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K.S.A. § 20-155 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-155
20-155 - Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel.
Status: in_force

20-155. Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel. There is hereby established the Kansas supreme court law library, which shall provide law library services to the judicial, legislative and executive branches of state government and to members of the bar under such rules as the supreme court may prescribe. The Kansas supreme court law library shall be under the supervision and control of the Kansas supreme court. For the purpose of operating and managing such library a state law librarian shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the supreme court. Within the limits of appropriations made therefor, the state law librarian shall, with the approval of the supreme court, appoint such assistants and other personnel as required for the operation and management of the law library, in accordance with the personnel plan of the supreme court. The state law librarian and the librarian's assistants and other library personnel shall receive compensation in accordance with the pay plan of the supreme court. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the state law librarian shall take the oath of office prescribed by law for public officers.
K.S.A. § 65-3001 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 30 / Section 65-3001
65-3001 - Title of act.
Status: in_force

65-3001. Title of act. K.S.A. 65-3002, 65-3003, 65-3005 through 65-3013 and 65-3015 through 65-3020 and K.S.A. 65-3008a, 65-3008b and 65-3024 through 65-3028, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas air quality act.
K.S.A. § 22-4520 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 45 / Section 22-4520
22-4520 - rohibition on interfering with professional duties of counsel.
Status: in_force

22-4520. P rohibition on interfering with professional duties of counsel. The state board of indigents' defense services shall not make any decision regarding the handling of any case nor interfere with the appointed counsel, contract counsel or public defender, or any member of the staff thereof, in carrying out their professional duties.
K.S.A. § 13-1269 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 12 / Section 13-1269
13-1269 - Certain cities of more than 100,000 population; transfer of revenues to certain other funds; adjustment of rates.
Status: in_force

13-1269. Certain cities of more than 100,000 population; transfer of revenues to certain other funds; adjustment of rates. All cities of the first class of the state of Kansas having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants, which own, manage, operate and control a municipal electric-light plant and a municipal water plant and which are producing and distributing water, light, heat and power for domestic, industrial, commercial or municipal purposes within or without or within and without the corporate limits of said cities, are hereby empowered to place in the funds used for governmental functions of said cities, at a specified time a certain percentage of the gross operating revenue of said enumerated utilities, or either of them, as hereinafter directed: Provided, That such cities, if necessary, may adjust their utility rates in order to carry out the provisions of this act or where these utilities are managed, operated and controlled by a board of public utilities, or other managing boards, these boards shall have the power to adjust the rates.
K.S.A. § 75-456 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 4 / Section 75-456
75-456 - Rules and regulations authorized; transfer of rule and regulation authority to the attorney general.
Status: in_force

75-456. Rules and regulations authorized; transfer of rule and regulation authority to the attorney general. (a) The attorney general is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the proper implementation of K.S.A. 75-451 through 75-458, and amendments thereto.

(b) (1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing voting procedures to maintain confidentiality of the addresses of program participants.

(2) Except for rules and regulations, orders, directives and standards of the secretary of state relating to subsection (b)(1), all rules and regulations, orders, directives and standards of the secretary of state relating to K.S.A. 75-451 through 75-458, and amendments thereto, that are in effect on June 30, 2021, shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations, orders, directives and standards of the attorney general and shall continue to be effective until amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

(c) Except for records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the secretary of state relating to subsection (b)(1), the attorney general shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the secretary of state relating to K.S.A. 75-451 through 75-458, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 47-665 — KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 6 / Section 47-665
47-665 - Same; penalty.
Status: in_force

47-665. Same; penalty. Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
K.S.A. § 2-217 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2-217
2-217 - Construction of wheat commemorative building on state fairgrounds; agreement of state fair board and wheat centennial committee.
Status: in_force

2-217. Construction of wheat commemorative building on state fairgrounds; agreement of state fair board and wheat centennial committee. The state fair board is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement with the Kansas wheat centennial committee permitting the use of the state fairgrounds as a site for the construction of a permanent building to commemorate the wheat industry.
K.S.A. § 24-121 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-121
24-121 - Same; general maintenance fund; tax levies; redemption of bonds.
Status: in_force

