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K.S.A. § 60-3607 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 36 / Section 60-3607
60-3607 - Immunity from liability for athletic officials in the course of officiating.
Status: in_force

60-3607. Immunity from liability for athletic officials in the course of officiating. (a) An athletic official shall not be liable for damages in a civil action for ordinary negligence for the actions or omissions arising out of and in the course of officiating at an interscholastic, intercollegiate or any other amateur athletic contest being conducted by a nonprofit organization, educational institution or governmental entity. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to grant immunity to any athletic official causing damages by willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the liability of a nonprofit organization, educational institution or governmental entity for damages caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of such athletic official and an athletic official's negligence or wrongful act or omission, when acting as an athletic official, shall be imputed to the nonprofit organization, educational institution or governmental entity for the purpose of apportioning liability for damages to a third party pursuant to K.S.A. 60-258a and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 65-28,101 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 28 / Section 65-28,101
65-28,101 - Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures; legislative finding and declaration.
Status: in_force

65-28,101. Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures; legislative finding and declaration. The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including the decision to have life-sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn in instances of a terminal condition.

In order that the rights of patients may be respected even after they are no longer able to participate actively in decisions about themselves, the legislature hereby declares that the laws of this state shall recognize the right of an adult person to make a written declaration instructing his or her physician to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal condition.
K.S.A. § 25-4328 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 43 / Section 25-4328
25-4328 - Same; election; form of ballot; vacancy in office.
Status: in_force

25-4328. Same; election; form of ballot; vacancy in office. If the county election officer of the county where petitions are required to be filed determines the petition is properly filed and if the office is not vacant, such election officer shall prepare the ballots and shall call a special election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date that notification is given that the petition was properly filed. If a vacancy occurs in the office held by the local officer sought to be recalled at any time after the date that notification is given that the petition therefor was properly filed, the county election officer, if such officer determines that unnecessary election expenses may be avoided thereby, may cancel such special election. The county election officer shall immediately notify the recall committee and any other county election officer involved of such vacancy and determination and take such other action as may be necessary to withdraw such proposition from submission to election. If a primary or general election is to be held not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date that notification is given that the petition was properly filed, the special election shall be held on the date of the primary or general election. If an election at which all or some of the residents of the district are entitled to vote, is to be held more than 90 days but not more than 120 days after the date notification is given that the petition was properly filed, the recall election may be held on the date of such election. The ballot shall be designed with the question of whether the local officer shall be recalled, placed on the ballot in the following manner: "Shall (name of official) be recalled from the office of ______________?" Provision shall be made for marking the question "Yes" or "No." Except as otherwise specifically provided by this act, laws applicable to question submitted elections shall apply to elections held under this section.
K.S.A. § 21-5922 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 59 / Section 21-5922
21-5922 - Interference with the conduct of public business in public buildings; aggravated interference with the conduct of public business.
Status: in_force

21-5922. Interference with the conduct of public business in public buildings; aggravated interference with the conduct of public business. (a) Interference with the conduct of public business in public buildings is:

(1) Conduct at or in any public building owned, operated or controlled by the state or any of its political subdivisions so as to knowingly deny to any public official, public employee or any invitee on such premises, the lawful rights of such official, employee or invitee to enter, to use the facilities or to leave any such public building;

(2) knowingly impeding any public official or employee in the lawful performance of duties or activities through the use of restraint, abduction, coercion or intimidation or by force and violence or threat thereof;

(3) knowingly refusing or failing to leave any such public building upon being requested to do so by the chief administrative officer, or such officer's designee, charged with maintaining order in such public building, if such person is committing, threatens to commit or incites others to commit, any act which did or would if completed, disrupt, impair, interfere with or obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures or functions being carried on in such public building;

(4) knowingly impeding, disrupting or hindering the normal proceedings of any meeting or session conducted by any judicial or legislative body or official at any public building by any act of intrusion into the chamber or other areas designated for the use of the body or official conducting such meeting or session, or by any act designed to intimidate, coerce or hinder any member of such body or any official engaged in the performance of duties at such meeting or session; or

(5) knowingly impeding, disrupting or hindering, by any act of intrusion into the chamber or other areas designed for the use of any executive body or official, the normal proceedings of such body or official.

