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K.S.A. § 4-3,957 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3,957
4-3,957 - District 94.
Status: in_force

4-3,957. District 94. Representative district 94 shall consist of the following blocks in voting district (130250), tract 0095.11, block group 1, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 009, block 010, block 011, block 012, block 013, block 014, block 016, block 017, block 018, block 020, block 021, block 022, block 023, block 024, block 025, block 026; and the following blocks in voting district (130250), tract 0095.11, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 001; and the following blocks in voting district (130250), tract 0095.11, block group 4, in Sedgwick county: block 001; and the following voting districts in Sedgwick county: (130420), (130610), (130690), (180010), (190020); and the following blocks in voting district (501060), tract 0095.11, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 022; and the following blocks in voting district (501060), tract 0095.11, block group 4, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 002, block 020, block 021, block 022, block 023, block 024, block 032; and the following blocks in voting district (501080), tract 0095.11, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 002, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 010, block 011, block 012, block 013, block 014, block 015, block 016, block 017, block 018, block 019, block 021; and the following blocks in voting district (501080), tract 0095.11, block group 4, in Sedgwick county: block 009, block 010, block 011, block 012, block 013, block 014, block 015, block 016, block 017, block 018, block 019, block 025, block 026, block 027; and the following blocks in voting district (501090), tract 0095.11, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 023; and the following voting districts in Sedgwick county: (501620), (501630), (501640), (501650), (501660); and the following blocks in voting district (501670), tract 0095.07, block group 3, in Sedgwick county: block 001, block 007, block 008, block 009; and the following voting districts in Sedgwick county: (501730), (502160), (502180), (502450), (502470).
K.S.A. § 44-1709 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 17 / Section 44-1709
44-1709 - Violations of the act; review; penalties.
Status: in_force

44-1709. Violations of the act; review; penalties. (a) It shall be a violation of the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1701 through 44-1711, and amendments thereto:

(1) For a person to knowingly offer or provide professional employer services or use the names PEO, professional employer organization, staff leasing, employee leasing, administrative employer or other title representing professional employer services without registering in accordance with K.S.A. 44-1704, and amendments thereto;

(2) for a person to knowingly provide false or fraudulent information to the secretary in conjunction with any registration application, renewal or in any report required under the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1704 or 44-1706, and amendments thereto;

(3) for a person to knowingly make a material misrepresentation to the secretary, or other governmental agency to which such person is required to submit a report or information;

(4) for a professional employer organization or a controlling person of a professional employer organization to be convicted of a crime:

(A) That relates to the operation of a professional employer organization;

(B) that relates to the ability of the professional employer organization or a controlling person of a professional employer organization to operate a professional employer organization; or

(C) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1033; or

(5) for a person to willfully violate any provision of K.S.A. 44-1701 through 44-1711, and amendments thereto, or any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary pursuant thereto.

(b) Upon a finding, and after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that a professional employer organization, or a controlling person of a professional employer organization, or a person offering professional employer services has committed a violation under this section, the secretary may:

(1) Deny the application for registration;

(2) revoke, restrict or refuse to renew a registration;

(3) impose a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each material violation of the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1701 through 44-1711, and amendments thereto;

(4) place the registrant on probation for such period of time and subject to such conditions as the secretary shall specify; or

(5) issue an order to cease and desist those professional employer organization activities and services specified in such order.

(c) The provisions of this section shall be subject to the Kansas judicial review act.
K.S.A. § 72-1172 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 11 / Section 72-1172
72-1172 - Payment of tuition by secretary for children and families for attendance of certain children at school; disposition of tuition payments.
Status: in_force

72-1172. Payment of tuition by secretary for children and families for attendance of certain children at school; disposition of tuition payments. (a) The secretary for children and families shall pay tuition to the board of education of any school district for children in any institution under the jurisdiction of the secretary who attend any of the schools of such school district. The amount of tuition shall be determined on the basis of the average operating cost per pupil of the school district, less the proportionate amount of state aid received by such school district as determined by the state board of education. Whenever feasible, the board of education of such school district shall work with the Kansas department for children and families to maximize federal matching funds.

(b) Payments of tuition received under this section by the board of education of any school district for attendance of children at school in regular educational programs shall be deposited in the tuition reimbursement fund.

