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K.S.A. § 72-2236 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 22 / Section 72-2236
72-2236 - Prohibited practices, determination of existence; procedure; hearing.
Status: in_force

72-2236. Prohibited practices, determination of existence; procedure; hearing. (a) Any controversy concerning prohibited practices may be submitted to the secretary. Proceedings against the party alleged to have committed a prohibited practice shall be commenced within six months of the date of the alleged practice by service upon it by the secretary of a written notice, together with a copy of the charges. The accused party shall have 20 days within which to serve a written answer to the charges, unless the secretary determines an emergency exists and requires the accused party to serve a written answer to the charges within 24 hours of receipt. Hearings on prohibited practices shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If the board determines an emergency exists, the board shall follow the procedures contained in K.S.A. 77-536, and amendments thereto. A strike or lockout shall be construed to be an emergency.

(b) The secretary shall either dismiss the complaint or determine that a prohibited practice has been or is being committed, and shall enter a final order granting or denying in whole or in part the relief sought. Any action of the secretary pursuant to this subsection is subject to review and enforcement in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. Venue of the action for review is the judicial district where the principal offices of the pertinent board of education are located.

The action for review shall be by trial de novo with or without a jury in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 60-238, and amendments thereto, and the court may, in its discretion, permit any party or the secretary to submit additional evidence on any issue. The action for review shall be heard and determined by the court as expeditiously as possible.

(c) If there is an alleged violation of either subsection (b)(8) or (c)(5) of K.S.A. 72-2235, and amendments thereto, the aggrieved party or the secretary is authorized to seek relief in district court.
K.S.A. § 2-3704 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 37 / Section 2-3704
2-3704 - Loans; application; limitations; use; approval or rejection.
Status: in_force

2-3704. Loans; application; limitations; use; approval or rejection. (a) The state treasurer is hereby authorized to disseminate information and provide remediation linked deposit loan packages to lending institutions eligible for participation in the remediation linked deposit loan program.

(b) The remediation linked deposit loan package shall be completed by the eligible person applying for the loan before the package is forwarded to the lending institution for consideration.

(c) (1) An eligible lending institution that agrees to receive a remediation linked deposit shall accept and review applications for remediation linked deposit loans from eligible persons. The lending institution shall apply all usual lending standards to determine the credit worthiness of eligible persons applying for remediation linked deposit loans. The total amount of linked deposit loans for any one site shall not exceed $300,000. The total amount of linked deposits pursuant to K.S.A. 2-3701 through 2-3714, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any one time.

(2) Only one remediation linked deposit loan shall be made and be outstanding at any one time to any eligible person.

(3) No remediation linked deposit loan shall be amortized for a period of more than 10 years.

(d) An eligible person applying for a remediation linked deposit loan shall certify on the loan application that the loan will be used exclusively for the purpose of paying costs of corrective action approved by the department of health and environment or taken in accordance with requests or orders issued by the department of health and environment.

(e) The eligible lending institution may approve or reject a remediation linked deposit loan package based on the lending institution's evaluation of the applicant included in the package, the amount of the individual loan in the package and other appropriate considerations.

(f) The eligible lending institution shall forward to the state treasurer an approved remediation linked deposit loan package, in the form and manner prescribed and approved by the state treasurer. The package shall include information regarding the amount of the loan requested by the applicant and such other information as the state treasurer requires, including a certification by the applicant that the applicant is an eligible person.
K.S.A. § 72-1083 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 10 / Section 72-1083
72-1083 - Voting plans; who may vote under each.
Status: in_force

72-1083. Voting plans; who may vote under each. Subject to the limitations provided in this act, any of the three voting plans described in this section may be used in the election of board members. The three voting plans are:

(a) Voting plan-A: All electors, who are otherwise qualified according to law, and who reside in the school district may vote in both the primary and general election for all member positions.

(b) Voting plan-B: All electors, who are otherwise qualified according to law, and who reside in the member district may vote in the primary election for the member positions of such member district and for the at-large member position. All electors, who are otherwise qualified according to law, and who reside in the school district may vote in the general election for all member positions, including the at-large member position, to be filled.

