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K.S.A. § 65-4207 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 42 / Section 65-4207
65-4207 - List of approved courses; survey of proposed course and institution; resurvey; notice to deficient institution; removal from list; records.
Status: in_force

65-4207. List of approved courses; survey of proposed course and institution; resurvey; notice to deficient institution; removal from list; records. (a) The board shall prepare and maintain a master list of approved courses on mental health technology: (1) Which qualify graduates thereof, if they have the other necessary qualifications provided for in this act, to be eligible to apply for a license as a mental health technician; and (2) which meet the requirements of the board for qualification under a continuing education program for licensed mental health technicians.

(b) A survey of the proposed course and of the institution applying for accreditation of the course on mental health technology shall be made by an authorized employee of the board or members of the board who shall submit a written report concerning such study. The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about such course and institution. In entering such contracts the authority to approve such courses shall remain solely with the board.

(c) If, in the opinion of the board, the requirements as prescribed in its rules and regulations for approved courses of mental health technology are met, it shall approve the application and course and post evidence of such approval upon the master list. From time to time, as deemed necessary, the board shall cause to be made a resurvey of approved courses and shall have written reports of such resurvey submitted. If the board determines that any previously approved course is not maintaining the content required by this act and by the rules and regulations prescribed, a notice thereof shall be given immediately to the institution specifying the nature and extent of the deficiency. A failure to correct such condition or conditions to the satisfaction of the board within one year following the notice shall cause the course to be removed from the master list of approved courses on mental health technology. Personnel conducting approved courses shall maintain accurate and current records showing in full the theoretical and practical instruction given to all students.
K.S.A. § 12-2202 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 22 / Section 12-2202
12-2202 - Same; acquisition and improvement; payment; bonds; revenues; charges.
Status: in_force

12-2202. Same; acquisition and improvement; payment; bonds; revenues; charges. Any city of the first or second class may acquire by donation, purchase or condemnation real estate for off-street parking stations, and may dispose of improvements thereon not appropriate to parking uses, if there be such, and may improve the site or sites by the necessary facilities, including buildings, for the off-street parking of vehicles to relieve parking congestion on the city streets. The governing body may exercise the authority herein granted if there is money in the current operating fund relating to highways, streets and alleys or in the parking meter fund which will not be necessary for current operations during any budget year. If there is no such money available or if there is not sufficient money available in any funds aforesaid, the governing body may submit the proposition of issuing general obligation bonds for such amount as may be necessary to acquire a site or sites and to make the necessary improvements for off-street parking facilities to an election as provided in K.S.A. 10-120, and any amendment thereto.

Revenue from parking meters, either from the off-street parking facilities or upon the streets, not needed for the purchase and maintenance of parking meters, regulation of parking and the operation of the off-street parking facilities, shall be used to pay on the bonds, but any lack of revenue from this source shall be supplemented by a general bond tax. The bonds shall be issued as provided by law. Off-street parking shall be free or for such charge or charges as shall be determined by the governing body to be collected either by parking meters or by attendants or otherwise and the revenue so derived shall be maintained in a revolving operating fund which need not be budgeted except that there shall be shown in the annual published budget the total amount received from each and all street parking and off-street parking facilities and the amount spent during each budget year and the purposes, including payments on bonds and interest, for which spent. Nothing in this act shall be deemed as affecting or repealing the provisions of K.S.A. 13-1374 to 13-1381, inclusive.
K.S.A. § 32-1203 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-1203
32-1203 - Grants for local government outdoor recreation facilities program guidelines; portion of grants for accessibility for persons with physical or developmental disabilities and related purposes.
Status: in_force

32-1203. Grants for local government outdoor recreation facilities program guidelines; portion of grants for accessibility for persons with physical or developmental disabilities and related purposes. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this act, the secretary of wildlife and parks shall develop and administer a grant program to award grants to Kansas local governments for capital improvements for local government outdoor recreation facilities. The grants shall be awarded annually on a competitive basis in accordance with guidelines and criteria prescribed by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of wildlife and parks. Each grant shall be matched by the local government receiving the grant on the basis of $1 provided by the local government for each $1 provided under the grant for the capital improvement.

