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K.S.A. § 20-2907 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 29 / Section 20-2907
20-2907 - Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act.
Status: in_force

20-2907. Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act. (a) Prior to taking office, each member of a district judicial nominating commission shall take and subscribe an oath of office as provided by law for public officers, and shall file the same with the clerk of the supreme court. After the members of the first commission established in a judicial district have commenced their terms of office, the chairman shall call a meeting of the commission to be held within the judicial district at a time and place designated by the chairman. At such meeting, the commission shall determine a regular meeting place or places, and the commission shall have the power to adopt such reasonable and proper rules and regulations as are necessary for the conduct of its proceedings and the discharge of its duties, consistent with the provisions of this act and the constitution and laws of this state.

(b) The commission shall meet only upon call of the chairman, and the commission shall not take any final action except at such meeting. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to do business, but no final action shall be taken except upon a vote of the majority of the members of the commission.

(c) Members of the commission shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing their official duties, as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223(b), (c) and (d), and amendments thereto. Such expenses shall be paid from the judicial nominating commission fund as provided in K.S.A. 20-138, and amendments thereto.

(d) The board of county commissioners of each county in a judicial district shall cooperate with the district judicial nominating commission of such judicial district, and shall make available to the commission wherever possible the facilities and services of such county, in order to expedite the business of the commission.

(e) (1) A district judicial nominating commission shall be and is hereby deemed to be a public body and shall be subject to the open meetings act, K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(2) Except as provided further, the commission shall not recess for a closed or executive meeting for any purpose. The commission, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4319, and amendments thereto, may recess for a closed or executive meeting only for the purpose of discussing sensitive financial information contained within the personal financial records or official background check of a candidate for judicial nomination.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the commission's discretion to close a record or portion of a record submitted to the commission pursuant to any applicable exception to public disclosure under the open records act.
K.S.A. § 74-5821 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 58 / Section 74-5821
74-5821 - Annual education requirement; denial of license; renewal or reinstatement of license.
Status: in_force

74-5821. Annual education requirement; denial of license; renewal or reinstatement of license. In addition to the payment of the license renewal fee, each licensee applying for the renewal or reinstatement of a license shall furnish to the executive officer of the board satisfactory evidence that such person has obtained the required number of hours of continuing education as established by rules and regulations of the board in the year just preceding such application for the renewal or reinstatement of the license.

In the event that any licensee shall fail to meet such annual educational requirement, the license shall be denied. The board of examiners may reinstate such licensee to practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of educational study of a standard approved by the board, and upon the payment of all fees due.
K.S.A. § 22-4204 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 42 / Section 22-4204
22-4204 - Exemption from arrest and service of process.
Status: in_force

22-4204. Exemption from arrest and service of process. If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state purusant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and to testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.
K.S.A. § 73-2901 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 29 / Section 73-2901
73-2901 - Official theatre festival.
Status: in_force

73-2901. Official theatre festival. The William Inge Theatre Festival held in Independence, Kansas, is hereby designated as the official theatre festival of the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 44-1116 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 11 / Section 44-1116
44-1116 - Contractors; requirements.
Status: in_force

44-1116. Contractors; requirements. (a) Contractors subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1030, 44-1031 and 44-1032, and amendments thereto, shall be required to agree to the same contract provisions with respect to age discrimination and compliance with this act as provided by those sections with respect to other types of discrimination and compliance with the Kansas act against discrimination.

(b) The commission shall have the powers provided by K.S.A. 44-1030, 44-1031 and 44-1032, and amendments thereto, to enforce the provisions of this section.
K.S.A. § 74-32,156 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,156
74-32,156 - State treasurer's duties; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

74-32,156. State treasurer's duties; rules and regulations. (a) The state treasurer shall be the receiving agent for loan payments and credits received under the provisions of this act. The state treasurer shall keep a record of payments received from each person and credited to such person's account obligation.

(b) The state treasurer shall send all accounts which are three or more months delinquent to the executive officer of the state board of regents.

(c) The state treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations to administer the state treasurer's duties under the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 17-1370 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 13 / Section 17-1370
17-1370 - Cemetery districts in Sedgwick and Sumner counties; attachment of land in another county; petition; tax levy; transfer of moneys.
Status: in_force

17-1370. Cemetery districts in Sedgwick and Sumner counties; attachment of land in another county; petition; tax levy; transfer of moneys. In Sedgwick and Sumner counties, land adjacent to an established cemetery district which is a part of another organized cemetery district which lies in a county other than where the greater portion of the cemetery district to which it is proposed to be attached lies may be detached from one district and attached to the other cemetery district in the following manner. Upon presentation to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the greater part of the cemetery district lies, of a petition setting forth the boundaries of the area proposed to be attached to the cemetery district and signed by not less than 51% of the qualified electors of the area it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners, at its next regular meeting, to examine the petition. If the board finds that the petition is sufficient, the board shall notify the board of each cemetery district and forward a copy of the petition filed. The board of the cemetery district to which the land would be attached shall return the petition accompanied by a copy of a resolution adopted by such board stating that the board desires such area to be attached to the cemetery district. The board of the cemetery district from which the land would be detached shall return the petition accompanied by a copy of a resolution adopted by such board stating that the board desires such area to be detached from the cemetery district.

