Two Wichita state senators raised some serious concerns about the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services during the confirmation hearing of Don Jordan as SRS secretary, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Republican Jean Schodorf (pictured) said she was concerned with employee burnout due to high caseloads and with patients falling through the cracks. “We’ve all heard the stories of someone being put off for months and months until something terrible happens,” she said. Democrat Donald Betts said that after hearing complaints from constituents frustrated with an SRS office, he personally visited the agency. “I was treated like a second-class citizen until they found out who I was,” Betts said. Jordan responded that it was his goal for staff members to treat one another and the people they encountered with respect. “I want to focus on doing the job right,” he said.
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