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K.S.A. § 75-710 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 7 / Section 75-710
75-710 - Assistants and employees; chief information security officer; powers and duties; cybersecurity standards.
Status: in_force

75-710. Assistants and employees; chief information security officer; powers and duties; cybersecurity standards. (a) The attorney general shall appoint such assistants, clerks, and stenographers as shall be authorized by law, and who shall hold their office at the will and pleasure of the attorney general. All fees and allowances earned by said assistants or any of them, or allowed to them by any statute or order of court in any civil or criminal case whatsoever, shall be turned into the general revenue fund of the state treasury, and the vouchers for their monthly salaries shall not be honored by the director of accounts and reports until a verified account of the fees collected by them, or either of them, during the preceding month, has been filed in the director of accounts and reports' office. Assistants appointed by the attorney general shall perform the duties and exercise the powers as prescribed by law and shall perform other duties as prescribed by the attorney general. Assistants shall act for and exercise the power of the attorney general to the extent the attorney general delegates them the authority to do so.

(b) (1) The attorney general shall appoint a chief information security officer who shall be responsible for establishing security standards and policies to protect the office's information technology systems and infrastructure. The chief information security officer shall:

(A) Develop a cybersecurity program for the office that complies with the national institute of standards and technology cybersecurity framework (CSF) 2.0, as in effect on July 1, 2024. The chief information security officer shall ensure that such programs achieve a CSF tier of 3.0 prior to July 1, 2028, and a CSF tier of 4.0 prior to July 1, 2030;

(B) ensure that the attorney general and all employees complete cybersecurity awareness training annually and that if an employee does not complete the required training, such employee's access to any state-issued hardware or the state network is revoked; and

(C) (i) (a) coordinate with the United States cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency to perform annual audits of the office for compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and office policies and standards; and

(b) make an audit request to such agency annually, regardless of whether or not such agency has the capacity to perform the requested audit.

(ii) Results of audits conducted pursuant to this paragraph shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery or disclosure pursuant to the open records act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(2) The provisions of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2026.
K.S.A. § 84-7-309 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 7 / Section 84-7-309
84-7-309 - Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's liability.
Status: in_force

84-7-309. Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's liability. (a) A carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall exercise the degree of care in relation to the goods which a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar circumstances. This subsection does not affect any statute, regulation, or rule of law that imposes liability upon a common carrier for damages not caused by its negligence.

(b) Damages may be limited by a term in the bill of lading or in a transportation agreement that the carrier's liability may not exceed a value stated in the bill or transportation agreement if the carrier's rates are dependent upon value and the consignor is afforded an opportunity to declare a higher value and the consignor is advised of the opportunity. However, such a limitation is not effective with respect to the carrier's liability for conversion to its own use.

(c) Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and commencing actions based on the shipment may be included in a bill of lading or a transportation agreement.
K.S.A. § 12-885 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 12-885
12-885 - Municipal energy agencies for electricity and other energy; creation by two or more cities; purposes; liability for tortious acts.
Status: in_force

12-885. Municipal energy agencies for electricity and other energy; creation by two or more cities; purposes; liability for tortious acts. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-885 to 12-8,111, inclusive, and amendments thereto, any two or more cities may create a municipal energy agency for the purpose of planning, studying and developing supply, transmission and distribution facilities and programs and for the purpose of securing an adequate, economical and reliable supply of electricity and other energy and transmitting the same for distribution through the distribution systems of such cities. Any municipal energy agency created under the provisions of this act shall be a quasi-municipal corporation, except that nothing herein shall be construed as relieving any municipal energy agency created under the provisions of this act from liability for tortious acts.
K.S.A. § 22-4710 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 47 / Section 22-4710
22-4710 - Unlawful for employers to require certain acts; exceptions; penalties.
Status: in_force

22-4710. Unlawful for employers to require certain acts; exceptions; penalties. (a) It is unlawful for any employer or prospective employer to require a person to inspect or challenge any criminal history record information relating to that person for the purpose of obtaining a copy of the person's record in order to qualify for employment.

(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) or any other provision of this act, an employer may require a job applicant or a prospective independent contractor to sign a release allowing the employer to access the applicant's or independent contractor's criminal history record information for purposes of determining the applicant's fitness for employment.

