KansasAdults in substantiated child abuse records could access agency files
The proposal would let adults access agency records about substantiated abuse or neglect reports or investigations concerning them as children.
What it does
Adults who were the subject of a substantiated abuse or neglect report or investigation could access agency records about it. The records could not identify the person who reported it.
Argument forAdults who were subjects of substantiated reports or investigations could learn what agencies recorded about their childhood abuse or neglect.
Argument againstAdults could learn sensitive details about their families, even though the records would hide the identity of anyone who reported the abuse or neglect.
More detail
The proposal would let an adult access agency records about a substantiated report or investigation of abuse or neglect. The adult must have been the child who was the subject of the substantiated report or investigation. The records must not identify anyone who reported the abuse or neglect. If enacted, the measure would take effect after publication in the statute book.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- 2025
- Feb 7Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and WelfareMinor
- Feb 6IntroducedIntroduced
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