About Kay

January 31, 2012

HB2534 – Caylee’s Law

Kansas State Representative Kay Wolf (R- Prairie Village) co-sponsored HB2534- commonly known as Caylee’s Law. The bill currently resides in the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee where it is waiting on a hearing.

“I am happy to be a sponsor of Caylee’s Law,” said Representative Wolf. “After the case for Calyee’s death, constituents contacted me to express their support for such legislation. It is an essential tool for protecting Kansas children, and I am glad our Legislature is taking action.”

HB2534 would penalize parents and guardians who fail to disclose the disappearance of their child. Like the 2008 case in Florida with 2-year-old Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, did not notify authorities of her daughter’s disappearance for a month and numerous states, including Kansas, are hoping to prevent this from occurring by creating reporting standards. Currently, Kansas law does not impose criminal penalties for failing to notify law enforcement of the death or disappearance of a child.

In addition to Caylee’s Law, Representative Wolf is also sponsoring legislation requiring state post secondary education institutions to develop reporting standards for cases of abuse. HB2533 was introduced last week and currently resides in the House Judiciary Committee.

“One can only hope the tragedy at Penn State never occurs close to home,” said Representative Wolf. “But we must have proper procedures in place to make sure we have a clear and concise reporting standard for instances of abuse at our universities.”

 
January 17, 2012

HB2454 – Legislation Providing Private Dollars for Arts Commission

Kansas State Representative Kay Wolf (R- Prairie Village) co-sponsored HB2454 which was introduced in the Kansas House. This will provide a check-off for the Kansas Arts Commission on the Kansas income tax form. If Kansas tax payers wish to donate private money in addition to their tax liability or from a designated refund they will have the ability to give the money to the arts commission in increments of $1, $5, $10 or a specified amount by donor.

“This is a great way for Kansans to support the arts if they so choose,” said Representative Wolf. “I look forward to the passage of this bill and giving Kansans a convenient way to donate their money to a cause they support.”

Currently the Kansas income tax form has four programs you can check to donate: Chickadee Check-off, Senior Citizen Meals on Wheels Contribution Program, Breast Cancer Research Fund and Military Emergency Relief Fund.

 
Additional Bills Sponsored by Kay:

• HB2048 – Establishing a prescription drug disposal program
• HB2129 – Enacting the health care freedom act
• HB2243 – Wage payment act; additional penalties for employers who repeatedly fail to pay wages

• HR6005 – Honoring former Kansas Representative Don Rezac
• HR6013 – A Resolution in memory of Jim Morrison
• HR6014 – Honoring former Kansas representative Dick Wellman
• HR6019 – Honoring former Kansas Representative Howard Sell
• HR6022 – Recognizing April as the Month of the Military Child
• HR6030 – A Resolution In memory of Representative Terry McLachlan
• HR6031 – Congratulating the Wichita State University Shockers for winning the 2011 National Invitation Tournament
• HR6032 – Congratulating and commending Victor Ortiz for becoming the WBC welterweight boxing champion

• Aging and Long Term Care – meets Tue/Thu at 9:00am in Room 144-S
• Joint Committee on State Building Construction
  (call of the Chair)
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice – meets daily at 1:30pm in Room 144-S
• Government Efficiency – meets daily at 3:30pm in Room 546-S

• Grow the economy – jobs, jobs, jobs
• Grow the economy – jobs, jobs, jobs
• Protect funding for senior services
• Restore local control of education dollars
• Improve access and affordability to healthcare for all Kansans
• Protect funding for the developmentally disabled, physically disabled and mental health services
• Encourage state participation in alternative energy sources and production
• Govern with common sense and knowledge
• Be accessible and open to ideas
• Keep Kansans safe
• Protect and promote small business
• Expand the Unused/Unopened Medications Act

Additional Assignments

• Representing Kansas as State Director for the Women in Government national organization

Since the roll-out in June of 2009, over $6 million dollars in medications have been distributed through the clearinghouse program. Remember these medications would have been destroyed prior to HB 2578 becoming law. The Health Partnership Clinic of Johnson County is a participant and can be contacted at 913-648-2266 and 913-393-9921.

I am proud to have sponsored HB 2578 – the Unused/Unopened Medications Act. Kansas safety net clinics and federally qualified centers will soon be able to receive medications and drugs from entities such as mail prescription drug companies, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, adult care facilities, and others in which are dispensed from a controlled storage area. Each year medications worth billions of dollars are destroyed. This is good public policy which will assist with rising health care costs and improve access to care for the needy. A 2001 study published by the Journal of Family medicine estimates that $1billion dollars of medications prescribed for the elderly are discarded per year.

This session I sponsored HB2182 to expand the effort to mail order pharmacies not specifically housed, but who are licensed in Kansas and providing medications for Kansans. The bill passed unaminously through both the House and Senate. I will continue to look for creative ways for our underinsured and uninsured to have access to their needed medications.