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Committee adopts compromise to Open Records Act bill to limit staff-cost charges and require notice on large requests
Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary on Thursday amended House Bill 2134 to limit how public agencies calculate staff costs for public-records requests and to require notice to requesters when a request will exceed a defined threshold.
The House Committee on Judiciary on Thursday adopted an amendment to House Bill 2134 that narrows how public agencies may charge requesters for staff time and requires agencies to notify requesters when an estimate of staff time or costs exceeds a set threshold.
Representative Barth introduced the compromise amendment, which committee members said reflects work by the Kansas Policy Institute, the League of Municipalities and frequent public-records…
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