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"It shall be the continuous duty of the judicial council to survey and study the judicial branch of the state and recommend improvements in the administration of justice." K.S.A. 20-2203. This archive contains studies and reports completed by the Judicial Council in recent years.

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Recent Studies and Reports

• Report of the Administrative Procedure Advisory Committee on proposed amendments to the Kansas Administrative Procedure Act and the Kansas Judicial Review Act. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Civil Code Advisory Committee on 2008 SB 537 relating to civil procedure, concerning certain privileges, and relating to certain costs. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee which includes proposed amendments to K.S.A. 65-4142, dealing with possession or transportation of drug proceeds. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2008 SB 427 relating to the statute of limitations for certain sex offenses. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2008 SB 413 relating to collection of DNA specimens upon arrest and prior to determination of probable cause. (December, 2008)
• Report of the End of Life Decisions Advisory Committee recommending the Kansas Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. (December, 2008)
• Report of the False Claims Act Advisory Committee on 2008 HB 2943 concerning civil actions and civil penalties and relating to submission of false or fraudulent claims of the performance of fraudulent acts upon the state or political sibdivision thereof. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Juvenile Offender/Child in Need of Care Advisory Committee on 2008 HB 2820 and proposed amendments to both the Revised Kansas Code for Care of Children and the Revised Juvenile Justice Code. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Juvenile Offender/Child in Need of Care Advisory Committee on 2007 HB 2527 relating to confidentiality of certain juvenile records and reports. (December, 2008)
• Report of the Appeals from Termination of Parental Rights Advisory Committee. (November, 2007)
• Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2007 HB 2473 (currently 2008 SB 2850) relating to stalking. (November, 2007)

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