24-121. Same; general maintenance fund; tax levies; redemption of bonds. All moneys held by the county treasurer under the provisions of this act shall be held exclusively for the benefit and use of such drainage district, and from time to time, if the same shall be necessary to provide for the maintenance work in said district, the board of county commissioners shall have authority to levy a general fund for such maintenance, not exceeding, however, one-fifth of the amount authorized by law for the creation of general funds for such drainage district, and said board of county commissioners shall from year to year levy any taxes or funds necessary to redeem any outstanding bonds and the interest thereon.
K.S.A. § 65-4134 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 41 / Section 65-4134
65-4134 - Identity of patient or research subject of practitioner confidential.
Status: in_force

65-4134. Identity of patient or research subject of practitioner confidential. A practitioner engaged in medical practice or research or a mid-level practitioner acting in the usual course of such mid-level practitioner's practice is not required or compelled to furnish the name or identity of a patient or research subject to the board, nor may such practitioner or mid-level practitioner be compelled in any state or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or other proceedings to furnish the name or identity of an individual that the practitioner or mid-level practitioner is obligated to keep confidential.
K.S.A. § 74-5601 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 56 / Section 74-5601
74-5601 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

74-5601. Citation of act. The provisions of article 56 of chapter 74 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be known and be cited as the Kansas law enforcement training act.
K.S.A. § 74-5098 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 50 / Section 74-5098
74-5098 - Authorized uses of grant proceeds; limitations.
Status: in_force

74-5098. Authorized uses of grant proceeds; limitations. City-county economic development organizations or neighborhood revitalization organizations may use planning grant proceeds for the acquisition of technical assistance for strategy development activities, identification of specific projects, and other related services from educational institutions or other economic development service providers. City-county economic development organizations or neighborhood economic development organizations can use action grants for hiring of technical assistance, implementation, evaluation and reassessment of strategies, purchasing of equipment and other services, and economic development activities undertaken by public-private partnerships as authorized for cities and for counties pursuant to law. Action grants shall not be used for the purchase or lease of land or the purchase, lease or construction of buildings or payment of salaries and benefits for permanent employees of any public or quasi-public agency.
K.S.A. § 17-6013 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 60 / Section 17-6013
17-6013 - Proxy expense reimbursement.
Status: in_force

17-6013. Proxy expense reimbursement. (a) The bylaws may provide for the reimbursement by the corporation of expenses incurred by a stockholder in soliciting proxies in connection with an election of directors, subject to such procedures or conditions as the bylaws may prescribe, including:

(1) Conditioning eligibility for reimbursement upon the number or proportion of persons nominated by the stockholder seeking reimbursement or whether such stockholder previously sought reimbursement for similar expenses;

(2) limitations on the amount of reimbursement based upon the proportion of votes cast in favor of one or more of the persons nominated by the stockholder seeking reimbursement, or upon the amount spent by the corporation in soliciting proxies in connection with the election;

(3) limitations concerning elections of directors by cumulative voting pursuant to K.S.A. 17-6504, and amendments thereto; or

(4) any other lawful condition.

(b) No bylaw so adopted shall apply to elections for which any record date precedes its adoption.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 60 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 76-1935 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 19 / Section 76-1935
76-1935 - Custodians of members' funds at home; designation of depositories.
Status: in_force

76-1935. Custodians of members' funds at home; designation of depositories. The director of the Kansas office of veterans services shall designate a person at the Kansas soldiers' home who shall be in charge of the member funds at such soldiers' home. Such person shall have custody and charge of all moneys belonging to the members, or persons attending the Kansas soldiers' home, which are held for their use, benefit and burial. The director of the Kansas office of veterans services shall designate the bank or banks, in which such moneys shall be deposited.
K.S.A. § 74-7901 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 79 / Section 74-7901
74-7901 - Kansas wildlife arts council; composition; chairperson; provision of staff and clerical services.
Status: in_force

