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Minutes for SB414 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Authorizing the secretary of corrections to enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide money from the evidence-based programs account to residential facilities with behavioral health crisis intervention services for juveniles.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 3, 2026
Chairwoman Warren opened the hearing on SB414
Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, gave an overview of the bill and stood for questions (Attachment 5)
Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, Department of Correction, provided testimony in support of the bill. She stated the expansion of crisis intervention is a possible solution for community challenges. This level of intervention could be applied quickly upon identification of a need, Additionally, crisis stabilization would not require that a youth be removed from the custody of their parent in order to be eligible or access services. (Attachment 6)
Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (KDADS), provided support of the bill. She stated expanding eligible bidders to licensed facilities by KDADS creates more opportunity for innovative programs. Since imagining Juvenile Crisis Intervention Centers in the 2018 law, additional facility-based crisis intervention service program models have been innovated and implemented. To build capacity of facility models in communities, more crisis intervention facilities would benefit from an ability to access the $2,000,000 account fund. (Attachment 7)
Kristalle Hedrick CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas, provided proponent testimony for the bill. This legislation would authorize funding from the state's Evidence-Based Programs Account to be used for licensed residential facilities. This will move us closer to the kind of comprehensive array of services that children and families deserve. (Attachment 8)
Drew Adkins, Commissioner for Behavioral Health Services, Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services (KDADS) provided testimony in support for this bill. KDADS urges the committee to consider the positive impact that SB414 can have on Kansas youth and to support its passage. (Attachment 9)
Written only proponent testimony was submitted by the following:
- Lara Blake Bors, Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, Chair (Attachment 10)
- Kerrie Lonard, Office of Child Advocate (Attachment 11)
- Gina Meier-Hummel, Executive Director, O'Connell Children's Shelter (Attachment 12)
Proponent conferees stood for questions and further discussion.
Stephanie Ueberall, Director, Corrections and Reentry Council of State Governments Justice Center, provided neutral testimony. She stated they support the juvenile crisis intervention language and access expansion provisions detailed in the bill, authorizing funding from the evidence-based programs account to be used for licensed residential facilities. (Attachment 13)
No further conferees.
Chairwoman Warren closed the hearing on SB414.