(c) There is hereby established in every district a fund which shall be called the tuition reimbursement fund, which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. The expenses of a district attributable to the costs of providing educational services to a child in an institution under the jurisdiction of the secretary who attends the school shall be paid from the tuition reimbursement fund.
K.S.A. § 12-3502 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 35 / Section 12-3502
12-3502 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

12-3502. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Local unit of government" means any county, city, township, or any other taxing subdivision of this state, or the board thereof, which has statutory power and authority to make levy of special assessment taxes for any purpose.

(b) "Secretary" means the secretary of administration.

(c) "Board" means the governing body of any local unit of government.
K.S.A. § 59-3101 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 31 / Section 59-3101
59-3101 - Testamentary additions to trusts.
Status: reserved

59-3101. Testamentary additions to trusts. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-1701, a devise or bequest, the validity of which is determinable by the law of this state, may be made by a will to the trustee or trustees of a trust established or to be established by the testator or by the testator and some other person or persons or by some other person or persons (including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the trustor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts) if the trust is identified in the testator's will and its terms are set forth in a written instrument (other than a will) executed before or concurrently with the execution of the testator's will or in the valid last will of a person who has predeceased the testator (regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust). The devise or bequest shall not be invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or both, or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or after the death of the testator. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, the property so devised or bequeathed (a) shall not be deemed to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator but shall become a part of the trust to which it is given, and (b) shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the instrument or will setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before the death of the testator (regardless of whether made before or after the execution of the testator's will) and, if the testator's will so provides, including any amendments to the trust made after the death of the testator. A revocation or termination of the trust before the death of the testator shall cause the devise or bequest to lapse.
K.S.A. § 75-2731 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 27 / Section 75-2731
75-2731 - Conveyance of property located in Wabaunsee county to Audubon of Kansas.
Status: in_force

75-2731. Conveyance of property located in Wabaunsee county to Audubon of Kansas. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the state historical society is hereby authorized to convey, without consideration, to Audubon of Kansas all of the rights, title and interest in the following described real estate, and any improvements thereon, located in Wabaunsee county, Kansas: Approximately 30 acres of real estate starting at a point on the South section boundary line and running East 120 rods to the East boundary line, then North 80 rods along East boundary line, then West 40 rods, then West by Southwest in a straight line to point of beginning, in Section 28. Township 10 South, Range 10 East of the 6 th Principal Meridian.

(b) Conveyance of such rights, title and interest in such real estate, and any improvements thereon, shall be executed in the name of the historical society by the executive director of the historical society. The deed for such conveyance shall be by quitclaim deed.

(c) No exchange and conveyance of real estate and improvements thereon as authorized by this section shall be made by the executive director of the historical society until the deeds and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by the attorney general. The deed for the conveyance shall provide that on July 1, 2026, in the event that any portion of the above-described real estate is not being used for public recreation purposes, by Audubon of Kansas or if Audubon of Kansas ceases to exist, then all rights, title and interest in such portion of such real estate shall revert to the state historical society. The transfer of all rights, title and interest in the real estate conveyed by this section to Audubon of Kansas shall not include any right for Audubon of Kansas to convey any portion of the above described real estate.

(d) All costs related to the conveyance shall be paid by the Audubon of Kansas. The conveyance shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3043a, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 19-2856 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 28 / Section 19-2856
19-2856 - Manager of parks; appointment; powers and duties; compensation of manager and employees.
Status: in_force

19-2856. Manager of parks; appointment; powers and duties; compensation of manager and employees. The county board of park commissioners shall appoint a manager of parks, who shall be the executive officer of the board. He shall manage, superintend and control all parks, parkways and recreational areas, county lakes, roads and park drives, including all buildings, grounds and other structures located within such county parks and recreational areas. He shall establish and negotiate all contracts, leases and concessions, which contracts, leases and concessions must be approved by the county board of park commissioners. The manager shall, by and with the consent of the county board of park commissioners, employ such personnel as is necessary for the efficient management of the office, the parks, parkways and recreational areas, county lakes, roads and park drives, including all buildings, grounds and other structures located within such county parks and recreational areas that are under his jurisdiction. The county board of park commissioners shall establish the rates of compensation for the manager and other employees. Compensation of all employees shall be paid monthly out of the park funds. The manager shall furnish a good and sufficient bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars to the treasurer of the county for the faithful performance of his duties. Said manager shall make an annual report to the county board of park commissioners and the board of county commissioners of the park commission's proceedings, including a detailed statement of its expenditures, showing the financial conditions of all affairs under its control, which report shall be sworn to before a notary public.
K.S.A. § 50-161 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 1 / Section 50-161
50-161 - Damages for violation of act; procedure.
Status: in_force

