Kansas Silver Haired Legislation
Annual Session \u2013 Topeka, Kansas
October 1, 2019 to October 3, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those in\nattendance (one, two or all three days) are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-1 *\nModestine Bell \/ Thomas Gordon \n\/ Michael Keohane \/ \nAlford Rangel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-2 *\nDonna Lehane \/ Chuck Schmidt \n\/ Don Durflinger \/ \nWayne Valentine \/ Carl Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-3 * Lois\nCossman \/ Larry Struckmeyer \/ \nAlice Lindeman \/ Steve Watts \/ \nVirgil Mock \/ Ann Blessing-Deyoe \/ \nDarlene Riggs \/ Allen Schmidt \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-4 *\nErnest Dyer \/ Paula Hladky \n\/ Carolyn Brady \/ Don\nWoodard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-5 *\nVickie Winans \/ Mike Brunner \n\/ Judy Wilson \/ \nJanice Fewins \/ Patty Horgan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-6 *\nGayle Anderson \/ Ada Bogart \n\/ Steve Brom \/ \nWinona Gebauer \/ Juanita Parker \/ Jim\nSharp \/ \nJanice Walker \/ Dianna Beebe \n\/ Dorothy Ziesch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-7 *\nClarence Hermann \/ Bill Otto \n\/ Jane Wade<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-8 *\nFrank Catalo \/ Cherie Birkbeck \/ Ross\nBoeling \/ Ross Hill \n\/ Memory Maginley \/ Jay\nKallman \/ Cynthia Nelson \/ Jay\nRowh \/ \nBarbara Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-9 * Gil\nBunning \/ Herb Gwaltney \n\/ Joyce Simpson \/ \nPamela Bachman \/ Anna Wilhelm<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-10 *\nCarmen Booz \/ Faye Melton \n\/ Shirley Melton \/ Curt\nWatkins \/ Jim Toews \n\/ Mary Nichols \/ \nLeonard Scheufler<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSA-11 *Katy\nHoffman \/ Jeanie Adkins-Peine \/ Mary Penrose \/ Jerry Ireland \/ Gary Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday\nOctober 1 started off with sign in and\/or registration from 10 am \u2013 around 1:30 pm at tables set up in\nthe Ramada Inn Hotel. Full Tuesday activities started at 1 pm in the Grand Ball\nRoom with the presentation on CapTel, Ultimate phone for people with hearing\nloss. I was still at the sign in\/registration table through all most all this\npresentation but overheard from those in attendance, it was very well received\nwith a lot of good information. There was a handout given out and is an\nattachment to the minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2:00\npresentation was from KDADS, Connie Hubble and Kerrie Bacon, from here I was\npresent and took notes. Connie spoke of the what\u2019s important to their\norganization, TRANSPARENCY, VALUE STAFF, WORKING TOGETHER & WITH OTHER\nDEPARTMENTS, COLLABORATIONS. The last is in reference to 1) legislative items\n2) budget items. Each works with a lot of data, some legislators want only\ndata, some want the stories that go along with what they are dealing with. They\ndeal with areas of 1) overseeing budget 2) long term care 3) behavioral health\n4) waivers \u2013 care acts 5) State hospitals. They require background checks on\nall new employees and have gone to \u201clive scans\u201d. They also have new \u201cfinger\nprint\u201d checks at the Federal level. Not all counties are ready for the finger\nprint checks, Shawnee and Sedgwick County are. Waivers (TBVI ?) and now BI \u2013\nbrain injuries are in two categories 1) acquired 2) traumatic. Under mental\nhealth \u2013 this area covers a big part of the budget. There are only 5 locations\nthat handle this, Topeka, Salina, ?, ?, ?. Currently there is NO funding for\nthe mental health side. Regional beds, they have the buildings but there is NO\nfunding for them. PRTS covers children, right now they have 254 youth in this\nwith a capacity for 300 \u2013 AGAIN NO FUNDING. They are working to get funding for\nassessments. The Nursing home bed tax,\nSunset, extend the current one or remove it! They have a waiting list in the\narea of IDD, 4 thousand waiting in intellectual development and 2 thousand on\nthe disabled list. There\u2019s NO BUDGET FOR THEM. In the State Hospital areas,\nOssawamate hospital at Larned needs to be expanded and updated. Larned needs\nstaff and they need to be able to keep that staff, salaries are a big issue at\nthe hospital. Larned Correctional facility pays more than the hospital.