(d) The bureau may charge an employer a reasonable fee for the preparation of a report detailing such criminal history record information, and pursuant to rules and regulations may establish a fee schedule or charge varying rates depending upon the quantity of information provided.

(e) The bureau shall be immune from any and all claims or causes of action arising from the release of criminal history record information provided to an employer pursuant to a release signed by a job applicant.

(f) No employer shall be liable for any employment decision or decision to enter into a contract with an independent contractor based upon knowledge of such criminal history record information, provided the information that led to the employment or contracting decision reasonably bears upon the independent contractor's, applicant's or employee's trustworthiness, or the safety or well-being of the employer's employees or customers.
K.S.A. § 17-78,302 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 78 / Section 17-78,302
17-78,302 - Agreement of interest exchange.
Status: in_force

17-78-302. Agreement of interest exchange. (a) A domestic entity may be the acquired entity in an interest exchange under K.S.A. 17-78-301 through 17-78-306, and amendments thereto, by approving an agreement of interest exchange. The agreement shall be in a record and contain:

(1) The name and type of the acquired entity;

(2) the name, jurisdiction of organization and type of the acquiring entity;

(3) the manner of converting the interests in the acquired entity into interests, securities, obligations, rights to acquire interests or securities, cash, or other property or any combination thereof;

(4) any proposed amendments to the public organic document or private organic rules, which may amend and restate its public organic document or its private organic rules or both, that are, or are proposed to be, in a record of the acquired entity;

(5) the other terms and conditions of the interest exchange; and

(6) any other provision required by the law of this state or the organic rules of the acquired entity.

(b) An agreement of interest exchange may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
K.S.A. § 12-2526 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 25 / Section 12-2526
12-2526 - Same; approval of congress.
Status: in_force

12-2526. Same; approval of congress. The authority shall have power to apply to the congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; but in the absence of such consent of congress and until the same shall have been secured, the compact shall be binding upon the state of Kansas in all respects permitted by law for the two (2) states of Kansas and Missouri without the consent of congress to cooperate, for the purposes enumerated in the compact, and in the manner provided therein.
K.S.A. § 12-4006 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 40 / Section 12-4006
12-4006 - Same; legal counsel; expert advisors.
Status: in_force

12-4006. Same; legal counsel; expert advisors. The council is hereby authorized to engage legal counsel and expert advisors on the subject of taxation or governmental organization and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the council. Compensation for such counsel and advisors shall be determined by the council within the limits of available funds.
K.S.A. § 65-7403 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 74 / Section 65-7403
65-7403 - Powers and duties of secretary of health and environment; eligibility for loan guarantees; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

65-7403. Powers and duties of secretary of health and environment; eligibility for loan guarantees; rules and regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the secretary is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with primary care safety net clinics, financial institutions, the Kansas development finance authority and other public or private entities, including agencies of the United States government to provide capital loan guarantees against risk of default for eligible primary care safety net clinics in Kansas in accordance with this act. Except as provided in K.S.A. 65-7406, and amendments thereto, for payment for a loan guarantee for which the primary care safety net clinic loan guarantee fund is liable, no claim against the state under this act shall be paid by the state, the secretary of health and environment or any other state agency other than pursuant to an appropriation act of the legislature after such claim has been filed with and considered by the joint committee on special claims against the state. The secretary may enter into agreements with provider-based indigent care clinics for such clinics to act as primary care safety net clinics.

(b) To be eligible for a capital loan guarantee under this act, a primary care safety net clinic shall offer a sliding fee discount for health care and other services provided that is based upon household income and shall serve all persons regardless of ability to pay. The policies to determine patient eligibility based upon income or insurance status may be determined by each primary care safety net clinic, but shall be posted in the primary care safety net clinic and available to potential patients. The patient eligibility policies of a primary care safety net clinic shall reflect the mission of the primary care safety net clinic to provide affordable, accessible primary care to underserved populations in Kansas to be eligible for a capital loan guarantee under this act.