(b) Aggravated interference with the conduct of public business is interference with the conduct of public business in public buildings, as defined in subsection (a), when in possession of any firearm or weapon as described in K.S.A. 21-6301 or 21-6302, and amendments thereto.

(c) (1) Interference with the conduct of public business in public buildings is a class A nonperson misdemeanor:*

(2) Aggravated interference with the conduct of public business is a level 6, person felony.
K.S.A. § 79-4806 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 48 / Section 79-4806
79-4806 - Transfers to problem gambling and addictions grant fund.
Status: in_force

79-4806. Transfers to problem gambling and addictions grant fund. On July 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as sufficient moneys are available, $100,000 credited to the state gaming revenues fund shall be transferred and credited to the problem gambling and addictions grant fund established by K.S.A. 79-4805, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 23-36,504 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,504
23-36,504 - Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

23-36,504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income.
K.S.A. § 12-1310 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13 / Section 12-1310
12-1310 - Cemetery land for park purposes.
Status: in_force

12-1310. Cemetery land for park purposes. The governing body of any city may and they are hereby given authority to set aside for park purposes any portion of cemetery land owned by said city that is unsuitable for burial purposes, and such tracts thus set apart for park purposes shall be deemed and held to be public parks and not cemetery land.
K.S.A. § 44-628 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 6 / Section 44-628
44-628 - Partial invalidity of act.
Status: in_force

44-628. Partial invalidity of act. If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be declared invalid by reason of the fact that one or more sections or provisions may be found to be invalid by any court.
K.S.A. § 59-30,259 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,259
59-30,259 - Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

59-30,259. Jurisdiction. A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if:

(a) This state is the respondent's home state;

(b) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and:

(1) The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or

(2) the respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the court makes the appointment or issues the order:

(A) A petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's home state;

(B) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and

(C) the court in this state concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set forth in K.S.A. 59-30,262, and amendments thereto;

(c) this state does not have jurisdiction under either subsection (a) or (b), the respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is the more appropriate forum and jurisdiction in this state is consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States; or

(d) the requirements for special jurisdiction under K.S.A. 59-30,260, and amendments thereto, are met.
K.S.A. § 66-2101 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 21 / Section 66-2101
66-2101 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

66-2101. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 66-2101 through 66-2106, and amendments thereto, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Certificate" means authority granted to a natural gas public utility to transact business pursuant to chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, to include any certificated area, territory or exclusive service rights;

(b) "city limits" means the area within the defined corporate limits of an incorporated city;

(c) "existing gas service utility" means a natural gas public utility that presently owns, operates, maintains and is responsible for an existing gas service line that the public utility, or its predecessor in interest, constructed from its distribution system to the point of service physically located on the property being served and which is currently being used to provide the property with firm gas service. In no event will it include a natural gas public utility that merely owns, operates, maintains or is responsible for a meter or meter station and incidental pipeline connections;

(d) "firm gas service" means the level of gas service which obligates the natural gas public utility, unless otherwise agreed between the natural gas public utility and the customer, to provide their customer with an unlimited supply of gas, available at all times and delivered to the customer's property without interruption for any reason other than force majeure;

(e) "gas" means natural gas as the term is commonly understood in the natural gas industry to include the meanings ascribed to the terms "gas" and "natural gas" in chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;

(f) "gas provider" means any person that provides gas, gas transportation, gas supply management or other gas services and any related facilities associated with delivering gas to a rural gas user;

(g) "gas supply system" means any well, pipeline, plant tailgate, meter or other facility which is a source of gas or which is associated with the transportation, treatment, processing or delivery of gas;