\nPsychiatry is 80 beds and they stay full, most are in and out daily. They deal with\nPredators and forensics. 22 nursing homes that were privately owned and went\nbroke, the State took them over. They are in the process of turning them over\nto new owners. The State had just enough money to take them over and then turn\nthem over to the new owners. (2:30pm now) Karrie Bacon who is a KanCare\nOmbudsman person speaks to us about\nHB2663 and the 2018 session, going into the different areas of the Bill. 1) ?,\n2), 3), 4) responsibility of the Ombudsman 5) responsibilities of the office.\nIt was set up in 2013, special terms and conditions. Renewed in 2019, with no\nchange to 6) access to records 7) open records 8) special revenue 9) violations\nacts. Must be co-operative with the Ombudsman. They deal with situations of\nproblems to get resolved and\/or issues with Medicaid. This is different than\nthe long term care Ombudsman. She does a quarterly report online and when she\nstarted she did around 2K a year, now it\u2019s up around 41 \u2013 42 THOUSAND a yer.\nGoal is to answer and return calls within 48 hours. Those within the 48 hours\nare about 85% done, the rest sometimes take 4 \u2013 6 days to get answers. Olatha\nand Wichita have volunteers in both areas to get the word out about them. All\n105 Counties get a packet on their information. In 2016 the system changed and\nthey had to adapt on getting out their information. Medicaid privatized in 2013\nand there were no records prior to 2013. Each County has a public health\ndepartment and that\u2019s who gets their information. Department of Aging is one\narea the info gets sent to. www.kancarombudsman.k<\/a> \nKancar.ombudsman@ks.gov<\/a> and or 1-855-643-8180 A question was\nasked if there were statics of the psychiatric hospital (Larned) of those\nreleased back into certain Counties and how many become homeless and in which\nCounties? She did not have those statics but suggested checking the websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KDOT\npresentation (3:10pm) Jon Moore (has handouts and some are attached) In 2016\nAmericans took 10.4 BILLION trips on public transportation. In Kansas the trips\nwere 10 MILLION. www.KSRIDES.ORG<\/a> His department deals with Regional\nroutes \/ Co-ordinate scheduling and Mobility management. His departments also co-ordinates\nwith Kansas Cancer Partnership and deal with electronic verified inspection.\nThere\u2019s a growing interest in efforts of co-ordinating dispatch, local services\n(SW,NW,NE), regional operations(Dickinson County), regional routes and mobility\nmanagers. KDOT covers 100% of the cost in the first 3 years, after that it\u2019s\nabout 90 \u2013 10 split cost. National support, shared staff support, promoter of\ncollaboration, developer of cross agency, provider of outreach, Quasi travel\nagent and educator. State is divided in 10 different regions and Federal\nfunding, State funding which has about 15 million available. Cost sharing on\nthe Federal side is 80% and local 20%. Connections to planning efforts are\naround 90%. Nemaha County is a success story. Flint Hills area transportation\nagency is another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:00 pm and\nwe\u2019re now onto the By-Law changes \u2013 1st<\/sup> item; Carmen Booz PSA-10\nmotions from the floor to accept, Herb Gwaltney PSA-9 2nds. This is the only\nchange under Article IV (PSA \u2013planning and service area\/ here after\u2026). APPROVED\n\/ Next is 5C3 (remove 5 on a committee to 3) Ernest Dyer PSA-4 motions and\nDorothy Ziesch PSA-6 2nd<\/sup> \u2013 APPROVED \/ Next is Article VI C1, Juanita\nParker PSA-6 motions and ??? 2nd<\/sup> the motion it\u2019s APPROVED. There\u2019s\ncontinued discussion on the By-Law changes with much discussion on a \u201csub\ndelegate\u201d. There\u2019s a motion (??) to APPROVE the last 2 pages as amended and a 2nd<\/sup>,\nthey are approved. There\u2019s a motion to approve all changes on the By Law\ndocument \u2013 approved. (4:50pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to\ntoday\u2019s schedule from 5:15 \u2013 6:00 pm the hotel is providing wine and cheese.