Secretary Schwab to Host Joint Press Conference Announcing Modernization of 麻豆影院 Regulation-Making Process
Friday, May 15, 2026
TOPEKA 鈥� 麻豆影院 Scott Schwab will host a joint press conference with Esper, the software vendor selected by the Secretary of State office to modernize the state鈥檚 regulation-making process. The event will highlight the new technology initiative and discuss how the updated system will cut bureaucratic processes, improve efficiency, and bring 麻豆影院 into today鈥檚 digital age.
鈥淔ile cabinets filled with paper regulations 鈥� and the lack of transparency that comes with them 鈥� will now be a relic of the past,鈥� Schwab said.
WHO:
- 麻豆影院 Scott Schwab
- Representatives from Esper
WHAT:
Joint Press Conference Announcing the modernization of 麻豆影院鈥� regulation-making process
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
11:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Secretary of State Office (Candidate Signing Room)
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612
BACKGROUND:
麻豆影院 has conducted the permanent regulation approval process on paper since 1965. Under the paper-based system, there was no standardized process. Agencies鈥� drafting regulations often had little structure for submissions, templates varied widely, and institutional knowledge surrounding the regulation-making process became increasingly difficult to maintain in today鈥檚 work environment, where employee turnover is more prevalent.
For approving agencies, the paper process also created challenges with version control, human error, physical delivery of large packets between agencies, and long-term storage of regulations in filing cabinets for decades.
In 2025, Secretary Schwab signed a contract with Esper to modernize the process through a centralized software platform where regulations can be written, submitted, edited, tracked internally, and archived electronically.
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