Legislative Testimony

2026

Agency staff testify before various legislative committees throughout the year to inform policymakers about programs, and to provide the agency’s perspective on budget and policy proposals.

Performance Audit Report on TANF:
Testimony to the Legislative Post Audit Committee by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks on April 08, 2026.

Performance Audit Report on SNAP:
Testimony to the Legislative Post Audit Committee by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks on April 08, 2026.

House Bill 2601 Testimony:
Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 12, 2026.

House Bill 2589 Testimony:

Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 12, 2026.

Senate Bill 363 Testimony:
Testimony to the House Welfare Reform Committee by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks on March 12, 2026.

House Bill 2524 Testimony:
Testimony to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee by Rebecca Gerhardt on March 11, 2026.

House Bill 2320 Testimony:
Testimony to the Senate Education Committee by Rebecca Gerhardt on March 11, 2026.

Increased SNAP Accountability in DCF:
Testimony to the House Welfare Reform Committee by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks on March 10, 2026.

SNAP Payment Error Rate Update:
Testimony to the House Welfare Reform Committee by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks on March 10, 2026.

2024-2025 KSDE/DCF Foster Care Report Card:
Testimony to the House Education Committee by Rebecca Gerhart on March 10, 2026.

House Bill 2639 Testimony:
Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 10, 2026.

Foster Care Licensing:
Presentation to the House Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee by Rebecca Gerhardt on March 9, 2026.

House Bill 2132 Testimony:
Testimony to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 05, 2026.

Informational Hearing on House Bill 2742:
Testimony to the House Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 04, 2026

DCF Updates Presentation:
Testimony to the House Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee by Secretary Howard on March 02, 2026

Senate Bill 408 Testimony:
Testimony to the House Judiciary Committee by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on March 02, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2557:
Testimony to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare by Rebecca Gerhardt on February 26, 2026.

Testimony on Senate Bill 408:
Testimony to Senate Committee on Judiciary by Deputy Secretary Tanya Keys on February 11, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2731:
Testimony to House Committee on Welfare Reform by Marc Altenbernt on February 10, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2639:
Testimony to Senate Committee on Judiciary by Deputy Secretary Keys on February 10, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2491:
Testimony to House Elections Committee by Marc Altenbernt on February 5, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2589:
Testimony to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care by Deputy Secretary Keys on February 4, 2026.

Testimony on Senate Bill 428:
Testimony to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency by Marc Altenbernt on February 3, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2557:
Testimony to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care by Rebecca Gerhardt on February 3, 2026.

Testimony on House Bill 2524:
Testimony to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care by Rebecca Gerhardt on January 28, 2026.

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Presentation:
Presentation to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care by Rebecca Gerhardt on January 26, 2026.

Child Welfare Overview Presentation:
Presentation to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare by Secretary Howard on January 22, 2026.

Public Assistance Verification and Fraud Prevention Presentation:
Presentation to House Committee on Welfare Reform by Dr. Whiteside-Hicks on January 22, 2026.

Informational Briefing for House Bill 2329:
Testimony to Senate Committee on Judiciary by Deputy Secretary Keys on January 21, 2026.

DCF Healthy Choice Waiver & SNAP Payment Error Rate:
Testimony to the House Committee on Welfare Reform by Dr. Whiteside-Hicks on January 15, 2026.
Attachment to the above presentation

Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Presentation:
Presentation to the House Committee for Child Welfare and Foster Care by Deputy Secretary Keys on January 14, 2026.
Attachment to the above presentation

DCF Healthy Choice Waiver & SNAP Payment Error Rate:
Testimony to the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency by Dr. Whiteside-Hicks on January 13, 2026.

SNAP Error Rates and Administrative Match:
Testimony to the Legislative Budget Committee by Secretary Howard on January 6, 2026.

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