FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact: Clint Blaes |
Treasurer Johnson awards contract for Alternatives to
Abortion program to Kansas group
TOPEKA – (September 5, 2023) – Kansas State Treasurer
Steven Johnson today announced that a Kansas-based nonprofit has been selected
to administer the Alternatives to Abortion program enacted by the Legislature
earlier this year.
The Kansas Pregnancy Care Network (KPCN) was selected
from the three eligible bids that were submitted to the Department of
Administration. The group was the only Kansas-based entity that submitted a
qualified bid. The organization was modeled after, and is working closely with,
the Texas Pregnancy Care Network, which administers a similar program in that
state.
“I am pleased that a group of Kansans has organized in
response to our request for proposals and submitted the successful bid,”
Johnson said. “KPCN’s ability to draw on the experience of their affiliated
organization in Texas will allow them to hit the ground running in implementing
this program as the Legislature intended, serving women facing the difficulties
of an unplanned pregnancy.”
Earlier this year, the Legislature appropriated $2
million to the Alternatives to Abortion program, and directed the State
Treasurer to conduct a request for proposals process to select a qualified
non-profit organization to administer the program. The organization is required
to produce a report to the Legislature and Treasurer on its progress by June
30, 2024.
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