\nAfter this time all delegates are excused for dinner on their own and the\nconvention will continue at 8:00 am in the Capital Building in the House\nChamber, 3rd<\/sup> floor \u2013 west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SHL\nExecutive Board meeting will be held from 6:30 \u2013 9:30 or until business is\nconcluded. There is a separate attachment for the minutes of this Ex-Board\nmeeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEDNESDAY\nMORNING October 2, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Convention\ncalled to order by our Speaker \u2013 Don Woodard at 8:00am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connie\nHubble (8:07am) is here again to speak to us. She\u2019s here both days to listen to\nus and learn from us. She wants to learn what to expect with us going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will\nLawrence (Chief of Staff to Gov. Kelly) (8:09am) gives us statics on how the\nsenior population is growing. Speaks to expanding Medicaid and that the House\nput together an expansion Bill, now sets till fall. Tells us there\u2019s they\nunderstand there is a problem in RURAL KAN SAS. He\u2019s done at 8:15am and Connie\ncomes back up to the microphone. She speaks about the five (5) responsible\nareas she deals with; 1) ALL programs of Aging, 2) Senior Care Act, 3)\nBehavioral Health, 4) Prevention, 5) Finance\/Survey and Credentials, and 6)\nState Hospitals. They have a 2019 Strategic Plan going forward and she\ncontinues to touch on some of what she spoke to us about yesterday. KSA 38-29 \u2013\nKSHL worked to promote the Grandparents Rights. HB 2404 \u2013 Children and Seniors\nBill is still alive. She\u2019s working with Rep. Tom Cannon on the Bill. It\u2019s a 21\nmember committee and the Bill covers a lot. Those who asked questions yesterday\nand she did not have answers; she\u2019s working on getting us those answers (Reno\nCounty). A contact Barbara Hickert @ KS.GOV is a Long Term Care Omnibusman,\nphone (785) 296-3017. She now opens it to Q & A. Bill Otto reminds us to\ncome to the microphone to speak. Q – Ernest Dyer PSA-4, appreciates employment\nbut wises them to include volunteerism. A \u2013 she agrees and said she will take\nit back to the Secretary. Q \u2013 Vicki Winans PSA-5 out in the field no one knows\nwho the organization is, what it does and\/or where to go for help. There needs\nto be more knowledge sent out to everyone. A \u2013 she appreciates the feedback. Q\n\u2013 Carl Williams PSA-2 possibly make themselves available out on Facebook as the\nyounger generations do a lot on their phones. Q \u2013 Thomas Gordon PSA-1 how do we\nget the word out on \u201celder abuse\u201d, especially during times where there\u2019s time\nof major damage in areas and contractors flood the areas hit worst. (AAA info?)\nA \u2013 Connie will have to look into getting a good answer for this and she\u2019ll get\nback to Don with an answer he can send out to us. Q \u2013 Chuck Schmidt PSA-2\nissues with foster kids \u2013 teachers need more information about the kids in\ntheir class rooms. Is there a site for a clearing house on jobs not necessarily\non volunteerism jobs? A \u2013 She does not have an answer on the job listings and\nwill look into the foster care issue. Connie.Hubbell@KS.GOV<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n (8:39am)\nDeputy Secretary Brian Caskey administers the OATH OF OFFICE. He tells us that\nwe need more people to step up and ACT, not just post things online that are\nmost times wrong. Those who VOTE in the FALL elections are 10 -40% and for the\nPresidential VOTE it runs at 70% in Kansas. He thanks us for what we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary\nDonna Lehane performs a FULL ROLL CALL for the start of our morning\nsession. PSA-1 = 7 delegates, 4 present \/ PSA-2 = 7 delegates,\n3 present \/ PSA-3 = 14 delegates, 8 present \/ PSA-4 = 7 delegates, 4 present,\nPSA-5 = 7 delegates, 5 present \/ PSA-6 = 12 delegates, 9 present \/ PSA-7 6\ndelegates, 3 present \/ PSA-8 = 14 delegates, 9 present \/ PSA-9 = 5 delegates, 5\npresent \/ PSA-10 = 8 delegates, 7 present \/ PSA-11 = 6 delegates, 5 present.