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Tamara Lawrence, reviser of statutes, gave a brief overview saying the bill would modify the allocation calculation and reorganize provisions; she also noted the bill would change a reporting frequency from annual to every three years in the reviser's draft. Senator Mercedes Francisco offered an amendment to make the reporting due on or before Jan. 15, 2029 and thereafter every four years, a change intended to align report delivery with the beginning of a Senate term and give committees more time to react to findings. \"If we got information that a committee wanted to react to, it would be almost impossible to get a bill drafted and worked with that information,\" Francisco said, explaining the timing rationale.

Senator Titus, who had worked on the bill, said the program had an annual report in place since 2001 and that shifting frequency reflected confidence in the program and a desire not to burden committees with annual reports. Senator Alley asked about risks of moving reporting to a four-year schedule; supporters replied they believed risk to be low given the program's history.

The committee approved Francisco's amendment on a motion by the sponsor and a voice vote (second by Senator Titus). The chair also moved and the committee approved authorization for the reviser to make a technical amendment correcting a committee name reference in the bill (to read \"Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources\").

Senator Titus then moved that the committee recommend Senate Bill 58 favorably for passage as amended; the motion was seconded by Senator Francisco and approved by voice vote. Committee members did not record numerical tallies in the hearing record. The bill will advance to the Senate calendar for further action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 02/06/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee adopted an amendment by Senator Francisco to shift reporting for multiyear flex accounts so the first report is due Jan. 15, 2029 and thereafter every four years; the committee also authorized a technical amendment and recommended Senate Bill 58 favorably to the Senate calendar.","taxTitle","Agriculture and Natural Resources, Standing, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",19120,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":42,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6349406,"Committee hears bill to align Kansas poultry law with federal NPIP, authorize participation and testing fees",2112,2112000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2238758-51f34a0629d4013498475376e230a0c3&start=0&end=2112","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2238758-51f34a0629d4013498475376e230a0c3/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6349406/Kansas/Committee-hears-bill-to-align-Kansas-poultry-law-with-federal-NPIP-authorize-participation-and-testing-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349406-40947141647b47eca297d02374c537d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771057930&Signature=MhRBruaPijoWl2ilrvJBTCl5C4VkpIYBtIvlxR50aohHJRIgA9rdC9-teJRGq45sJdZtHcNlRhsvfs2gGOshQ9YqEP7vIA1KTbIve6Giqu~CzqUd99G1k6RM3TZo~obHKvI-t2~~oVyA14keulaeUYotW1EPomu7n6OsrpKf1P5G2nIXHf0ZKdSdkraUZgQBPSPh-FkXVGdmAgYC5c4BwB1-Cu1i2kIKvrs~Te1~gJ1nxlnXDXE8JWx-REwaAwMFzn463ypMaInj3PrjTQT3aJuueaW7gzz~K2Ih~Q-SuZh~9-kriZuXRjrZ9SH58DMwTvZoj99jWEGQTumBjqPX5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources opened a hearing on Senate Bill 89 to consider amendments to the State Poultry Disease Control Act that would align Kansas requirements with the federal National Poultry Improvement Program (NPIP) and authorize new fees.

The bill would prohibit the shipment of poultry into Kansas unless the birds meet NPIP requirements and would authorize the state animal health commissioner to adopt rules establishing fees. Tamara Lawrence, reviser of statutes, told the committee the measure updates definitions, allows rulemaking for fees, and would take effect July 1 after publication in the statute book. Lawrence also said the proposal is similar, but not identical, to House Bill 2608 from the previous year.

Deputy Secretary Kelsey Olsen of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, who spoke in support, said the NPIP is a cooperative federal-state program begun in the 1930s to reduce a hatchery disease that can cause high chick mortality and be transmitted through hatching eggs. \"NPIP is a cooperative agreement between federal and states, where the objective is to ensure that there's effective testing, and improvement of the poultry and poultry products based on the established standards that the program outlines,\" Olsen said. She noted the state has provided NPIP-related services without charging fees and that the proposal would introduce three capped fees: an annual plan participation fee not to exceed $50, an annual certification fee for testers not to exceed $50, and a service fee for requested testing visits not to exceed $100 per location.

Olsen and Assistant Animal Health Commissioner Sarah McReynolds described how the fees would be applied. \"There's a fee to be a participant to be recognized as an NPIP participant in the state,\" Olsen said. She added that larger facilities sometimes certify an employee as a tester (the certification fee) and that a facility requesting the department to perform testing could be charged a per-location service fee; the bill allows charging for up to 300 tests at that site depending on flock size. McReynolds told senators that the strain targeted by the NPIP amendments does not infect the food supply and primarily affects hatching eggs and chicks: \"This is not a disease that infected the food supply. It mainly affected the birds that were laying the hatching eggs.\"

Committee members asked how the proposed fees relate to current funding and program costs. Olsen said the department has been absorbing costs from animal disease control funds and other federal/state funds and expects the fee amounts would not fully cover program costs. \"I'll be honest, we are probably not going to be recouping all of our costs with these fees,\" Olsen said, adding the department discussed potential participant fees in the $30–$40 range but had not chosen a final number.

Senators also pressed technical points about who must participate. The bill language would allow poultry to be shipped into Kansas if they meet NPIP requirements or an equivalent standard; Senator Chris Steineger (questioner identified by role in transcript) and others asked whether that \"equivalent\" language could allow a producer to avoid plan participation while claiming compliance. Olsen and Lawrence said interstate movement commonly relies on a certificate of veterinary inspection and accompanying NPIP documentation; they suggested the committee could consider tightening language to require plan participation for interstate shipments and for birds entering public exhibitions.

Representing the Kansas Livestock Association, Taylor Nickel, director of the Stock Growers Division, testified in support and said KLA policy favors broad-based fee collection when state animal health services are provided. Nickel said the agency's animal disease control fund has been supported by other livestock industries and that it is appropriate for poultry participants to contribute to the fund that supports testing services.

No formal committee action or vote was taken on SB 89 during the hearing. The committee closed the hearing after hearing proponents and questions and encouraged members to contact interested stakeholders for further information.

The bill also would authorize the commissioner to revoke plan participation for failure to pay the annual fee after a 60-day grace period, and reviser Lawrence noted the measure contains technical cleanup provisions to the 1985 act.","The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 89, which would require poultry shipped into Kansas to meet National Poultry Improvement Program standards and authorize new fees for plan participation, tester certification and on-site testing services.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee adopts amendment to change multiyear flex account reporting schedule and advances Senate Bill 58

Committee hears bill to align Kansas poultry law with federal NPIP, authorize participation and testing fees