74-7901. Kansas wildlife arts council; composition; chairperson; provision of staff and clerical services. There is hereby created a Kansas wildlife arts council which shall be composed of five members. One member shall be a member of the Kansas wildlife and parks commission appointed by such commission, one member shall be a member of the Kansas creative arts industries commission appointed by such commission, one member shall be the director of the Fort Hays state university Sternberg museum, and two members shall be from the public at large appointed by the president of Fort Hays state university. The director of the Fort Hays state university Sternberg museum shall be chairperson of the council, and personnel of the Fort Hays state university Sternberg museum shall provide such staff and clerical services as the council may require.
K.S.A. § 40-4367 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 43 / Section 40-4367
40-4367 - Investment of assets; methods of valuation and rating.
Status: in_force

40-4367. Investment of assets; methods of valuation and rating. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-4364, and amendments thereto, the assets of two or more protected cells may be combined for purposes of investment, and such combination shall not be construed as defeating the segregation of such assets for accounting or other purposes.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.
K.S.A. § 58-2437 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 24 / Section 58-2437
58-2437 - Trustee required to be agency of state or political or governmental subdivision; liability for acts or omissions of trustee.
Status: in_force

58-2437. Trustee required to be agency of state or political or governmental subdivision; liability for acts or omissions of trustee. The trustee or trustees, under such an instrument or will shall be an agency of the state, county, municipality, political or governmental subdivision and the regularly constituted authority of the beneficiary for the performance of the functions for which the trust shall have been created. No trustee or state agency, county, municipality, political or governmental subdivision, as beneficiary, shall be charged personally with any liability whatsoever by reason of any act or omission committed or suffered in the performance of such trust or in the operation of the trust property; but any act, liability for any omission or obligation of a trustee or trustees, in the execution of such trust, or in the operation of the trust property, shall extend to the whole of the trust estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge such liability or obligation, and not otherwise.
K.S.A. § 38-2402 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 24 / Section 38-2402
38-2402 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

38-2402. Definitions. As used in the host families act:

(a) "Charitable organization" has the same meaning as defined in K.S.A. 17-1760, and amendments thereto.

(b) "Child placement agency" means a business or service conducted, maintained or operated by a person engaged in finding homes for children by placing or arranging for the placement of such children for adoption or foster care and licensed by the state of Kansas pursuant to K.S.A. 65-501, and amendments thereto.

(c) "Host family" means an individual or family who provides temporary care under this act.

(d) "Parent," when used in relation to a child or children, includes a guardian and every person who is by law liable to maintain, care for or support the child.

(e) "Serving parent" means a parent who is a member of the reserves of the army, navy, air force, marine corps or coast guard of the United States or the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or the public health service of the United States department of health and human services detailed by proper authority for duty with the army or navy of the United States, or who is required to enter or serve in the active military service of the United States under a call or order of the president of the United States or to serve on state active duty.
K.S.A. § 61-4002 — KS Code / Chapter 61 / Article 40 / Section 61-4002
61-4002 - Items allowable as costs.
Status: in_force

61-4002. Items allowable as costs. The provisions of K.S.A. 60-2002, 60-2003, 60-2006, 60-2610 and 60-2611, and amendments thereto, shall be applicable to lawsuits brought under the code of civil procedure for limited actions.
K.S.A. § 72-7122 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 71 / Section 72-7122
72-7122 - Participation in nonpublic school activities by students attending a public school part time.
Status: in_force

72-7122. Participation in nonpublic school activities by students attending a public school part time. (a) The activities association referred to in K.S.A. 72-7114, and amendments thereto, shall not prohibit a student primarily enrolled in and attending a nonpublic school who enrolls part time in a public school from participating in any activity available to such student as part of such student's primary enrollment and attendance at a nonpublic school.