(b) The secretary of wildlife and parks shall designate annually a portion of all moneys appropriated for local government outdoor recreation grants for renovations and repairs to provide safety improvements, accessibility for persons with physical or developmental disabilities and other improvements, including improvements to attain compliance with the requirements imposed under the federal Americans with disabilities act.
K.S.A. § 58-1407 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 14 / Section 58-1407
58-1407 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

58-1407. Rules and regulations. The director shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 74-50,135 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 50 / Section 74-50,135
74-50,135 - Effective dates.
Status: in_force

74-50,135. Effective dates. The provisions of K.S.A. 74-50,115 and K.S.A. 74-50,132 and 79-32,160a shall be effective for taxable years commencing after December 31, 1992.
K.S.A. § 72-3238 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 32 / Section 72-3238
72-3238 - Summer programs; establishment; fees, limitation; summer program fund; use of money.
Status: in_force

72-3238. Summer programs; establishment; fees, limitation; summer program fund; use of money. (a) The board of education of any school district may: (1) Establish, operate and maintain a summer program for pupils; (2) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards of education for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a summer program for pupils; and (3) prescribe and collect fees for providing a summer program for pupils or provide such program without charge.

(b) Fees for providing a summer program for pupils shall be prescribed and collected only to recover the costs incurred as a result of and directly attributable to the establishment, operation and maintenance of the program.

(c) No school district may collect fees for providing a summer program for pupils required to attend such a program in accordance with the provisions of law, rules and regulations of the state board of education, policy of the board of education, or an individualized education plan developed for an exceptional child.

(d) There is hereby established in every district which establishes, operates and maintains a summer program a fund which shall be called the summer program fund, which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. All moneys received by a district from fees collected under this section or from any other source for summer programs shall be credited to the summer program fund. Amounts deposited in the summer program fund may be used for the payment of expenses directly attributable to the program or may be transferred to the general fund of the school district as approved by the board of education.

(e) As used in this section, the term "summer program" means a program which is established by the board of education of a school district and operated during the summer months for the purpose of giving remedial instruction to pupils or for the purpose of conducting special projects and activities designed to enrich and enhance the educational experience of pupils, or for both such purposes.
K.S.A. § 50-651 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 6 / Section 50-651
50-651 - Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

50-651. Civil penalty. (a) The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of K.S.A. 21-5835, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 50-653, and amendments thereto, shall make the violator liable to the aggrieved consumer, or to the state, for the payment of a civil penalty, recoverable in an individual action or in an action brought by the attorney general in a sum set by the court of not more than $2,000 per violation of K.S.A. 50-653, and amendments thereto, and not more than $10,000 per violation of K.S.A. 21-5835, and amendments thereto.

(b) The remedies provided in subsection (a) are in addition to any remedies available under federal odometer law.
K.S.A. § 19-3814 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 38 / Section 19-3814
19-3814 - Election of directors; notice; conduct of election; persons entitled to vote; declaration, certification and filing of election results.
Status: in_force

19-3814. Election of directors; notice; conduct of election; persons entitled to vote; declaration, certification and filing of election results. Election of directors shall be held at the office of the district fixed by the board of directors on the second Tuesday in March at 10:00 o'clock a.m. next following incorporation of the district and each two years thereafter. Notice of election and the date and place thereof shall be published not more than twenty (20) days and not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for election in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such industrial district is located, and a copy of such published notice shall be mailed to each owner, corporate or otherwise, of real estate in the district, and to each lessee, corporate or otherwise, of real estate in the district within three (3) days after the publication thereof. Said election shall be conducted in the office of the district, at which each owner, corporate or otherwise, of real estate in the district, and each lessee, corporate or otherwise, of real estate in the district shall at such election be entitled to one vote for each ten thousand dollars of assessed valuation, or fraction thereof, of all tangible taxable property of such owner or lessee which is located in said district as shown by the latest assessment rolls.

