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Kansas Action for Children’s nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy transforms the lives of Kansas kids. The Topeka-based KAC focuses on early education, health care access, and family supports for the more than 707,000 children who call this state home. With support from individuals and private foundations, KAC has worked for more than four decades to make Kansas the best place to live, work, and raise a family.
SNAP is our nation’s most effective tool for combating hunger. Cutting this vital program would cause more Kansas kids to go hungry and would hurt the Kansas economy.
Emily Barnes | May 7, 2025
HB 2045 began as the revival of work across multiple years toward addressing pinch points in the child care system and streamlining the early childhood governance system in Kansas. Lawmakers passed this bill during the 2025 session. While there are many positive things that will help streamline some processes relating to early childhood program governance, there are also a few provisions added along the way that we fear will jeopardize the health and safety of children in certain early learning settings.
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