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Howard spoke in a House Committed on Child Welfare and Foster Care hearing for House Bill 2628 on Monday. The bill would require DCF to release certain information related to a child fatality when criminal charges are filed.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) has released the case summary of slain five-year-old Zoey Felix. Mickel Cherry, substantiates a sexual abuse case that was assigned to the agency, following Felix's death. It also shows the five-year-old's family repeatedly declined state-offered services. According to DCF's summary, the agency received nine reports involving the child; six were assigned for further investigation. The three reports not assigned were duplicative or were combined under an open case.
Kansas families urge lawmakers to create oversight office for DCF Kansas families urge lawmakers to create oversight office for DCF and last updated 2021-02-17 19:31:40-05 TOPEKA, Kan. â On Wednesday, grandparents, aunts and a former social worker urged lawmakers to create an office to oversee the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF). They're among the 23 people who gave powerful testimony during a hearing for House Bill 2345. The bill, if passed, would create an Office of the Child Advocate, also known as a children's ombudsman's office. Heidi Beal told lawmakers she's been...
Kansas bill would create new office to oversee embattled Department for Children and Families Provided and last updated 2021-02-17 09:46:33-05 TOPEKA, Kan. â A new Kansas state office, which would be tasked with overseeing the Department For Children and Families among other things, could be created soon. On Wednesday, lawmakers will meet in Topeka to discuss House Bill 2187, which would create an Office of the Child Advocate â also known as a children's ombudsman office â if passed. Rep. Jarrod Ousley, a Democrat from Merriam who represents District 24, first introduced the b...