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Ed Klumpp says that making missing person's information public would harm more Kansans than it helps. #ksleg


Susan Shuster of the Kansas Register of Deeds Association says that this bill would put extra demands on her office. #ksleg


Parker says that keeping criminal investigations private keeps witnesses and evidence safe. #ksleg


Kim Parker of the Kansas County and District Attorney's Association is the first opponent to this bill. #ksleg


Many representatives have said they like the Randy Leach clause, though not other parts of the bill. #ksleg


Betty Wilson is here on behalf of Harold and Alberta Leach as a proponent. #ksleg


They say that many people cannot afford the high price of retrieving information via the Kansas Open Records Act. #ksleg


Representatives from the Kansas Press Association are testifying as proponents. #ksleg


"...but also provides some closure for parents doggedly seeking answers to such a tragic event." #ksleg


Holland: "This not only provides Mr. and Mrs. Leach with information regarding the circumstances surrounding their son's disappearance..."


He was contacted by Harold and Alberta Leach, whose son Randy has been missing since 1988. #ksleg


Holland added the clause about retrieving information on missing persons investigations. #ksleg


Sen. Tom Holland is the first proponent of the bill. #ksleg


The committee is concerned about a Kansas resident moving elsewhere and then wanting to retrieve things from Kansas' open records. #ksleg


This bill would also require non-Kansas citizens to make requests on on behalf of a Kansas resident, which there is concern about. #ksleg


The records also would have to have been collected more than 15 years ago. #ksleg


SB86 would also allow files from missing persons cases to be available after 25 years if the person is still missing. #ksleg


There were no opponents or neutral parties to this bill. The hearing has begun on SB86. #ksleg


"...creates consistency among all employees within the Division and aligns these positions with others within State Service." #ksleg


Berroth: "With the classified service, there's a lot more rules and regulations that go along with hiring somebody." #ksleg


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