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K.S.A. § 40-2,227 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,227
40-2,227 - Requirements for methods of payment; limitations on certain transaction fees.
Status: in_force

40-2,227. Requirements for methods of payment; limitations on certain transaction fees. (a) No dental benefit plan shall contain restrictions on methods of payment to a dentist from the dental benefit plan, such plan's contracted vendor or health maintenance organization in which the only acceptable payment method is a credit card payment.

(b) If initiating or changing payments to a dentist using electronic funds transfer payments, including virtual credit card payments, a dental benefit plan, such plan's contracted vendor or health maintenance organization shall:

(1) Notify the dentist if any fees are associated with a particular payment method; and

(2) advise the dentist of the available methods of payment and provide clear instructions to the dentist as to how to select an alternative payment method.

(c) A dental benefit plan, such plan's contracted vendor or health maintenance organization that initiates or changes payments to a dentist through the automated clearing house network, as codified in 45 C.F.R. §§ 162.1601 and 162.1602, shall not charge a fee solely to transmit the payment to a dentist unless the dentist has consented to such fee. A dentist's agent may charge reasonable fees when transmitting an automated clearing house network payment related to transaction management, data management, portal services and other value-added services in addition to the bank transmittal.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not be waived by contract. Any contractual arrangement in conflict with the provisions of this section or that purports to waive any requirements of this section shall be null and void and unenforceable.
K.S.A. § 68-1058 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-1058
68-1058 - Designation of part of U.S. highway 24 and K-18 as the 75th division of the United States army highway.
Status: in_force

68-1058. Designation of part of U.S. highway 24 and K-18 as the 75 th division of the United States army highway. United States highway 24 from the west city limits of Topeka, then west on United States highway 24 to the west junction of United States highway 24 and K-177 highway, then south to the junction of K-177 highway and K-18 highway, then west on K-18 highway to the western city limits of the city of Manhattan, is hereby designated as the 75 th division of the United States army highway. The secretary of transportation shall place signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the 75 th division of the United States army highway, 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. § 40-2905 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 29 / Section 40-2905
40-2905 - Board of directors; membership; selection; vacancies; expenses; removal.
Status: in_force

40-2905. Board of directors; membership; selection; vacancies; expenses; removal. (a) (1) The board of directors of the association shall consist of nine persons, of which three members shall serve terms of one year; (2) three members shall serve terms of two years; and (3) three members shall serve terms of three years. The members of the board shall be selected by member insurers subject to the approval of the commissioner. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remaining period of the term in the same manner as the initial appointments. The members of the board of directors serving as of July 1, 2024, shall continue their terms until the expiration of such members' current terms. Upon expiration of each member's term, the commissioner shall decide whether to continue such member's position on the board or reduce the number of members of the board of directors in accordance with paragraph (d).

(b) In approving or continuing selections to the board, the commissioner shall consider among other criteria, whether all member insurers are fairly represented.

(c) Members of the board may be reimbursed from the assets of the association for expenses incurred thereby as members of the board of directors.

(d) On and after January 1, 2025, the board of directors shall consist of not fewer than seven members but not more than nine members appointed in accordance with this paragraph. Members of the board shall be selected by member insurers, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Each member of the board of directors shall serve a term of three years but shall be removable by the commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance.
K.S.A. § 60-1110 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 11 / Section 60-1110
60-1110 - Bond to secure payment of claims.
Status: in_force

60-1110. Bond to secure payment of claims. The contractor or owner may execute a bond to the state of Kansas for the use of all persons in whose favor liens might accrue by virtue of this act, conditioned for the payment of all claims which might be the basis of liens in a sum not less than the contract price, or to any person claiming a lien which is disputed by the owner or contractor, conditioned for the payment of such claim in the amount thereof. Any such bond shall have good and sufficient sureties, be approved by a judge of the district court and filed with the clerk of the district court. When bond is approved and filed, no lien for the labor, equipment, material or supplies under contract, or claim described or referred to in the bond shall attach under this act, and if when such bond is filed liens have already been filed, such liens are discharged. Suit may be brought on such bond by any person interested but no such suit shall name as defendant any person who is neither a principal or surety on such bond, nor contractually liable for the payment of the claim.
K.S.A. § 5-502 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-502
5-502 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