50-161. Damages for violation of act; procedure. (a) As used in this section, the term "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, company or other association of persons, and such term shall include the state of Kansas and any of its political subdivisions.

(b) Except as provided in K.S.A. 12-205, and amendments thereto, any person who may be damaged or injured by any agreement, monopoly, trust, conspiracy or combination which is declared unlawful by the Kansas restraint of trade act shall have a cause of action against any person causing such damage or injury. Such action may be brought by any person who is injured in such person's business or property by reason of anything forbidden or declared unlawful by the Kansas restraint of trade act, regardless of whether such injured person dealt directly or indirectly with the defendant. The plaintiff in any action commenced hereunder in the district court of the county wherein such plaintiff resides, or the district court of the county of the defendant's principal place of business, may sue for and recover treble the actual damages sustained. In addition, any person who is threatened with injury or additional injury by reason of any person's violation of the Kansas restraint of trade act may commence an action in such district court to enjoin any such violation, and any damages suffered may be sued for and recovered in the same action in addition to injunctive relief. Any suit for injunctive relief against a municipality shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-205, and amendments thereto.

(c) In any action commenced under this section, the plaintiff may be allowed reasonable attorney fees and costs. The remedies provided herein shall be alternative and in addition to any other remedies now provided by law.
K.S.A. § 73-1901 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 19 / Section 73-1901
73-1901 - Designation.
Status: in_force

73-1901. Designation. The Terrapene ornata, Agassiz (ornate box turtle) is hereby designated as and declared to be the official reptile of the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 9-572 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 9-572
9-572 - Adding or replacing a key individual by licensee; requirements.
Status: in_force

9-572. Adding or replacing a key individual by licensee; requirements. (a) A licensee adding or replacing a key individual shall provide:

(1) Notice in the manner prescribed by the commissioner within 15 days after the effective date of the appointment of the new key individual; and

(2) information as required by K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 9-564, and amendments thereto, within 45 days of the effective date of the appointment of the new key individual.

(b) Within 90 days of the date on which the notice provided pursuant to subsection (a) was determined to be complete, the commissioner may issue a notice of disapproval of a key individual if the competence, experience, character or integrity of the individual would not be in the best interests of the public or the customers of the licensee to permit the individual to be a key individual of such licensee.

(c) A notice of disapproval shall state the basis for disapproval and shall be sent to the licensee and the disapproved individual. A licensee may appeal a notice of disapproval pursuant to the Kansas administrative procedure act, K.S.A. 77-501 et seq., and amendments thereto, within 14 days.

(d) If the notice provided pursuant to subsection (a) is not disapproved within 90 days after the date when the notice was determined to be complete, the key individual shall be deemed approved.

(e) If a multistate licensing process includes a key individual notice review and disapproval process pursuant to this section and the licensee avails itself or is otherwise subject to the multistate licensing process:

(1) The commissioner is hereby authorized to accept the determination of another state if the investigating state has sufficient staffing, expertise and minimum standards for the purpose of this section; or

(2) if Kansas is a lead investigative state, the commissioner is authorized to investigate the applicant pursuant to subsection (b) and the timeframes established by agreement through the multistate licensing process.

(f) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2025.
K.S.A. § 65-6745 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 67 / Section 65-6745
65-6745 - Civil action for violation of act.
Status: in_force

65-6745. Civil action for violation of act. (a) A cause of action for civil damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of K.S.A. 65-6743, and amendments thereto, may be maintained by the following persons, unless, in a case where the plaintiff is not the woman upon whom the abortion was performed, the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct:

(1) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed in violation of K.S.A. 65-6743, and amendments thereto;

(2) the father of the unborn child, if married to the woman at the time the dismemberment abortion was performed; or

(3) the parents or custodial guardians of the woman, if the woman has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abortion or has died as a result of the abortion.