\nThis completes the morning roll call for the start of the 37th<\/sup>\nAnnual Convention of the Kansas Silver Hair Legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chuck\nSchmidt 2nd<\/sup> Speaker Pro Tem (PSA-2) formerly makes a motion from the\nfloor to start the agenda for the day, Larry Struckmeyer (PSA-3) 2nd<\/sup>\nthe motion; APPROVED by ALL. Don Woodard (PSA-4) Speaker sidelines the\nResolutions for now. Ada Bogart Floor\nLeader (PSA-6) Motions from the floor to adjourn to our committees. Thomas\nGordon Chair PSA-1, 2nd<\/sup> the motion; APPROVED by ALL. Committee rooms\nare as follows, Committee 1 – Room 144, Committee 2 – Room 152 and Committee 3\n\u2013 Room 159S. President Bill Otto PSA-7 reminds us that when you set in\ncommittee, even if you are not around the ring, you are still part of the\ncommittee. Please use the microphones if at all possible. Chris Wagner from the\nCapital, sets to Don Woodard\u2019s right and there will be others in each\nroom\/committee to help with conducting our business today. We are now adjourned\nuntil 1:00pm back on the House floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PLEASE SEE\nSEPARATE ATTACHMENT FOR RESOLUTION REPORTS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 12:45pm back on the House floor, it\u2019s brought\nto the Secretary; Donna Lehane that in our handout booklet the page which shows\n2 committees and who\u2019s on them is incorrect. Those 2 should read; Finance Committee \u2013 John Allard\nPSA-8 \/ Herb Gwaltney PSA-9 and Gary Scott PSA-11. Elections and Credentials \u2013\nCarmen Booz PSA-10 \/ Jim Toews PSA-10 \/ Ada Bogart PSA-6 and Shirley Fair\nPSA-10. ALL OTHER LISTINGS ARE CORRECT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday\nafternoon session is brought to order at 1:00pm with a full roll call by\nSecretary Donna Lehane. PSA-1 = 7 delegates \/ 4 present, PSA-2 = 7 delegates \/\n4 present, PSA-3 = 14 delegates \/ 12 present, PSA-4 = 7 delegates \/ 4 present,\nPSA-5 = 7 delegates \/ 5 present, PSA-6 = 12 delegates \/ 9 present, PSA-7 = 6\ndelegates \/ 3 present, PSA-8 = 14 delegates \/ 9 present, PSA-9 = 5 delegates \/\n5 present, PSA-10 = 8 delegates \/ 7 present, PSA-11 = 6 delegates \/ 5 present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ada Bogart\nFloor Leader motions to bring our convention back to order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker Don\nWoodard removes himself and allows Speaker Pro Temp, Chuck Schmidt to proceed\nwith our afternoon duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas\nGordon \u2013 Chair on Resolution 3701 reports there are no changes and asks to\naccept 3701 as written. Donna Lehane PSA-2 2nd<\/sup> the motion, motions\ncarries. Thomas tells us there was several Q and A that were answered and the\nbenefits of expanding Medicare. Those in the committee approved the Resolution\nby a motion, Dianna Beebe PSA-6 2nd<\/sup> the motion; no discussion (going\n1, 2 and 3 times) \u2013 Approved by voice vote \u2013 No \u2013 no votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gayle\nAnderson PSA-6 brings forth Resolution 3704, there were no changes and asks\nthat we accept the Resolution as written. Larry Struckmeyer PSA-3 2nd<\/sup>\nthe motion; open for discussion. Juanita Parker PSA-6 asks if there was any\ninfo on how many receive KPERS? Shirley Fair PSA-10 would like a clarification\nif we\u2019re looking at 3704? Bill Otto PSA-7 clarifies who does qualify for KPERS,\nmore the older retirees need it than the younger ones. Juanita again asks if we\nshould add that statement into the resolution? A \u2013 Bill calls them double\ndippers and most all of the older ones drawing it have passed away, legislation\nwould most likely NOT vote it in. Gil Bunning PSA-9 states he\u2019s been drawing\nKPERS for 9 years now and never had an increase. It does not contain a COLA and\nsome teachers don\u2019t plan for it. There hasn\u2019t been an increase in 20 some\nyears. Last year there was a Bill passed and it had step increases. But for\nyears there was NO money put back into it. Once the void is filled in KPERS the\nBill went away. Retired judges retire at about 96% of the original wages,\nteachers are at 62%. Speaking for the resolution, gave some back ground history\non KPERS, State hasn\u2019t been putting any money back in. Last year the State\nfinally put money back in but it does not equal what hasn\u2019t been put in for\nprevious years. Bill reminds us to please refrain on your time speaking. The\nmotion and 2nd<\/sup> to approve Resolution 3704 is on the floor, how do\nyou vote. Voice vote \u2013 approved the resolution. Gayle