WICHITA, Kan (KSNW) – Kansas lawmakers are speaking out, saying changes need to be made to rules, regulations and inspections of amusement park rides.

This comes after 10-year old Caleb Schwab was killed was riding on a water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City Sunday.

Right now, Kansas amusement parks only have to self inspect permanent rides once a year.

Democratic Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau says the way rides are tested now, could become a discussion very soon.

Faust-Goudeau adds that laws in place now for ride inspections, could be seen as a recipe for disaster.

“Unless we test over and over, we’re not going to find the problem,” said Faust-Goudeau.

Lawmakers on the other side of the aisle, like Republican Senator Jeff Longbine out of Emporia are showing solidarity, in the need for changes in inspections of amusement rides in Kansas.

“I think we’ve discovered that there is no real inspection process, either at the state or local level,” said Longbine.

Faust-Goudeau says rides to be inspected more frequently, whether daily or weekly.

She says, she wants some accountability from those who are checking on the safety and maintenance of the rides.

“We’re just going to have to do a better job, we’re going to have to have some accountability, some reporting, some inspectors that come back and report to the legislators,” said Faust-Goudeau.

Senator Longbine says it won’t be easy, calling this a difficult situation.

Longbine says there are uncertainties on both the state and local level.

This includes determining which agency would be responsible for over-seeing the inspections.

However, Longbine says they have to come up with a solution.

“I for one feel like the public certainly needs to have that assurance that government at whatever the appropriate level is has some reasonable assurance that the public is going to be safe,” said Longbine.

Both lawmakers admit it is too early to come to a concrete decision on what rules and regulations might be put forward, following this tragedy.

However, both Faust-Goudeau and Longbine did say this will be a topic of discussion when they head back to Topeka next year.