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HB 2381 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Requiring the court to appoint an attorney to represent a child who is the subject of child in need of care proceedings and allowing for the optional appointment of a guardian ad litem.
House Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Natalie Scott | Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Darcy Olsen | Center for the Rights of Abused Children | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | Kansas Appleseed | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | John Pollock | National Coalition for Civil Rights to Counsel | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Kerrie Lonard | KS Division of the Child Advocate | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Natalie Washington | National Assoc. of Counsel for Children | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Heather Alwin | Alwin Legal Services, LLC | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Joseph Favre | 18th Judicial District | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Judge Regina Thompson | KS District Magistrate Judges' Association | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Chief Judge Nick St Peter | KS District Judges Assoc. | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Grant Brazil | KS Supreme Court Task Force for Permanency Planning | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Joseph Molina | KS Bar Assoc. | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Natalie Julien, MSW, MPA | CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Jay Hall | KS Assoc. of Counties | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Ray Baty | Sedwick Co. Board of Co. Comm. | Neutral |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2024 | View | Download | Stormy Lukasavage | Private Citizen | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Rachel Marsh | Children's Alliance of Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Natalece Washington | National Association of Counsel for Children | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Michael Lazzo | Court Appointed GAL- Sedgwick County | Opponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Mark Jordan | Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office | Opponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Judge Kellie Hogan | Supreme Task Force on Permanency Planning | Neutral |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Judge Nick St. Peter | Kansas District Judges Association | Neutral |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Jay Hall | Kansas Association of Counties | Neutral |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Darcy Olson | Center for Rights of Abused Children | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Caitlyn Eaken | Kansas CASA Association | Opponent |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2023 | View | Download | Jessie Pringle | Revisor's Office | Bill Brief |