(b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2023.
K.S.A. § 75-3718 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 37 / Section 75-3718
75-3718 - Continuous budget planning; revision; notice and hearing; judicial branch budget estimate not subject to revision.
Status: in_force

75-3718. Continuous budget planning; revision; notice and hearing; judicial branch budget estimate not subject to revision. (a) The director of the budget shall have in continuous process and revision a tentative budget for the coming years, in the light of direct studies of the operations, plans and needs of the state agencies and of the existing and prospective sources of revenue. Except as otherwise provided by this section, after summarizing estimates of funds which may be available and the estimated requirements for the several state agencies, the director shall cause them to be reviewed in relation to the general financial condition and needs of the state and shall cause to be made such further inquiries and investigations, and such revision of the tentative budget, as the director may deem necessary.

(b) Not later than November 10 of each year, the director of the budget shall notify each state agency in writing of any revision of the agency's requests and the agency affected may request a hearing on such revision which request may be filed within 10 days after receipt of notice but, in any case, not later than November 20 of such year. If requested, the secretary of administration shall hold hearings on the tentative budget at which the administrative head of each state agency or the representative of such administrative head shall be entitled to be heard. The hearings provided for in this section shall be concluded not later than December 15 of such year.

(c) The director of the budget shall not revise the budget estimate for the judicial branch of state government that is submitted pursuant to K.S.A. 20-158, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 2-139 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-139
2-139 - Withholding county aid; causes.
Status: in_force

2-139. Withholding county aid; causes. The board of county commissioners may withhold county money from any fair association coming under the provisions of this act, which knowingly permits the sale of intoxicating liquor, the operation of any gambling device, or any immoral show or exhibition detrimental to public morals.
K.S.A. § 23-36,402 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,402
23-36,402 - Proceeding to determine parentage.
Status: in_force

23-36,402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act.
K.S.A. § 72-2626 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 26 / Section 72-2626
72-2626 - Service records of school employees; establishment of membership, conditions.
Status: in_force

72-2626. Service records of school employees; establishment of membership, conditions. As soon as practicable after this act goes into effect, the board shall receive, verify, and formally validate service records as submitted by the school employees. So far as possible, reports of school service, of salaries earned, and of dates of birth shall be certified from official records; but when these are not available, the board is authorized and directed to consider other reasonable evidence. Any statement of a date of birth shall be signed under oath by the school employee concerned. The board shall have authority, independently, to secure other evidence affecting service records.
K.S.A. § 84-2-305 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 2 / Section 84-2-305
84-2-305 - Open price term.
Status: in_force

84-2-305. Open price term. (1) The parties if they so intend can conclude a contract for sale even though the price is not settled. In such a case the price is a reasonable price at the time for delivery if

(a) nothing is said as to price; or

(b) the price is left to be agreed by the parties and they fail to agree; or

(c) the price is to be fixed in terms of some agreed market or other standard as set or recorded by a third person or agency and it is not so set or recorded.

(2) A price to be fixed by the seller or by the buyer means a price for him to fix in good faith.

(3) When a price left to be fixed otherwise than by agreement of the parties fails to be fixed through fault of one party the other may at his option treat the contract as cancelled or himself fix a reasonable price.

(4) Where, however, the parties intend not to be bound unless the price be fixed or agreed and it is not fixed or agreed there is no contract. In such a case the buyer must return any goods already received or if unable so to do must pay their reasonable value at the time of delivery and the seller must return any portion of the price paid on account.
K.S.A. § 19-15,144 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-15,144
19-15,144 - Shawnee county jail; issuance of bonds to finance purchase of land and certain improvements, furnishing and equipping.
Status: in_force

19-15,144. Shawnee county jail; issuance of bonds to finance purchase of land and certain improvements, furnishing and equipping. (a) The board of county commissioners of Shawnee county is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a county jail. The proceeds of such bonds also may be used to purchase land and any improvements thereon from the Topeka public building commission as a site for such jail. The board of county commissioners shall enter into any agreement necessary to cancel all lease agreements entered into with the Topeka public building commission concerning a county jail prior to the effective date of this act.

(b) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be exempt from any statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of the county.