(c) Voting plan-C: All electors, who are otherwise qualified according to law, and who reside in a particular member district may vote in both the primary and general election for the member positions of such member district and for the at-large member position.
K.S.A. § 79-4801 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 48 / Section 79-4801
79-4801 - State gaming revenues fund; authorized uses; limitation on amounts credited thereto; transfers to state general fund; transfers to attracting professional sports to Kansas fund.
Status: in_force

79-4801. State gaming revenues fund; authorized uses; limitation on amounts credited thereto; transfers to state general fund; transfers to attracting professional sports to Kansas fund. There is hereby created the state gaming revenues fund in the state treasury. All moneys credited to such fund shall be expended or transferred only for the purposes and in the manner provided by law and all expenditures from the state gaming revenues fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts. All moneys credited to such fund shall be allocated and credited monthly to the funds and in the amounts specified by law except that the total of the amounts credited to such funds in any one fiscal year pursuant to K.S.A. 79-4803 through 79-4806, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed $50,000,000. All amounts credited to such fund in any one fiscal year that are in excess of $50,000,000 shall be transferred and credited to the state general fund on June 25, except that:

(a) On June 25, 2025, and each June 25 thereafter, the director of the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, shall certify, for each such fiscal year, the aggregate of all amounts certified by the executive director of the Kansas lottery that have been transferred from the lottery operating fund to the state gaming revenues fund as provided by law, but not including sports wagering revenues deposited in the lottery operating fund, that is in excess of, or is less than, $71,490,000, and shall transmit such certification to the director of accounts and reports.

(b) Upon receipt of such certification for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the amount of revenues in excess of $71,490,000 as certified by the director of the budget for such fiscal year from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund established in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-8793, and amendments thereto. If the amount certified by the director of the budget for such fiscal year is less than $71,490,000, then no transfer to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund shall be made.
K.S.A. § 75-5132 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 51 / Section 75-5132
75-5132 - Sale of tax forms and related publications; disposition of proceeds; publications fee fund.
Status: in_force

75-5132. Sale of tax forms and related publications; disposition of proceeds; publications fee fund. (a) The secretary of revenue may fix, charge and collect fees to recover all or any part of the costs incurred in the preparation, printing and dissemination of bulk orders of tax forms numbering 100 or more, compilations containing tax forms and related instructions, and compilations containing tax statutes and related rules and regulations of the department of revenue.

(b) There is hereby created the publications fee fund in the state treasury. The secretary of revenue shall remit all moneys received by or for the secretary from such fees and collected under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the publications fee fund.

(c) All expenditures from the publications fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of revenue or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 13-1030 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-1030
13-1030 - Same; condemnation, bonds and assessments for sewer right of way.
Status: in_force

13-1030. Same; condemnation, bonds and assessments for sewer right of way. Cities of the first class shall have the power to condemn or acquire by purchase, lands, or any easement therein, or right of way through the same, necessary for the construction and maintenance of sewers. When the governing body shall deem it necessary to appropriate by condemnation proceedings, any lands or any easement or right therein for the construction or maintenance of any sewer, within or without the limits of such city, they shall proceed as provided by law. Bonds may be issued and special assessments levied for the cost of acquiring lands or a right of way for a sewer, either separately or as a part of the cost of constructing such sewer, as may be found proper or necessary.
K.S.A. § 25-3504 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 35 / Section 25-3504
25-3504 - District conventions of certain political parties; nomination of independents by petition.
Status: in_force

