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Committee Votes to Establish Kansas Foster Care Task Force [kansaspublicradio.org]

 

A Kansas House committee voted without dissent today (TUE) to establish a new task force to improve the state's foster care system. Foster parents, law enforcement, and court officials have all been testifying that they struggle to get information and services for children in state custody. That, plus high caseloads and turnover among social workers has meant that more Kansas children are waiting to go home or be adopted. Republican Linda Gallagher, Vice Chair of the Children and Seniors Committee, says the task force would be given latitude to find legislative or regulatory solutions. 

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