brings forth the motion\nto approve the committee report, Donna Lehane PSA-2nd, voice approval, no \u2013 no\nvotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allen\nSchmidt PSA-3 brings forth a motion to adopt the report on Resolution 3702,\nLarry Struckmeyer PSA-3 2nds, motion is approved. Allen tells us that 3702 was\namended and there\u2019s a new single copy out that has the amendment included and\nhas a typo \u2013 line through it. He reads the revision\/paragraph that has the\nchange in it. Motion to accept the Resolution 3702 with its corrected change\nincluded, Jay Rowh 2nd<\/sup> PSA-8, full resolution read again \u2013 voice\nvote to approve \u2013 no \u2013 no votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross\nBoelling PSA-8 motions to accept the committee report, Donna Lehane 2nd<\/sup>,\napproved by voice vote. No \u2013 no votes. Ross tells us there were no amendments\nto the original Resolution 3703, there was an attempt for an amendment but it\nfailed. Open for discussion. After some discussion on the cost of loss taxes a\nmotion to accept Resolution 3703 is brought forth, Curt Watkins PSA-10 2nd<\/sup>.\nVoice approval with a \u201cfew\u201d nays, motion still passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katy Hoffman\nPSA-11 brings forth a motion to accept the Resolution 3705, Herb Gwaltney\nPSA-9, 2nd<\/sup>. Voice vote \u2013 approved. Katy then brings forth a motion\nto accept the committee report out, Clarence Hermann PSA-7 2nd<\/sup>.\nMotion to accept the report out is approved by voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katy Hoffman\nPSA-11 motions to accept Resolution 3706, Leonard Schufler PSA-10 2nd<\/sup>,\nmotion is approved by voice vote with 1 nay vote. Katy brings forth a motion to\naccept the committee report, Thomas Gordon PSA-1, 2nd<\/sup>. Motion is\naccepted by voice votes with 3 nay votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katy Hoffman\nPSA-11 motions to accept Resolution 3707, Clarence Hermann PSA-7, 2nd<\/sup>\nthe motion. Approved by voice vote. Katy then brings forth a motion to accept\nthe committee report, Shirley Fair PSA-10, 2nd<\/sup>. Memory Maginley PSA-8 asked a question and\nKaty refers to the researchers who sat in on committee and Section 2 of the\nResolution \u2013 repeal \u2013 done on almost every Bill. Motion passes by full approval\nby voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker\nPro-tem recognizes Ada Bogart Floor Leader to present a motion to accept all\nResolutions and committee reports. Donna Lehane PSA-2 2nd<\/sup> and the\nmotion is approved by all with a voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker\nPro-tem Chuck Schmidt is removed and Speaker Don Woodard takes over again with\nHouse floor duties. Gary Scott PSA-11 makes a floor motion to remove the\nreading of all the Resolutions by Secretary Donna Lehane PSA-2, Bill Otto\nPSA-7, 2nd<\/sup> the motion. Approved by voice vote by all present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A printed\nrevised copy of Resolution 3702 is passed out to everyone in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill Otto,\nPresident KSHL (PSA-7) tells us that after our adjournment pictures will be\ntaken and would everyone please stay in Chambers for the photos. Next year\nbecause of the way the dates fall on the calendar year, our annual meeting will\nbe October 6, 7, and 8, 2020 in Topeka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary\nDonna Lehane brings up the discussion on how PSA groups either mark a delegate\nexcused or absent. She states that in PSA-2 unless notified by the delegate\nthey are unable to attend a meeting, they are marked absent. If a notice is\nsent, they are marked excused. She states those who are unable to attend the\nconference would be marked as excused, assuming each PSA group was notified\nthat person was unable to attend the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s\ndiscussion on each PSA Chair who sets on the Ex-board if an alternate should be\nsent in the Chairs place. Original Chair should let the Ex-board know they ae\nunable to attend and \u201cso and so\u201d will attend in their place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker\nPro-tem Chuck Schmidt PSA-2 again motions for us to accept all committee\nreports. It\u2019s 