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Committee hears bill to restore Senate leaders' access to nominees' confidential records
Summary
Senate Judiciary heard Senate Bill 427, which would restore the chair and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Confirmation Oversight the ability to review confidential KBI criminal-history records and tax certification releases for nominees; proponents emphasized confidentiality and existing misdemeanor penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 427, a measure to clarify access for Senate confirmation oversight leaders to certain confidential records on nominees.
The reviser, Scott, told the committee the bill would amend multiple statutes (KSA 22-47-14; KSA 75-7-12; and KSA 75-43-15) to make explicit that for appointments requiring Senate confirmation the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Confirmation Oversight may have access to criminal-history record information and a tax certification release. Scott said the bill adds a definition of vice chairperson and requires nomination forms be accompanied by consent to…
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