25-3504. District conventions of certain political parties; nomination of independents by petition. (a) Whenever a vacancy has occurred to which this act applies, except in cases where K.S.A. 25-3503(b) or (c), and amendments thereto, applies, a congressional district convention of the district party of each political party that has obtained official recognition shall be called by the state chairperson of the party, or if there is no state chairperson, by the party's candidate for governor at the next preceding general election. The convention shall be called for a date not less than 15 days and not more than 25 days after the proclamation of election is issued by the governor in the cases to which K.S.A. 25-3503, and amendments thereto, does not apply, and within 15 days in cases to which K.S.A. 25-3503(a) or (b), and amendments thereto, apply. In accordance with the rules of the district party and the provisions of this act, each convention shall nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy which has occurred and shall file a certificate of the nomination with the secretary of state immediately. Every certificate shall be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention making the nomination. Independent candidates may be nominated by petition of not less than 3,000 qualified electors of the congressional district. Such petitions may not be circulated for signatures prior to the governor proclaiming the date of the election. Any such petition shall be filed with the secretary of state not later than 25 days after the proclamation of election is issued by the governor. Except as is provided in K.S.A. 25-3503(b) or (c), and amendments thereto, no candidate shall be nominated to fill such vacancy by any means other than provided by this section.

(b) The amendments made by this act to this section shall be effective on and after January 1, 2017.
K.S.A. § 72-5133 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 51 / Section 72-5133
72-5133 - Same; state school district finance fund.
Status: in_force

72-5133. Same; state school district finance fund. (a) The state school district finance fund, established by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 72-7081, prior to its repeal, is hereby continued in existence and shall consist of: (1) All moneys credited to such fund under K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 72-6463 through 72-6481, prior to July 1, 2017 ; and (2) all amounts transferred to such fund under K.S.A. 72-5136, 72-5142, 72-5143, 72-5158, 72-5159 and 72-5160, and amendments thereto.

(b) The state school district finance fund shall be used for the purpose of school district finance and for no other governmental purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that the fund shall remain intact and inviolate for such purpose, and moneys in the fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3722, 75-3725a and 75-3726a, and amendments thereto.

(c) Amounts in the state school district finance fund shall be allocated and distributed to school districts as a portion of state foundation aid provided for under this act.
K.S.A. § 72-17,142 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17,142
72-17,142 - Studies; appraisals.
Status: in_force

72-17,142. Studies; appraisals. The state board may in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations conduct studies of methods of improving and expanding food service programs and promoting nutritional education in the schools and may conduct appraisals of the nutritive benefits of food service programs.
K.S.A. § 20-366 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 20-366
20-366 - Security for district courts.
Status: in_force

20-366. Security for district courts. Every county shall provide security for each division of the district court as is determined by the county commissioners to be necessary and proper.
K.S.A. § 12-2701 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 27 / Section 12-2701
12-2701 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

12-2701. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) The term "municipality" means any city of the first, second or third class owning and operating a water distribution system or any township or improvement district owning and operating a water distribution system, and which city, township or improvement district is located in a county having a population of not less than thirty thousand (30,000) nor more than forty thousand (40,000) with an assessed taxable tangible valuation of not less than seventy-eight million dollars ($78,000,000) nor more than ninety million dollars ($90,000,000).

(b) The term "governing body" as applied to a city means the mayor and council or mayor and commissioners, as the case may be, and as applied to a township means the township clerk, the township treasurer and the township trustee acting as a board, and as applied to an improvement district means the board of directors of such improvement district acting as a board.

(c) The word "corporation" means a private corporation which is, or contemplates becoming, a water customer of a municipality and which enters into a contract with such municipality under the provisions of this act, or any board of education, rural high-school district, community high-school district or common-school district which is, or contemplates becoming, a water customer of a municipality and which enters into a contract with such municipality under the provisions of this act; and any such board of education, rural high-school district, community high-school district or common-school district shall have power to enter into contracts under the provisions of this act to remain in force as long as any bonds issued by any municipality under the provisions of this act shall be outstanding.
K.S.A. § 59-1502 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 15 / Section 59-1502
59-1502 - Duty to account.
Status: in_force

59-1502. Duty to account. Every executor or administrator shall present a verified account of administration within the time limited and make application to the court to settle and allow his or her account and to assign the estate to the persons entitled thereto. The executor or administrator shall also account at such other times as the court may require.
K.S.A. § 13-1057 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-1057
13-1057 - Same; bonds; limitation.
Status: in_force

13-1057. Same; bonds; limitation. For the purpose of paying for the building of such floodgates, intercepting sewers and pumping plants authorized by this act, the governing body of cities of the first class may issue bonds without regard to other indebtedness of the city, in an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars, and sell and dispose of the same. The credit of the city issuing such bonds shall be pledged for the payment thereof.
K.S.A. § 48-3030 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 30 / Section 48-3030
48-3030 - (KCMJ Art. 98) Misconduct of a prisoner.
Status: in_force

