Requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers.

HB 2243 requires Kansas' Secretary for Children and Families to refer children in need of care cases involving military-connected families to military family advocacy programs. Specifically, it mandates that when investigating such cases (where a parent is military personnel at a Kansas military installation), the Secretary must refer the case to a military family advocacy program established by the U.S. Department of Defense. The bill also requires the Secretary to create memorandums of understanding with all Kansas military installations, detailing how to identify military status, handle referrals, and maintain confidentiality. This change amends Kansas law (K.S.A. 38-2230) to include checking military status during child welfare investigations, directly affecting military families and the state's child welfare process.