(c) The secretary shall administer the provisions of this act and shall adopt rules and regulations which the secretary deems necessary for the implementation or administration of this act. The loan guarantee agreement with the secretary shall include reporting requirements and financial standards that are appropriate for the type of loan for the borrower. The secretary may enter into contracts that the secretary deems necessary for the implementation or administration of this act. The secretary may impose fees and charges as may be necessary to recover costs incurred for the administration of this act.
K.S.A. § 74-4970 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-4970
74-4970 - Application for benefits; time limitation.
Status: in_force

74-4970. Application for benefits; time limitation. In the event that an application in such form as may be prescribed by the board for any amount due under the provisions of this act, is not filed with the office of the retirement system by the person entitled to same within five (5) years of the date that such amount became due and payable, an amount equal to same shall be transferred to the employer contribution reserve and such amount shall no longer be due and payable; however, if any such person shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that his failure to file such application within said time period was due to lack of knowledge or incapacity on his part, the amount equal to the amount originally due shall be transferred from the employer contribution reserve to the reserve or reserves from which such transfer was initially made and the amount originally due shall be paid to such person.
K.S.A. § 65-28,141 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 28 / Section 65-28,141
65-28,141 - Noncoverage of professional liability insurance for certain damages in certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

65-28,141. Noncoverage of professional liability insurance for certain damages in certain circumstances. A professional liability insurance policy issued to a healthcare provider shall not include coverage for damages assessed against the healthcare provider who provides treatment to a child in violation of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-28,139(a) or (b), and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 4-3,936 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3,936
4-3,936 - District 73.
Status: in_force

4-3,936. District 73. Representative district 73 shall consist of the following voting districts in McPherson county: (000020), (000040); and the following blocks in voting district (000050), tract 7881.00, block group 1, in McPherson county: block 092, block 094, block 096, block 097, block 098, block 112, block 113, block 114, block 126, block 127, block 128, block 129, block 130, block 131, block 132, block 143, block 144, block 145, block 146, block 147, block 148, block 149, block 150, block 151, block 152, block 153, block 154, block 155, block 164, block 165, block 166, block 167; and the following voting districts in McPherson county: (000060), (000070), (000090), (000100), (000110), (000120), (000130), (000140), (000150), (000160), (000180), (000190), (000200), (000310), (000320), (000330), (000370), (09004A), (190010), (900010), (900020), (900030), (900040), (90004B), (900050).
K.S.A. § 12-2521 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 25 / Section 12-2521
12-2521 - Same; compensation; expenses.
Status: in_force

12-2521. Same; compensation; expenses. The commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
K.S.A. § 65-34,180 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 34 / Section 65-34,180
65-34,180 - Same; requirements by the department.
Status: in_force

65-34,180. Same; requirements by the department. (a) In addition to the findings required for a determination of eligibility by the department pursuant to K.S.A. 65-34,179, and amendments thereto, the department shall only grant a CELR upon the following conditions:

(1) The department determines that the purchaser has not caused or exacerbated and will not exacerbate the contamination on the property;

(2) the purchaser agrees to disclose the CELR to subsequent purchasers until the property can be used for unrestricted use;

(3) the purchaser agrees to reasonable access for future environmental investigation and remediation by the department or other party performing investigation and remediation under the oversight of the department; and

(4) the purchaser agrees to provide the department notification within 30 days of any transfer or sale of property that is subject to a CELR.

(b) Property shall not be eligible for a CELR if:

(1) The contamination on the property is subject to regulation under the nuclear energy development and radiation control act, K.S.A. 48-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto;

(2) the property is the source of the contamination and it is eligible for cleanup under the Kansas storage tank act, K.S.A. 65-34,100 et seq., or the Kansas drycleaner environmental response act, K.S.A. 65-34,141 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the site has been enrolled into the appropriate cleanup program under such acts as applicable;

(3) the property is the source of the contamination and it is listed or proposed for listing on the national priorities list of superfund sites established under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C.A. § 9601 et seq.);

(4) the purchaser has entered into or is the subject of one or more contracts, agreements or orders with the intended purpose of performing investigation or remediation of contamination at the property; or

(5) the purchaser has provided indemnification or release of environmental liability to any other party regarding contamination at the property.