5-502. Definitions. As used in the dispute resolution act:

(a) "Registered programs" and "registered individuals" refer to those programs and individuals who have registered with the director of dispute resolution and are eligible to apply for public funding or approval from the director of dispute resolution;

(b) "approval" means the program or individual has applied for inclusion on a list of programs and individuals and has been found to have met the requirements and guidelines to be considered for the receipt of public funding or to be recommended to the court as an approved service provider.

(c) "council" means the advisory council on dispute resolution;

(d) "director" means the director of dispute resolution;

(e) "dispute resolution" means a process by which the parties involved in a dispute voluntarily agree or are referred or ordered by a court to enter into discussion and negotiation with the assistance of a neutral person;

(f) "mediation" means the intervention into a dispute by a third party who has no decision making authority, is impartial to the issues being discussed, assists the parties in defining the issues in dispute, facilitates communication between the parties and assists the parties in reaching resolution;

(g) "arbitration" means a proceeding in which a neutral person or panel hears a formal case presentation and makes an award, which can be binding or nonbinding upon the parties relative to a prior agreement;

(h) "neutral evaluation" means a proceeding conducted by a neutral person who helps facilitate settlement of a case by giving the parties to the dispute an evaluation of the case;

(i) "summary jury trial" means a formal case presentation to a jury and judge which results in a nonbinding decision;

(j) "mini trial" means a formal case presentation to a party representative and an expert neutral person who makes a nonbinding decision;

(k) "settlement" means a proceeding in which someone other than the presiding judge assists the parties in reaching a resolution;

(l) "conciliation" means a proceeding in which a neutral person assists the parties in reconciliation efforts;

(m) "neutral person" or "neutral" means the impartial third party who intervenes in a dispute at the request of the parties or the court in order to help facilitate settlement or resolution of a dispute.
K.S.A. § 40-750 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 7 / Section 40-750
40-750 - Valuation of paid-up nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values and loan or other options.
Status: in_force

40-750. Valuation of paid-up nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values and loan or other options. (a) For certificates issued prior to one year after the effective date of this act, the value of every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan or other option granted shall comply with the provisions of law applicable immediately prior to the effective date of this act.

(b) For certificates issued on or after one year from the effective date of this act for which reserves are computed on the commissioner's 1941 standard ordinary mortality table, the commissioner's 1941 standard industrial table or the commissioner's 1958 standard ordinary mortality table, or the commissioner's 1980 standard mortality table, or any more recent table made applicable to life insurers, every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan or other option granted shall not be less than the corresponding amount ascertained in accordance with the laws of this state applicable to life insurers issuing policies containing like benefits based upon such tables.
K.S.A. § 65-5306 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 53 / Section 65-5306
65-5306 - Same; term; renewal.
Status: in_force

65-5306. Same; term; renewal. (a) A license expires one year from its effective date unless it is renewed for a one-year term as provided in this section.

(b) Not less than one month before a license expires, the secretary shall send to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:

(1) The date on which the current license expires;

(2) the date by which the renewal application must be received by the secretary for the renewal license to be issued and mailed before the current license expires; and

(3) the amount of the renewal fee.

(c) Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional one-year term, if the business entity:

(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(2) submits a renewal application to the secretary in the form required by the secretary; and

(3) pays the renewal fee prescribed by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 79-3695 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 36 / Section 79-3695
79-3695 - Rate of tax involving contracts for certain construction projects, requirements.
Status: in_force