2nd<\/sup> and approved by a voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Floors open\nfor announcements and discussions. Jay Rowh PSA-8 tells the group that our KSHL\nphotographer is Carl Williams PSA-2 and will put together a DVD of ALL the\npictures he has\/will take of our convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the\nchanges to the standing committees, let Donna or Jay know of changes and they\nwill get them to our new President Bill Otto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 3 \u2013 6\nweeks the leadership will get together to finalize this meeting. A mailing will\ngo out on all the happenings at the convention after this meeting takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paula Hladky\nPSA-4 talks about the 50 \u2013 50 drawing and our silent auction that happens at\nour dinner tonight. Auctions items will be ready by 5:30, eat around 6 and\neveryone needs to watch their bids and bid high. Everything takes place in the\nRamada Inn banquet hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Any ideas\nand\/or changes, email them to our Speaker Don Woodard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dianna Beebe\nPSA-6 wishes to thank all those who have helped all of us today. Chuck Schmidt\nPSA-2 tags on those who also helped in committees and the knowledge they have\navailable and brought it into our committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chair\nrecognizes Ada Bogart Floor Learder PSA-6, states we move until passage of\ntomorrow morning. Approved, now 2:26pm. Pictures now to be taken while still on\nthe House floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday\nevening dinner and silent auction, there were invited guest in attendance.\nPSA-2 Chair Donna Lehane invited several and only one attended, Senator Mary\nWare District 25 and her guest. Also our SHL geriatric scholarship winner\nBethanie Courtney and her father were in attendance to accept her scholarship.\nBethanie will attend Pittsburg State University BSN School of nursing. Anna\nWilhelm PSA-9 wins the 50 \u2013 50 raffle of $400.00. It\u2019s stated after the silent\nauction ends that this year\u2019s profits were the highest we\u2019ve had in previous\nyears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 3,\n2019, Thursday morning we are called to order at 8:03am. Speaker Don Woodard\nbrings up the food at last nights dinner with some discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donna Lehane\nSecretary PSA-2 does a roll call for attendance. PSA-1 = 4 present \/ PSA-2 = 3\npresent \/ PSA-3 = 8 present \/ PSA-4 = 4 present \/ PSA-5 = 4 present \/ PSA-6 = 9\npresent \/ PSA-7 = 2 present \/ PSA-8 = 9 present \/ PSA-9 = 5 present \/ PSA-10 =\n7 present \/ PSA-11 = 4 present for a total delegates today of 59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roll call\nvotes for each Resolution \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3701 Expansion of Medicaid = 59 FOR, 0\nagainst \u2013 passes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Revised\nResolution 3702 Community Based Transportation – Allen Schmidt PSA-3 brings a\nmotion from the floor to allow us to do a unanimous vote on each resolution,\nBill Otto PSA-7\/President 2nd<\/sup> the motion \u2013 APPROVED by ALL. Unanimous vote \u2013 59 FOR, 0 against \u2013 passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3703 Exempt Purchases of Food from Sales Tax \u2013 call for a unanimous vote. Carl\nWilliams PSA-2 motions, Thomas Gordon 2nd<\/sup> – approved \u2013 59 FOR. 0\nagainst \u2013 passes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3704 KPERS \u2013 call for a unanimous vote, \nGary Scott motions PSA-11, Jim Sharp PSA-6, 2nd \u2013 motion approved \u2013 59\nFOR, 0 against \u2013 passes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3705 Grandparents Rights \u2013 call for a unanimous vote, Thomas Gordon PSA-1\nmotions, Chuck Schmidt PSA-2, 2nd<\/sup> \u2013 motion approved \u2013 59 FOR, 0\nagainst \u2013 passes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3706 Medical Cannabis \u2013 call for a unanimous vote \u2013 Steve Watts PSA-3 motions,\nAda Bogart PSA-6, 2nd<\/sup> \u2013 motion failed. There will be a roll call\nvote. Discussion \u2013 Mike Keohane PSA-1 is a retired military nurse and he states\nthere is not