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Kansas senators approve substitute to require local officials to file annual substantial-interest disclosures and announce certain real-estate interests at the1
Summary
The Senate committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 66 that will require elected or appointed city and county officers to file a statement of substantial interest annually and to orally disclose, at the first public meeting where a zoning or permitting decision for a real-estate project is discussed, any interest listed on that form.
The Senate committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 66 on a series of amendments that replace most of the bill's original language with provisions taken from an earlier measure addressing substantial-interest disclosures by local government officials.
Charles (committee counsel) told the panel the substitute removes most of Senate Bill 66's contents and inserts language to add K.S.A. 70-5-4302a with amendments from Senate Bill 301. "Essentially these amendments change the requirement for substantial filing of the substantial interest form ... the annual filing requirement only applies to elected or appointed officers of a county or city," Charles said.
The change will require local elected and appointed officers to file a statement of substantial interest annually, rather than only when a change occurs, and adds a provision discussed by committee members that…
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