Bill > SB236

This bill amends Kansas law to authorize individuals who were victims of childhood abuse or neglect to access records related to substantiated reports or investigations of abuse or neglect once they reach 18 years of age. The key change allows these individuals to obtain information from agency records about their own childhood abuse or neglect cases, with an important caveat that any information identifying the original reporter of the abuse will be redacted. The bill establishes this access as a new provision within the existing legal framework governing confidential child welfare records, specifically adding a new subsection (g) to the existing statute that outlines who can access such confidential records. This change aims to provide adult survivors of childhood abuse with greater transparency and access to information about their own childhood experiences, while still protecting the identity of those who initially reported the abuse. The bill maintains strict confidentiality protections and ensures that the records can only be accessed by the individual who was the subject of the substantiated report once they become an adult, thus balancing the interests of transparency with personal privacy.

Health and Social Services

Public Health and Welfare (Senate)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb236/