{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-144","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 38-144","heading":"Grandparents as caregivers program; administration.","body":"(a) In accordance with the provisions of the grandparents as caregivers act and subject to the provisions of appropriation acts, the secretary shall establish a grandparents as caregivers program within the Kansas department for children and families. The program shall be administered in a manner which recognizes that:\n(1) The relationship between a child and a parent differs from the relationship between a child and a grandparent;\n(2) society and the demands and needs of the members of society change between the time a person raises a child and the time the same person raises a grandchild;\n(3) caring for a grandchild often places additional financial, social and psychological strain on grandparents with fixed incomes;\n(4) different parenting skills are necessary when raising a grandchild, and many grandparents do not possess such skills, are not aware of how to obtain such skills and cannot afford access to the services necessary to obtain such skills;\n(5) grandparents acting as caregivers need a support structure, including counseling for both the grandparent and grandchild, respite care, transportation assistance and child care; and\n(6) grandparents are often unaware of medical and other assistance, including cash assistance for which they may be eligible.","path":["Chapter 38.—MINORS","Article 1.—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch38/038_001_0044.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:44Z","sha256":"034ebdbdcd4a591cef2fc60d150bd923e68c308176e450cd133187c3f8031319","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-143","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}