Speaker-Elect Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, announced that Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays, has been named chair of the newly created Legislative Modernization Committee as well as chair/vice chair of the Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee.
Wasinger is also a member of the Higher Education Budget and Taxation Committees, as well as the Information Technology Joint Committee.
“I told Barb I had big plans for her during her re-election campaign. This is the start,” Hawkins said.
In response, Wasinger said: “I am honored to be given the responsibilities that Speaker-Elect Hawkins has given me. I look forward to the challenges ahead.”
— News release