(h) "person" means an individual, association or other legal entity;

(i) "public utility" means a natural gas public utility or common carrier as defined in chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;

(j) "rural gas service" means all activities necessary or convenient to procure, manage, transport and deliver gas to a rural gas user; and

(k) "rural gas user" means any person currently using natural gas from a wellhead or gathering facility for agricultural purposes on property they own, lease or operate that is located outside city limits and not presently receiving gas service from an existing gas service utility.
K.S.A. § 47-1905 — KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 19 / Section 47-1905
47-1905 - Aquaculture fund.
Status: in_force

47-1905. Aquaculture fund. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the aquaculture fund. Such fund shall be used to receive and expend donations and grants to fund research in aquaculture and to promote and market aquaculture and aquaculture products in the state of Kansas.

(b) All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 79-3394 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 33 / Section 79-3394
79-3394 - Use of minors to determine compliance, limitations.
Status: in_force

79-3394. Use of minors to determine compliance, limitations. No person shall engage or direct a minor to violate any provision of this act for purposes of determining compliance with provisions of this act or the Kansas consumer protection act unless such person has procured the written consent of a parent or guardian of the minor to so engage or direct the minor and such person is:

(a) An officer having authority to enforce the provisions of this act;

(b) an authorized representative of the attorney general, a county attorney or a district attorney; or

(c) an authorized representative of a business acting pursuant to a self-compliance program designed to increase compliance with the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 48-3709 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 37 / Section 48-3709
48-3709 - Classified information.
Status: in_force

48-3709. Classified information. No classified information shall be accessed or shared with any person or entity that does not meet the criteria of DoDM 5200.01-V1-V3.
K.S.A. § 40-4706 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 47 / Section 40-4706
40-4706 - Same; division of health care finance of the department of health and environment; duties.
Status: in_force

40-4706. Same; division of health care finance of the department of health and environment; duties. The division of health care finance of the department of health and environment shall investigate and pursue all possible policy options to bring into this partnership title XIX and the title XXI eligible families of any eligible employees employed by a small employer. The division of health care finance of the department of health and environment shall develop and seek federal approval of any appropriate variance or state plan amendment for the state children's health insurance program established by K.S.A. 38-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto, and the state medical assistance program required to accomplish the purposes of this act. The division of health care finance of the department of health and environment shall work with the health partnership to develop a single employee application that may be used by the health plan and the medicaid and state children's health insurance program to determine eligibility.
K.S.A. § 59-2114 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 21 / Section 59-2114
59-2114 - Written consent required; acknowledgment; revocability of consent, when.
Status: in_force

59-2114. Written consent required; acknowledgment; revocability of consent, when. (a) Consent shall be in writing and shall be acknowledged before a judge of a court of record or before an officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments. If consent is acknowledged before a judge of a court of record, it shall be the duty of the court to inform the consenting person of the legal consequences of the consent. A consent is final when executed, unless the consenting party, prior to final decree of adoption, alleges and proves by clear and convincing evidence that the consent was not freely and voluntarily given. The burden of proving the consent was not freely and voluntarily given shall rest with the consenting party.

(b) Consent in all cases shall have been executed not more than six months prior to the date the petition for adoption is filed.
K.S.A. § 17-1601 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 16 / Section 17-1601
17-1601 - Purpose of cooperative marketing act.
Status: in_force

17-1601. Purpose of cooperative marketing act. The purpose of the cooperative marketing act is to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation and to eliminate speculation and waste; make the distribution of agricultural products as direct as can be efficiently done between producer and consumer; stabilize the marketing of agricultural products; and promote the development of the most profitable and permanent system of agriculture, the most wholesome and satisfactory living conditions, the highest ideals in home and community life and a general interest in the improvement of field crops and livestock and in the business of farming and in rural life.
K.S.A. § 40-2,161 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,161
40-2,161 - Coverage for children in the custody of the commissioner of juvenile justice.
Status: in_force

40-2,161. Coverage for children in the custody of the commissioner of juvenile justice. On and after July 1, 1997:

(a) All individual and group health insurance policies providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, individual and group service or indemnity type contracts issued by a profit or nonprofit corporation and all contracts issued by health maintenance organizations organized or authorized to transact business in this state which provides coverage for a family member of the enrollee, insured or subscriber shall, as to such family members' coverage, also provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children shall be payable with respect to a child in the custody of the commissioner of juvenile justice.

