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Senate amends restorative-practice bill to make paid facilitators' names public when government pays them
Summary
Committee adopted amendments clarifying that paid facilitators who are government employees or contracted to perform government functions are treated as public data; volunteers remain private when not government-funded.
Senator Pappas led discussion on Senate File 2,200, a bill addressing confidentiality for participants in restorative practices. Committee members, advocates and counsel debated whether individuals who receive payment for facilitating restorative practices should be treated as public data.
Professor Amanda Seely (testimony referenced) and panelists said government employees and contractors performing governmental functions should remain subject to public-data classifications for personnel or contract information; community volunteers, however, should retain privacy…
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