(b) Damages awarded in such an action shall include:

(1) Money damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the dismemberment abortion;

(2) statutory damages equal to three times the cost of the dismemberment abortion;

(3) injunctive relief; and

(4) reasonable attorney fees awarded in accordance with subsection (d).

(d) (1) If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought under K.S.A. 65-6744, and amendments thereto, or this section, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff in addition to any other relief that is awarded.

(2) If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant in an action brought under K.S.A. 65-6744, and amendments thereto, or this section, and the court finds that the plaintiff's action was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the defendant in addition to any other relief that is awarded.

(3) No attorney fees shall be assessed against the woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion was performed or attempted to be performed except in accordance with paragraph (2).
K.S.A. § 75-5741 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 57 / Section 75-5741
75-5741 - Older Kansans employment programs; design of program; annual report; definition.
Status: in_force

75-5741. Older Kansans employment programs; design of program; annual report; definition. (a) The secretary of commerce shall establish within the limits of appropriations therefor and in accordance with the provisions of this section the older Kansans employment program. The secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with nonprofit agencies or organizations or public bodies for the purpose of providing for the development and operation of the older Kansans employment program.

(b) The older Kansans employment program shall be designed as follows:

(1) The program shall provide to older Kansans an employment placement service with emphasis on employment in the private sector, including nontraditional patterns of employment; and

(2) the program shall provide training in job seeking skills to potential employees who are older Kansans and assistance to potential employers in utilizing the contributions of older Kansans to their work force.

(c) The secretary shall prepare annually a report evaluating the effectiveness of the older Kansans employment program and recommending measures to increase the number of older Kansans gainfully employed. The report shall be prepared and made available annually to the governor, members of the legislature, the secretary for aging and disability services, the commerce development council and the members of the advisory council on aging no later than December 15 each year.

(d) As used in this section, "older Kansan" means a resident of the state of Kansas who is 55 years of age or older.
K.S.A. § 40-3018 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 30 / Section 40-3018
40-3018 - Stay of proceedings; actions to set aside judgments and defend suits.
Status: in_force

40-3018. Stay of proceedings; actions to set aside judgments and defend suits. All proceedings in which the impaired or insolvent insurer is a party in any court in this state shall be stayed 180 days from the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation or conservation is final to permit proper legal action by the association on any matters germane to its powers or duties. As to a judgment under any decision, order, verdict or finding based on default the association may apply to have such judgment set aside by the same court that made such judgment and shall be permitted to defend against such suit on the merits.
K.S.A. § 68-2302 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 23 / Section 68-2302
68-2302 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

68-2302. Same; definitions. As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein:

(a) "Commission" shall mean the secretary of transportation.

(b) "Highway projects" shall mean the express highways and freeways which are within the system of modern express highways and freeways established and constructed pursuant to K.S.A. 68-2301, and any amendments thereto.

(c) "Bonds" or "highway bonds" shall mean the highway bonds authorized under the provisions of this act.

(d) "State freeway fund" shall mean the state freeway fund created in K.S.A. 79-3425, and any amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 84-8-109 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 8 / Section 84-8-109
84-8-109 - Warranties in indirect holding.
Status: in_force

84-8-109. Warranties in indirect holding. (a) A person who originates an entitlement order to a securities intermediary warrants to the securities intermediary that:

(1) The entitlement order is made by an appropriate person, or if the entitlement order is by an agent, the agent has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person; and

(2) there is no adverse claim to the security entitlement.

(b) A person who delivers a security certificate to a securities intermediary for credit to a securities account or originates an instruction with respect to an uncertificated security directing that the uncertificated security be credited to a securities account makes to the securities intermediary the warranties specified in subsection (a) or (b) of K.S.A. 84-8-108.

(c) If a securities intermediary delivers a security certificate to its entitlement holder or causes its entitlement holder to be registered as the owner of an uncertificated security, the securities intermediary makes to the entitlement holder the warranties specified in subsection (a) or (b) of K.S.A. 84-8-108.