Upon receipt of the petition and the resolutions the county commissioners shall issue an order attaching such territory to the cemetery district and notice of such attachment shall be given to the county clerk of the county where the territory seeking to be attached is located. The attachment shall take effect on the first day of March next following the entry of the order. Such attached territory shall be subject thereafter to the tax levied by the cemetery district which district shall certify such levy to the county clerk of the county of the territory attached, together with its budget, and such county clerk shall levy such tax on all the taxable tangible property of the county in the cemetery district. The treasurer of the county shall transfer before the fifteenth day of January and July of each year, all moneys belonging to the cemetery district, including all moneys for the payment of bonds or interest of the district to the treasurer of the district and the treasurer receiving the moneys shall issue a receipt therefor and forward it to the treasurer of the county from which the money was sent.
K.S.A. § 75-5958 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 59 / Section 75-5958
75-5958 - Nursing facility reimbursement rates.
Status: in_force

75-5958. Nursing facility reimbursement rates. Subject to the provisions of appropriations acts, the secretary for aging and disability services shall increase nursing facility reimbursement rates. The secretary for aging and disability services shall implement a base-year model of reimbursement for nursing facilities. For fiscal year 2008, the information from cost reports for calendar years 2003, 2004 and 2005 shall be averaged together to be used to calculate the base year. For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the information from the cost reports for the three most recent calendar years preceding the beginning of the fiscal year shall be averaged together to be used to calculate the base year. The secretary for aging and disability services shall not apply the 85% rule regarding number of beds filled for nursing facilities with 60 licensed beds or less to determine nursing facility reimbursement rates.
K.S.A. § 75-5026 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 50 / Section 75-5026
75-5026 - Same; acceptance of federal funds.
Status: in_force

75-5026. Same; acceptance of federal funds. The secretary of transportation may accept and utilize federal funds, grants, gifts or donations which are available and any sums that are appropriated, in carrying out the purpose of this act. The secretary of transportation may also apply for discretionary or other funds available under the provisions of the railroad revitalization and regulatory reform act of 1976, or other federal programs.
K.S.A. § 76-767 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-767
76-767 - Center for innovative school leadership; duties.
Status: in_force

76-767. Center for innovative school leadership; duties. (a) There is hereby established the center for innovative school leadership. The center shall be a cooperative endeavor of Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.

(b) The center for innovative school leadership shall:

(1) Provide consultation and assistance, upon request of school districts, for the purpose of improving administrative efficiency.

(2) Provide consultation and assistance, upon request of school districts, for the purpose of assisting school districts in administrative evaluation and problem solving.

(3) Form teams which include representatives from the fields of education, business and industry to consult with and assist school districts with improvements in administrative and efficiency issues.

(4) Form cooperative or outsourcing arrangements among school districts to assist districts in improving administrative efficiency.

(5) Provide assistance to school districts, for the purpose of improving academic efficiencies.

(c) Subject to appropriations therefor, the presidents of the three cooperating universities shall appoint a director for the center for innovative school leadership. The first three years of funding for the center shall be subject to appropriations by the state.

(d) The presidents of the three cooperating universities annually shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate committee on ways and means and the house committee on appropriations concerning the center's consultation to local school districts and other activities of the center undertaken pursuant to this section.

(e) The center will negotiate with school districts on the costs for utilizing services of the center. Such costs may be based on: (1) A set flat fee for services; (2) a percentage of dollars saved; or (3) a combination of (1) and (2).
K.S.A. § 55-219 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 2 / Section 55-219
55-219 - Receiver for minority mineral interest in action where location of defendant-owner unknown.
Status: in_force

55-219. Receiver for minority mineral interest in action where location of defendant-owner unknown. In an action filed by any person, firm or corporation owning an interest in the minerals in any tract or tracts of land in the state of Kansas or owning an oil and gas lease on such an interest wherein it is made to appear that the defendant or defendants in such action own or appear to own in the aggregate a minority interest in said minerals thereunder but that the residence, business address or whereabouts of one (1) or more of the defendants cannot be ascertained, the district court of the county wherein such tract or tracts of land are situated shall have the power to appoint a receiver over the mineral interest of such defendants whose residence, business address, or whereabouts are unknown, upon compliance with the procedure set forth in K.S.A. 55-220.
K.S.A. § 17-2338 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 23 / Section 17-2338
17-2338 - Legislative findings; declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

17-2338. Legislative findings; declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared: (a) That there exist in urban areas in the state insanitary, unsafe, and overcrowded dwelling accommodations; that in such urban areas within the state there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents or prices which persons of low income can afford and that such shortage forces such persons to occupy insanitary, unsafe and overcrowded dwelling accommodations;

(b) that the aforesaid conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;

(c) that these slum areas cannot be cleared, nor can the shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons of low income be relieved through the operation of private enterprise, and that the construction of housing projects for persons of low income (as herein defined) would therefore not be competitive with private enterprise;

(d) that the construction of such projects would make housing available for persons of low income;

(e) that the clearance, replanning, and preparation for rebuilding of these areas and the providing of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of state concern;

(f) that residential construction activity is closely correlated with general economic activity and that the undertakings authorized by this act to aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction which will assist materially in maintaining full employment; and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
K.S.A. § 25-2426 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 24 / Section 25-2426
25-2426 - Printing and circulating imitation ballots.
Status: in_force

25-2426. Printing and circulating imitation ballots. Printing and circulating imitation ballots is knowingly printing and circulating sample or imitation ballots except the official sample ballot furnished by the county election officer.

