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Committee staff reviews Kansas Open Meetings and Open Records Acts, highlights notice rules and livestreaming guidance
Summary
A staff briefing explained that legislative committees receiving public funds are subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act, that notice is required upon request, and that House Bill 2134 added a livestreaming provision with an exception for unintentional technical glitches.
Jill, a committee staff presenter, briefed members on the Kansas Open Meetings Act and the Kansas Open Records Act, telling the Committee on Higher Education Budget that these laws generally apply to legislative bodies supported by public funds and that the committee is subject to those statutes.
Jill emphasized practical rules: meetings must be open to the public, notice must be provided "if requested" (the statute does…
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