(c) A CELR does not relieve the holder of requirements or duties of an applicable environmental use control agreement or risk management plan.
K.S.A. § 75-4916 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 49 / Section 75-4916
75-4916 - Grant pools for public television and radio stations; apportionment; rural service grants, amounts.
Status: in_force

75-4916. Grant pools for public television and radio stations; apportionment; rural service grants, amounts. (a) Funds appropriated for the purpose of making grants under the Kansas public broadcasting council act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, shall be divided into two grant pools, with 75% of such appropriated funds constituting a grant pool for public television stations and 25% of such appropriated funds constituting a grant pool for public radio stations.

(b) Funds appropriated for the purpose of making grants under the Kansas public broadcasting council act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and for each fiscal year thereafter, shall be allocated as follows:

(1) First, rural service grants shall be allocated to stations as provided in subsection (c); and

(2) then the amount of the appropriated funds for the fiscal year remaining unallocated after the allocation of amounts for rural service grants shall be divided into two grant pools, with 50% of the remaining appropriated funds constituting a grant pool for basic service grants under K.S.A. 75-4917 and amendments thereto and 50% of the remaining appropriated funds constituting a grant pool for incentive grants under K.S.A. 75-4918 and amendments thereto.

(c) After June 30, 1997, each station having an average population density within the station's service area, as determined by the mean population density of all counties within that service area, which is less than 50% of the mean population density of the state, shall receive a rural service grant. The rural service grant for a public radio station shall be $35,000 and the rural service grant for a public television station shall be $120,000.
K.S.A. § 48-314 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 3 / Section 48-314
48-314 - Payments by state.
Status: in_force

48-314. Payments by state. The director of accounts and reports is hereby authorized and directed, upon the filing of vouchers in favor of the parties entitled thereto upon estimates made by the secretary of administration and approved by the military board, to draw his or her warrants on the state treasurer for the payment of same.
K.S.A. § 68-10,101 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-10,101
68-10,101 - Designation of junction K-14 and 16th road as the Representative Robert G. (Bob) Bethell interchange.
Status: in_force

68-10,101. Designation of junction K-14 and 16 th road as the Representative Robert G. (Bob) Bethell interchange. The junction of K-14 highway and 16 th road in Rice county is hereby designated as the Representative Robert G. (Bob) Bethell interchange. The secretary of transportation shall place signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the junction of K-14 highway and 16 th road is the Representative Robert G. (Bob) Bethell interchange, except that such signs shall not be placed until the secretary has received sufficient moneys from gifts and donations to reimburse the secretary for the cost of placing such signs and an additional 50% of the initial cost to defray future maintenance or replacement costs of such signs. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable signs.
K.S.A. § 42-317 — KS Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-317
42-317 - Condemnation of lands for site or way.
Status: in_force

42-317. Condemnation of lands for site or way. Any person, association or corporation desiring to construct a canal, fountain, ditch, conduit, dam, reservoir or other works for diverting, storing or conveying water to be applied to domestic or industrial uses, or for collecting, cleansing or filtering the same, or to enlarge any such works, or to change the course thereof in any place, or to relocate any part thereof, or to enlarge any part thereof, or to set, place or construct any wheel, pump or other machine or apparatus for raising water from any source so that the same may flow or be conveyed to the place of using the same, and who, being lawfully entitled to construct, maintain or operate such works, shall be unable to agree with the proprietor of any lands necessary to be taken for the site or way of such works or any thereof, touching the compensation and damages which ought to be paid in respect of any lands taken or damaged by the construction and operation of such works, or any such enlargement thereof, either by reason of the refusal of such proprietor or by reason that such proprietor is a minor, or incapacitated person, absent from the state, or cannot be found, shall be entitled to condemn and take for the purpose only such width or quantity of lands, as may suffice for the location and construction of such works or such enlargement thereof, and the subsequent maintaining, cleansing, repairing and improving thereof, as may be necessary from time to time; and may cause the damages and compensation to be paid in that behalf, to be ascertained in the manner prescribed by the laws regulating the exercise of the right of eminent domain, which are or may hereafter be in force, and shall be entitled to all rules, orders and other proceedings whatsoever prescribed by such laws.