Pub. 9 2020 Issue 2

March/April 2020 9 l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s BLOK members learn the finer points of how a bill becomes a law in Kansas. The 2020 BLOK Class pauses for a photo in the Governor’s ceremonial office. Kansas Bank Commissioner Dave Herndon welcomed the BLOK Class for an introduction to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC). Alex Orel gives a tour of the Capitol. BLOK Class members were treated to a behind the scenes look at a day in the life of legislators. Pictured left to right are Representative TroyWaymaster (R-Bunker Hill), Senator Rob Olson (R-Olathe), Representative Jim Kelly (R-Independence), and Representative Richard Proehl (R-Parsons). Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine (R-Emporia, left) joins Alex Orel in welcoming the BLOK Class to the Kansas Statehouse. The BLOK Class visited the committee roomwhere the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee holds their hearings. BLOK Class members take in the historical exhibits on display at the Statehouse.