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Minutes for SB19 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 7, 2019
Natalie Scott, Assistant Revisor, provided an overview of SB19. (Attachment 3) Ms. Scott addressed questions from the membership.
Amy Raymond testified in support of SB19 stating K.S.A. 21-6813(c) provides a list of people and entities that may receive confidential information within a presentence investigation report. Community Corrections is not listed. This issue has been discussed with Community Corrections, the Kansas Department of Corrections, the Kansas Sentencing Commission, and the court services officers and all report agreement that the information should be made available to Community Corrections when it is assigned to supervise an offender. The same is true for any other entity that may be assigned to
supervise an offender under the interstate compact for adult offender supervision. (Attachment 4) She stood for questions.
The following individuals submitted written testimony in support of SB19:
- Hon. Merlin Wheeler, Kansas District Judges Association (Attachment 5)
- Scott Schultz, Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission (Attachment 6)
No testimony neutral or in opposition to SB19 was presented to the Committee.
Chairperson Patton referred the membership to the written testimony in their folder and closed the hearing on SB19.
