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Kansas bill would raise secretary of correctionsreimbursement cap for inmates to $750, require notice for larger claims
Summary
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on House Bill 2212 examined raising the secretary of corrections' maximum reimbursement for inmates' lost or damaged personal property from $500 to $750 and adding a notice requirement for claims over that amount to encourage administrative resolution before referral to the special claims committee.
House Bill 22— would raise the statutory maximum that the secretary of corrections may reimburse an inmate for personal injury or loss of personal property caused by state negligence from $500 to $750 and require inmates to provide notice to the secretary for claims exceeding $750.
The measure was discussed at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where a bill brief explained the statutory framework. The reviser said the bill amends KSA 46920, the statute authorizing the secretary to reimburse inmates for personal property or personal injury caused by negligence, and noted that claims exceeding the statutory maximum are submitted to the Joint Committee on Claims Against the State (KSA 46907), which the bill does not change.
State Representative Susan Humphreys, vice chair of the…
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