Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 38-148

  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) The secretary, on or before the first day of the regular legislative session, shall report annually to the legislature:

(1) The number of children participating in the program and the breakdown of where these children were placed, with either a grandparent or other close relative;

(2) the number of children moved from a foster care placement or other state custody to a grandparent or other close relative;

(3) an overview of the moneys spent on the program; and

(4) the cost-savings analysis of implementing the program by having the children placed with a grandparent or other close relative instead of being placed in state custody.

(b) The secretary may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.