Kansas legislative panel weighs faster access to testimony, considers online portal
Lawmakers on the Committee on Legislative Modernization debated inconsistent filing practices, late release of testimony and the feasibility of an online portal to let citizens upload testimony tied to bill numbers; staff warned the Kansas Open Records Act limits how testimony can be screened before public posting.
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The Committee on Legislative Modernization spent its meeting examining how committee testimony is collected, posted and accessed, with members pressing for more consistent filing, earlier release of materials and an online portal that would let people upload testimony directly.
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