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Committee hears bill to extend whistleblower protections to city, county and school district employees
Summary
House Bill 2160 would create a municipal employee whistleblower act protecting county, city and unified school district employees who report wrongdoing. The committee heard testimony from the bill sponsor, proponents, and municipal associations offering technical amendments.
The Committee on Local Government held a hearing on House Bill 2160, a proposal to extend whistleblower protections to municipal employees of cities, counties and unified school districts.
The reviser opened the hearing by summarizing the bill: “House Bill 21 60 would enact a Kansas municipal employee whistleblower act. There is currently a statute known as the Kansas whistleblower act that provides legal protections for state employees who report or disclose unlawful or dangerous actions by state agencies. Under both the current State Employee Act and under the proposed act under the bill, an employer would be prohibited from taking any disciplinary action against an…
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