Requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers.

Summary

The bill would have mandated the Kansas Secretary for Children and Families to sign memoranda of understanding with each military installation in the state and to refer any child‑in‑need‑of‑care investigation where a parent or guardian is active‑duty military to that installation’s military family advocacy program for services. It applies to investigations under K.S.A. 38‑2230 and would not limit the secretary’s authority to protect the child. The goal was to connect military families with existing Department of Defense child‑abuse resources.

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