Printing and circulating imitation ballots is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
K.S.A. § 21-6504 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 65 / Section 21-6504
21-6504 - Equity skimming.
Status: in_force

21-6504. Equity skimming. (a) Equity skimming is, with the intent to defraud, intentionally engaging in a pattern or practice of:

(1) Purchasing one family to four family dwellings, including condominiums and cooperatives or acquiring any right, title or interest therein, including, but not limited to, an equity of redemption interest, which are subject to a loan in default at time of purchase or in default within one year subsequent to the purchase and the loan is secured by a mortgage;

(2) failing to deliver to the holder of the mortgage before a sheriff's sale or holder of the certificate of purchase during the period of redemption all rent proceeds received from rental of the property, not to exceed the monthly payment of principal and interest required by the note and mortgage; and

(3) applying or authorizing the application of rents from such dwellings for such person's own use.

(b) Equity skimming is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) Each purchase of a dwelling pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed a separate offense.
K.S.A. § 40-4408 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 44 / Section 40-4408
40-4408 - Transfer of moneys in healthy kids trust fund to state general fund; healthy kids trust fund abolished.
Status: in_force

40-4408. Transfer of moneys in healthy kids trust fund to state general fund; healthy kids trust fund abolished. On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the healthy kids trust fund to the state general fund. On the effective date of this act, all liabilities of the healthy kids trust fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the state general fund and the healthy kids trust fund is hereby abolished.
K.S.A. § 44-713 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7 / Section 44-713
44-713 - Merit awards for certain employees.
Status: in_force

44-713. Merit awards for certain employees. The secretary of labor, in recognition of meritorious service by individual employees who serve in the administration of the employment security law and who receive a preponderant share of their compensation through the employment security administration fund, is hereby authorized to make meritorious service awards, including the presentation of a service award pin and certificate to each of such employees when such employee has served in such administration a minimum of 10 years. The secretary may also present to each of such employees an additional pin and certificate for each additional five year period of satisfactory service in the administration of the law. The cost of each such pin and certificate shall be paid from the employment security administration fund in the same manner as other expenses of administering the employment security law are paid.
K.S.A. § 17-4743 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 47 / Section 17-4743
17-4743 - Legislative findings; declarations of necessity; eminent domain.
Status: in_force

17-4743. Legislative findings; declarations of necessity; eminent domain. It is hereby found and declared that there exist in certain cities of the state, slum and blighted areas (as herein defined) which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state; that the existence of such areas contributes substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime, constitutes an economic and social liability, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of municipalities and retards the provision of housing accommodations; and that the prevention and elimination of slums and blight is a matter of state policy and state concern in order that the state and certain cities therein shall not continue to be endangered by areas which are focal centers of disease, promote juvenile delinquency, and that because of the congestion in such slum and blighted area innumerable traffic problems are created which hamper the easy flow of motor vehicles throughout the area, and, while contributing little to the tax income of the state and its municipalities, consume an excessive proportion of its revenues because of the extra services required for police, fire, accident, hospitalization and other forms of public protection, services and facilities.

It is further found and declared that certain slum or blighted areas, or portions thereof, may require acquisition and clearance, as provided in this act, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation; that other areas or portions thereof may, through the means provided in this act, be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be eliminated, remedied or prevented; and that to the extent feasible salvable slum and blighted areas should be conserved and rehabilitated through voluntary action and the regulatory process.

It is further found and declared that the powers conferred by this act are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and the power of eminent domain exercised; and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions herein enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
K.S.A. § 76-474 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-474
76-474 - Conveyance of certain lands in Clay county and Riley county to Kansas state university endowment association in exchange for certain lands in Riley county.
Status: in_force

76-474. Conveyance of certain lands in Clay county and Riley county to Kansas state university endowment association in exchange for certain lands in Riley county. The state board of regents is hereby authorized and empowered to exchange and convey to the Kansas state university endowment association the following tracts of land described as follows:

(a) The west half of the northwest quarter of section 16 and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 17, all in township 8 south, range 2 east of the sixth principal meridian in Clay county, Kansas, containing one hundred sixty (160) acres more or less;

(b) Part of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 10 south, range 7 east of the sixth principal meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section 12, thence south along west line of said southeast quarter section 390 feet; thence east 660.5 feet parallel to the north line of said southeast quarter section; thence north 390 feet to the north line of said southeast quarter section; thence west 660.5 feet along the north line of said southeast quarter section to the point of beginning, containing five and nine-tenths (5.9) acres more or less, all in Riley county, Kansas.