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Minutes for HB2253 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Short Title

Establishing a state employment preference for persons with disabilities.

Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 9, 2023

The Chair opened the hearing on HB2253.

Charles Reimer, Revisor,  provided an overview of the bill.

The following provided testimony as a proponent of the bill

Robert Cooper, Executive Director for the Kansas Commission  for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing(Attachment 12)

Sara Hart Weir on behalf of the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities(Attachment 13)

Kathy Lobb, Self Advocate(Attachment 14)

Martha Gabehart, Executive Director, Kansas Commission pmn Disability Concerns(Attachment  15)

Mike Burgess,Director of Policy and Outreach,  Disability Rights Center of Kansas(Attachment 16)

Neutral testimony was provided by Mike Kelly, Kansas Council of Military Officers(Attachment 17)

Written proponent  testimony was provided by:

Kraig Knowlton, Director, of Personnel Services, Kansas  Department of Administration(Attachment 18)

Shanna Grove,  Kansas Resident and Board Member of KCDHN(Attachment 19)

There was no opponent or neutral written testimony.

The Chair closed the hearing on HB2253.

The meeting was adjourned.

The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 13, 2023 T