism from center directors and SRS officials.
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Dave Ranney Harris
Topeka
House
Welfare Department
House Appropriations
Duane Goossen
R-Goessel
Goossen
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Jack Shriver
Arkansas City
State General Fund
Sandy Duncan
SRS
Winfield State Hospital
Senate rejects parental notification bill in Topeka
In Topeka the Senate defeated a 1921 bill that would have forced doctors to notify parents when teens seek abortions. Critics called the measure constitutionally flawed, citing a 72 hour waiting period and provisions for judicial bypass, while supporters pressed for tougher terms.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Joe Reilly
R Leavenworth
Jim Allen
Ottawa
Ethics bill saved with Senate plan
In Topeka the Senate Elections Committee voted unanimously to strip the House ethics bill and back a plan to form an 11 member ethics commission to study laws and report to the 1991 Legislature, keeping the issue alive for debate.
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Senate
Topeka
Kan
House
Senate Elections Committee
Don Sallee
R-Troy
Ethics Commission
House Elections Committee
Kenneth King
R-Leon
Sallee
State Public Disclosure Commission
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