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KS SB134
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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Hiring school districts must require teacher applicants with prior district employment to sign a written waiver authorizing disclosure of their employment files, and applicants who refuse cannot be considered for employment
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School districts receiving a file request with a valid waiver must disclose the applicant's files within 21 days, either by providing copies or allowing on-site review
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Employment files include performance reviews, disciplinary actions, complaints, internal investigations, termination documents, and background investigations, but exclude medical files, pay information, and unrelated administrative data
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School districts are immune from civil liability for good-faith disclosure or participation in oral interviews about applicant teachers
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Files obtained through this process remain subject to open records requests only through the originating district, not the hiring district, and are protected from discovery except in negligent hiring cases
Legislative Description
Authorizing school districts to request and receive an applicant teacher’s employment files from another school district if such teacher was previously employed by such other school district and establishing which school district is responsible for and the custodian of teacher employment files that are records under the Kansas open records act.
Last Action
Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/31/2025