enough data on the long term affects. He works with a doctor in\nLeavenworth on this issue. Carmen Booz PSA-10 wants to know the sources, she\nstates the Senior Center n Reno County is in favor of this. Mary Nichols PSA-10\nvotes YES, her Senior Center supports it for pain. Continue with the roll call\nvote, there are 53 YES and 6 NO votes. PSA-1 – 3 YES \u2013 1 NO \/ PSA-2 – 3\nYES \/ PSA-3 \u2013 8 YES \/ PSA-4 \u2013 3 FOR – 1\nNO \/ PSA-5 \u2013 4 YES \/ PSA-6 \u2013 8 YES – 1 NO \/ PSA-7 \u2013 2 YES \/ PSA-8 \u2013 7 YES \u2013 2\nNO \/ PSA-9 \u2013 5 YES \/ PSA-10 \u2013 6 YES \u2013 1 NO \/ PSA-11 \u2013 4 YES. With a total of 53\nYES votes and 6 NO votes the Resolution 3706 passes by a majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resolution\n3707 Senior Care Act \u2013 call for a unanimous vote \u2013 Dianna Beebe PSA-6 motions,\nLarry Struckmeyer PSA-3, 2nd<\/sup>, motion passes. 59 FOR and 0 against,\nResolution 3707 passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This ends\nour voting on our Resolution for this session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker Don\nstates he will present our resolutions to the legislators and Governor. In the\npast ti was the Governor and Secretary of State. Session runs from January to May,\nthere will be meetings and sessions on most of these and it would be nice to\nhave people show up and possibly speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paula Hladky\nPSA-4 tells us that the 50 \u2013 50 raised $800.00, which $400.00 went to the\nwinner announced at the dinner last night. Silent auction raised a total of\n$1804.00, our largest so far. Thanks to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gary Scott\nPSA-11 lets everyone know that when you write SHL a check, make it out to\nKansas Silver Hair Legislator (KSHL), NOT the treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill Otto\nPSA-7, President SHL tells us if you go online you can follow how the\nlegislation is voting. You can actually listen in on committee meetings. Tax\nBills are getting bundled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross\nBoelling PSA-8, new Chair PSA-8 and new Vice President wants to thank everyone\nfor everything that was done to put this together. He reads a piece he found\nand likes. FAITH \/ TRUST \/ HOPE \/ CONFIDENCE \/ LOVE \/ ATTITUDE<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leonard\nSchulfer PSA-10 wants to know if we have to request to be a lobbyist \u2013 NO. But\nbe careful of who you approach on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donna Lehane\nPSA-2 lets everyone know that a phone call to legislators will get more\nattention than an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jay Rowh\nPSA-8 says in our journal coming out it will have all that information in it\nand can be passed out. Journal will have a newspaper article in it, pass it out\neverywhere you can. Thanks to Paula and Leonard for all their help.\nKansas-SHL.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill Otto\nPSA-7 our resolutions passed today can be lobbied as a KSHL item. The average\nlegislator does not read all his mail. On emails, if it\u2019s wrote in your own\nwords, it might get read sooner. DO NOT FORWARD EMAILS, they usually never read\nthose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live stream\nthem on UTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker Don\nWoodard recognizes Ada Bogart Floor Leader \u2013 we are adjourned till next\nsession, October 6, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minutes\nrecorded by Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donna Lehane\nChair PSA-2, Secretary for the Ex-Board<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kansas Silver Haired LegislationAnnual Session \u2013 Topeka, KansasOctober 1, 2019 to October 3, 2019 Those in attendance (one, two or all three days) are as follows: PSA-1 * Modestine Bell \/ Thomas Gordon \/ Michael Keohane \/ Alford Rangel PSA-2 * Donna Lehane \/ Chuck Schmidt \/ Don Durflinger \/ Wayne Valentine \/ Carl Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":494,"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488\/revisions\/494"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kansas-shl.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}