(b) The contract issued by a health maintenance organization may provide that the benefits required pursuant to this subsection shall be covered benefits only if the services are rendered by a provider who is designated by and affiliated with the health maintenance organization.
K.S.A. § 75-4511 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 45 / Section 75-4511
75-4511 - Central mail services; "state agency"; when service not applicable.
Status: in_force

75-4511. Central mail services; "state agency"; when service not applicable. As used in this act "state agency" means only those state agencies whose offices are located in Shawnee county, but does not include the supreme court or any justice or officer thereof nor offices located in the Shawnee county courthouse. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the secretary of administration may determine that central mail service shall not apply to all or part of any particular agencies providing other more suitable arrangements for mail service are available.
K.S.A. § 58-4714 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 47 / Section 58-4714
58-4714 - Disclosures.
Status: in_force

58-4714. Disclosures. (a) An AMC shall be required to have a system in place to disclose to its client the fees paid:

(1) For appraisal management services; and

(2) to the appraiser for the completion of an appraisal assignment.

(b) No AMC shall prohibit an appraiser that is part of an appraiser panel of the AMC from recording the fee that the appraiser was paid by the AMC for the performance of the appraisal within the body of the appraisal that is submitted by the appraiser to the AMC.
K.S.A. § 72-5179 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 51 / Section 72-5179
72-5179 - ACT college entrance exams and workkeys assessments; payment of fees and costs; publication of exam information; report.
Status: in_force

72-5179. ACT college entrance exams and workkeys assessments; payment of fees and costs; publication of exam information; report. (a) The state board of education shall provide the ACT college entrance exam and the three ACT workkeys assessments that are required to earn a national career readiness certificate to each student enrolled in grades 11 and 12, and the pre-ACT college entrance exam to each student enrolled in grade nine. No student shall be required to pay any fees or costs to take any such exam or assessments. The state board shall not be required to provide more than one exam and three assessments for each student. The state board of education may enter into any contracts that are necessary to promote statewide cost savings to administer such exams and assessments.

(b) The Kansas department of education and each school district shall annually publish on their websites the times, dates and locations of the pre-ACT college entrance exam, the ACT college entrance exam and the ACT workkeys assessments that are offered in Kansas and information for students on how to register for such exams or assessments.

(c) Participation in the pre-ACT college entrance exam, the ACT college entrance exam or the ACT workkeys assessment shall be optional. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any student to participate in such exams or assessments.

(d) On or before the first day of each regular legislative session, the state board of education shall prepare and submit a report to the senate standing committee on education and the house standing committee or any successor committees on education that includes the aggregate exam and assessment data for all students who were provided the exams and assessments pursuant to this section.

(e) As used in this section, "student" means any person who is regularly enrolled in any public school or accredited nonpublic school located in Kansas.
K.S.A. § 39-1440 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 14 / Section 39-1440
39-1440 - Same; review subsequent to authorization of protective services; continuation of protective services; reevaluations.
Status: in_force

39-1440. Same; review subsequent to authorization of protective services; continuation of protective services; reevaluations. Subsequent to the authorization for the provision of necessary protective services, the secretary shall initiate a review of each case within 60 days to determine where continuation of, or modification in, the services provided is warranted. A decision to continue the provision of such services shall comply with the consent provisions of this act. Reevaluations of the need for protective services shall be made not less than every six months thereafter.