48-3030. (KCMJ Art. 98) Misconduct of a prisoner. Any person subject to this code shall be punished at the direction of a commanding officer if such person, while in the hands of a hostile force in time of war or civil disturbance:

(a) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by the person's captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or

(b) while in a position of authority over such persons, maltreats such persons without justifiable cause.
K.S.A. § 75-651 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 6 / Section 75-651
75-651 - Establishment of program; legislative purpose and intent.
Status: in_force

75-651. Establishment of program; legislative purpose and intent. There is hereby established an enabling savings program that shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas ABLE savings program. The purpose of the Kansas ABLE savings program is to authorize the establishment of savings accounts empowering individuals with a disability and their families to save private funds to support the individual with a disability, obtain federal and state income tax benefits of a qualified ABLE program as defined in section 529A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986 and to provide guidelines for the maintenance of such accounts.
K.S.A. § 74-32,293 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,293
74-32,293 - Designation of tier I literacy methodology; establishment of a comprehensive assessment system; state board of regents duties; report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

74-32,293. Designation of tier I literacy methodology; establishment of a comprehensive assessment system; state board of regents duties; report to the legislature. (a) Postsecondary educational institutions shall designate practices based on the science of reading through structured literacy as the official tier I literacy methodology and shall prohibit the use or teaching of any discredited methodologies, such as the three-cueing system.

(b) (1) The state board of regents, in collaboration with postsecondary educational institutions and research experts, shall establish a comprehensive reading and literacy assessment system with universal screening measures, diagnostic, formative and summative assessments to be used in teacher preparation programs in the state. Such assessment system shall allow teachers to adjust instruction to meet the specific needs of students, including with regard to reading difficulties and the remediation of reading and literacy skill gaps. The state board of regents shall make recommendations to the state board of education on such assessment system and ensure that such assessment system is available on or before May 1, 2025. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to include the English language arts statewide assessment.

(2) The state board of regents shall:

(A) Develop training modules for the assessments on or before July 1, 2025;

(B) support state board of education action to officially designate the science of reading as the official tier I literacy methodology;

(C) support elementary and secondary schools as necessary to eliminate any discredited methodologies;

(D) recommend literacy-specific universal screening measures and diagnostic, formative and summative assessments to the state board of education; and

(E) approve reading instruction methodologies recommended by the literacy advisory committee for state educational institutions.

(3) On and after July 1, 2025, no school district shall use any textbooks or instructional materials that utilize:

(A) The three-cueing system model of reading as the primary basis for teaching word recognition;

(B) visual memory as the primary basis for teaching word recognition; or

(C) the three-cueing system model of reading based on meaning, structure and syntax and visual cues, commonly known as MVS.

(c) The director of literacy education shall report to the house of representatives standing committee on education and the senate standing committee on education on or before January 31, 2025, on the progress of the state board of regents on utilization of the science of reading, elimination of discredited methodologies, use of universal screening measures and assessments in elementary and secondary schools in the state.
K.S.A. § 2-219 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2-219
2-219 - Contracts for use of state fairgrounds by city of Hutchinson.
Status: in_force

2-219. Contracts for use of state fairgrounds by city of Hutchinson. When the use of the fairgrounds is not deemed necessary for use for fair purposes, the state fair board may enter into a contract, lease or agreement with the city of Hutchinson, Kansas, permitting the use of all or a portion of such fairgrounds or buildings located thereon for such uses and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon. Such contract, lease or agreement shall be in writing.
K.S.A. § 24-629 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6 / Section 24-629
24-629 - Outlet for lateral drains.
Status: in_force

24-629. Outlet for lateral drains. The owner of any land, lot or premises that have been assessed for the payment of the cost of the location and construction of any ditch, drain or watercourse, as hereinbefore provided, shall have the right to use the ditch, drain or watercourse as an outlet for lateral drains from said land, lot or premises.