79-3695. Rate of tax involving contracts for certain construction projects, requirements. If any contractor has entered into a written binding contract prior to May 1, 2015, for the original construction, reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a building, facility or residential structure, or for the construction, reconstruction, restoration, replacement or repair of a bridge or highway, the state sales tax applicable to such contracts shall be remitted at the rate in effect prior to the state sales tax increase scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2015, if the contractor gives notice and proof of such contract to the director of taxation on or before July 10, 2015, which notice and proof shall be in such form and of such sufficiency as the director shall prescribe.
K.S.A. § 75-3766 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 37 / Section 75-3766
75-3766 - State office building space rental.
Status: in_force

75-3766. State office building space rental. Any state agency assigned office space in the state office building by the secretary of administration is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the secretary of administration for the use and occupancy of such space, such rental to be paid by such state agency from any available funds or moneys authorized to be spent by such state agency.
K.S.A. § 72-5165 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 51 / Section 72-5165
72-5165 - Same; contingency reserve fund; use.
Status: in_force

72-5165. Same; contingency reserve fund; use. There is hereby established in every school district a contingency reserve fund, which shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. The fund shall be maintained for payment of expenses of a school district attributable to financial contingencies as determined by the board.
K.S.A. § 73-710 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-710
73-710 - Penalty for violating K.S.A. 73-705 through 73-710.
Status: in_force

73-710. Penalty for violating K.S.A. 73-705 through 73-710. Any person failing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
K.S.A. § 72-5138 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 51 / Section 72-5138
72-5138 - Same; enrollment adjustments due to decreases resulting from disasters.
Status: in_force

72-5138. Same; enrollment adjustments due to decreases resulting from disasters. (a) If the state board determines that the enrollment of a school district in the preceding school year decreased from the enrollment in the second preceding school year and that a disaster contributed to such decrease, the enrollment of such school district in the second school year following the school year in which the enrollment of the school district was first affected by the disaster shall be the greater of:

(1) The enrollment of preschool-aged at-risk students, if any, plus the average of the enrollment for the current and the preceding three school years, excluding the enrollment of preschool-aged at-risk students in each such year; or

(2) the enrollment of the school district, as defined in K.S.A. 72-5132, and amendments thereto.

(b) As used in this section, "disaster" means the occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from flood, earthquake, tornado, wind, storm, drought, blight or infestation.
K.S.A. § 32-1305 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 13 / Section 32-1305
32-1305 - Health and ownership records; change of address notification; escape notification.
Status: in_force

32-1305. Health and ownership records; change of address notification; escape notification. (a) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall meet the requirements set forth in this section.

(b) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall maintain health and ownership records on each dangerous regulated animal and shall maintain the records for the life of the animal. If possession of the dangerous regulated animal is transferred to another person, a copy of the health and ownership records shall accompany the animal.

(c) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall maintain an ongoing program of veterinary care which includes a veterinary visit to the premises at least annually.

(d) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall notify the local animal control authority in writing within 10 days of a change in address or location where the dangerous regulated animal is kept.

(e) A person with a United States department of agriculture license for dangerous regulated animals shall forward a copy of such person's United States department of agriculture inspection report to the local animal control authority within 30 days of receipt of the inspection report.

(f) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall prominently display a sign on the structure where the animal is housed indicating that a dangerous regulated animal is on the premises.

(g) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall immediately notify local law enforcement officials of any escape of a dangerous regulated animal. The person who possesses the dangerous regulated animal is liable for any costs incurred by any person, city, county or state agency resulting from the escape of a dangerous regulated animal unless the escape is due to a criminal act by another person or a natural event.

(h) A person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal shall maintain a written recovery plan in the event of the escape of a dangerous regulated animal. The person shall maintain live traps or other equipment necessary to assist in the recovery of the dangerous regulated animal.

(i) If requested by the local animal control authority, a person may not move a dangerous regulated animal from such animal's location unless the person notifies the local animal control authority prior to moving the animal. The notification shall include the date and the location where the animal is moved. This subsection shall not apply to a dangerous regulated animal transported to a licensed veterinarian.

