SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 30
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Brief*
SB 30, as amended, would amend law in the Kansas
Code of Criminal Procedure concerning how non-criminal
justice agencies may conduct state and national criminal
history record checks and what criminal history record
information (CHRI) must be released to such agencies with
respect to certain employees and applicants for employment,
licensure, or certification.
Attorney General
The bill would require that the Kansas Bureau of
Investigation (KBI) release CHRI related to adult convictions,
adult non-convictions, adult diversions, adult expunged
records, juvenile adjudications, juvenile non-adjudications,
juvenile diversions, and juvenile expunged records to the
Attorney General for the following persons applying to
become licensed or certified in Kansas:
●Persons applying for a private detective or private
detective agency license [Note: Current law
requires adult convictions, adult non-convictions,
adult diversions, and adult expunged records to be
released for these persons];
●Persons applying for a license to carry a concealed
handgun [Note: Current law requires adult
convictions, adult non-convictions, adult diversions,
adult expunged records, juvenile adjudications,
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
https://klrd.gov/ juvenile non-adjudications, and juvenile diversions
to be released for these persons];
●Persons applying to become certified to train
private detectives in the handling of firearms and
the lawful use of force [Note: Current law requires
adult convictions, adult non-convictions, adult
diversions, and adult expunged records to be
released for these persons]; and
●Persons applying for a bail enforcement agent
license [Note: Current law requires adult
convictions to be released for these persons].
State Gaming Agency
The bill would require the KBI to release CHRI related to
adult convictions, adult non-convictions, adult diversions,
adult expunged records, juvenile adjudications, juvenile non-
adjudications, and juvenile diversions to the State Gaming
Agency (SGA) for candidates for employment with the SGA or
persons applying for tribal gaming licensure pursuant to a
tribal-state gaming compact. Under current law, the SGA is
authorized to receive CHRI related only to adult convictions,
non-convictions, diversions, and expunged records.
Secretary of Labor
The bill would require the Secretary of Labor to conduct
state and national criminal history record checks on
employees who have access to federal tax information
received directly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Such criminal record checks would require fingerprinting of
the employee.
The bill would require the KBI to release CHRI related to
adult convictions, adult non-convictions, adult diversions, and
juvenile adjudications to the Secretary of Labor for employees
subject to such checks.
2- 30 The bill would define “employee” as a person who
applied for employment or is currently employed with the
Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and who has been or
will be granted access to federal tax information received
directly from the IRS.
State Bank Commissioner
The bill would make conforming amendments to law to
reflect the type of CHRI that is required to be released by the
KBI with respect to certain employees and applicants
associated with the State Bank Commissioner under
continuing law.
Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Judiciary at the request of KDOL.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
In the Senate Committee hearing, representatives of
KDOL and KBI offered proponent testimony. Proponents
stated the bill would help ensure all KDOL employees with
access to federal tax information received directly from the
IRS have completed the appropriate level of record check.
This would allow KDOL to meet the requirements of and
continue to participate in the Treasury Offset Program as
administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
No other testimony was provided.
House Committee on Judiciary
In the House Committee hearing, representatives of
KDOL and KBI provided proponent testimony that was
substantially similar to testimony provided in the Senate
3- 30 Committee hearing. The representative of the KBI requested
an amendment to authorize the release of additional CHRI to
the Attorney General and SGA for certain persons and to
make technical changes to reorganize provisions concerning
CHRI that is allowed to be released to the State Bank
Commissioner in continuing law.
No other testimony was provided.
The House Committee adopted the amendmen t
requested by the KBI.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, KDOL and KBI indicate
that enactment of the bill would not have a fiscal effect on
either agency.
Fingerprinting; criminal history record check; Secretary of Labor; Attorney General;
State Gaming Agency; State Bank Commissioner
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