(j) If a person who possesses a dangerous regulated animal can no longer care for the animal, the person shall take the appropriate steps to find long-term placement for the dangerous regulated animal.
K.S.A. § 75-3679 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 36 / Section 75-3679
75-3679 - Santa Fe office building; pooled money investment board to loan funds therefor; interest rate's payment of principal and interest; Santa Fe office building renovation fund created.
Status: in_force

75-3679. Santa Fe office building; pooled money investment board to loan funds therefor; interest rate's payment of principal and interest; Santa Fe office building renovation fund created. (a) To provide for the payment of the costs of making renovations to the state-owned Santa Fe building and expenses related thereto, the pooled money investment board is authorized and directed to loan to the secretary of administration sufficient funds therefor in amounts which in the aggregate do not exceed $4,530,000. The pooled money investment board is authorized and directed to use any moneys in the operating accounts, investment accounts or other investments, of the state of Kansas to provide funds for such loan. Commencing on January 1, 1988, such loan shall bear interest and the rate of interest shall be fixed each January 1 at a rate equal to the average yield before taxes received on 91-day United States treasury bills as determined by the federal reserve banks as fiscal agents of the United States at its most recent public offering of such bills in effect on such date. The loan principal and interest thereon shall be payable solely from revenues derived from charges imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3651, and amendments thereto, or as otherwise provided by law. Such loan shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness or debt of the state of Kansas within the meaning of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(b) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Santa Fe office building renovation fund. The secretary of administration may periodically certify to the pooled money investment board amounts to be transferred pursuant to this subsection. Upon certification to the pooled money investment board by the secretary of administration of each portion of the loan amount to be transferred, the pooled money investment board shall transfer the amount certified by the secretary of administration from the state bank accounts described in subsection (a) to the Santa Fe office building renovation fund, except that the total of the amounts so certified shall not exceed the loan amount specified in subsection (a).
K.S.A. § 19-1620 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 16 / Section 19-1620
19-1620 - Duties of clerks of election; penalties.
Status: in_force

19-1620. Duties of clerks of election; penalties. The clerks at the polls, in addition to the duties now prescribed by law, shall enter on the poll books kept by them, in columns prepared for that purpose, opposite the name of each person voting, the same statement or minute as hereinbefore required of the board making the registry; but such entry is not to be made by them if the registry contains correctly the name and residence of such voter; and in all cases said clerks shall enter in a column opposite the name of each person not registered the words, "Not registered." In cities, every elector, at the time of offering his vote, shall truly state the street in which he resides, and if the house, lodging or tenement in which he resides is numbered, the number thereof. And the clerks of the polls, in case the name of such elector is not registered, shall truly enter, in the appropriate column of the poll list, opposite the name of the elector, the street and number, or other description of the residence of such elector. In case of the refusal to make the statement as aforesaid, the vote of such an elector shall not be received.

Any person who shall willfully make any false statement in relation thereto shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
K.S.A. § 25-1217 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 12 / Section 25-1217
25-1217 - Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection.
Status: in_force

25-1217. Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection. (a) The secretary of state, upon receipt of postcard applications specified in K.S.A. 25-1216, and amendments thereto, shall, from time to time, cause such applications to be transmitted to the county election officers of the respective counties in which such applicants reside.

(b) The county election officer of each county shall prepare a statement showing the names and residence addresses of all applicants for federal services ballots. Such statement shall separately list such names and addresses according to each election precinct and shall be open to public inspection at the office of said county election officer not later than two weeks prior to the holding of the election. Such statement shall be added to from time to time as additional applications are received by the county election officer.
K.S.A. § 47-449 — KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 4 / Section 47-449
47-449 - Abolishment of livestock brand emergency revolving fund and county option brand fee fund.
Status: in_force

47-449. Abolishment of livestock brand emergency revolving fund and county option brand fee fund. On July 1, 2016, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the livestock brand emergency revolving fund and the county option brand fee fund to the livestock brand fee fund established in K.S.A. 47-417a, and amendments thereto. On July 1, 2016, all liabilities of the livestock brand emergency revolving fund and the county option brand fee fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the livestock brand fee fund, and the livestock brand emergency revolving fund and the county option brand fee fund are hereby abolished.