The vote or votes of a corporate owner shall be cast by its president, secretary or other authorized representative of the corporation attending the election. All votes shall be cast viva voce in open meeting and a majority of votes cast at such election and meeting shall determine the result of the election. The election and meeting shall be conducted by the president of the board of directors acting as presiding officer and the secretary shall record the names of the voters and for whom each vote is cast. After election the president shall publicly declare the result of the election and certify such result in writing which certificate of election shall be signed by the president, attested by the secretary and authenticated by the official seal of the district and filed in the office of the county clerk of the county where such industrial district is located.
K.S.A. § 80-1201 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 12 / Section 80-1201
80-1201 - Destruction of prairie dogs, moles and gophers; expense from general fund.
Status: in_force

80-1201. Destruction of prairie dogs, moles and gophers; expense from general fund. The township board of any township in this state, at any regular or special meeting, is hereby authorized to purchase material and to employ one or more suitable persons to destroy prairie dogs, moles and gophers within the limits of such township, any material so purchased and compensation for such services to be paid out of the general fund of such township.
K.S.A. § 40-4114 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 41 / Section 40-4114
40-4114 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

40-4114. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations relating to risk retention groups as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 2-206 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2-206
2-206 - Authority of Reno county commissioners.
Status: in_force

2-206. Authority of Reno county commissioners. Laws of 1913, chapter 293, section 12, included by reference.[Authorized the board of county commissioners of Reno county to carry out so much of the provisions of Laws of 1913, chapter 293, as applied to them.]
K.S.A. § 19-2760 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-2760
19-2760 - Directors; election, qualifications, term.
Status: in_force

19-2760. Directors; election, qualifications, term. (a) An election shall be held in each improvement district on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November and of each odd-numbered year thereafter for the purpose of electing three directors of such district, except that the first election following the establishment of such district shall be held at a time fixed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located.

(b) The directors of an improvement district shall serve for terms of two years.

(c) Each director shall:

(1) Own land within the improvement district; or

(2) reside in the improvement district.
K.S.A. § 25-2415 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 24 / Section 25-2415
25-2415 - Intimidation of voters.
Status: in_force

25-2415. Intimidation of voters. (a) Intimidation of voters is: (1) Intimidating, threatening, coercing or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for any office or question submitted at any election; or

(2) mailing, publishing, broadcasting, telephoning or transmitting by any means false information intended to keep one or more voters from casting a ballot or applying for or returning an advance voting ballot.

(b) Intimidation of voters is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
K.S.A. § 55-1806 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 18 / Section 55-1806
55-1806 - Act does not preempt other propane safety or education programs.
Status: in_force

55-1806. Act does not preempt other propane safety or education programs. The provisions of this act do not preempt or supersede any other program relating to propane safety or education which has been organized and is operating under the laws of this state.
K.S.A. § 68-1402 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 14 / Section 68-1402
68-1402 - Same; separate contracts for each bridge; sealed bids; surveys and plans.
Status: in_force

68-1402. Same; separate contracts for each bridge; sealed bids; surveys and plans. (a) The reconstruction, improvement, removal and relocation of bridges or approaches thereto provided for in this act shall be by written contract separately made and awarded as to each bridge, to the lowest responsible bidder, upon sealed proposals, based upon plans and specifications therefor on file in the office of the county clerk of the county. The county engineer, when so directed to do by the board of county commissioners, shall make all necessary surveys and investigations and prepare plans and specifications for the reconstruction, improvement, removal or relocation of any bridge or the approaches thereto, and grade separation structures connected therewith, together with an estimate under oath of the cost thereof, and file such plans, specifications and estimate in the office of the county clerk of the county. No contract shall be awarded for any such improvement at a price in excess of the estimated cost.

(b) The board of county commissioners shall have power, if they deem it necessary, to employ engineers to assist the county engineer in preparing plans and specifications or superintending the construction of such improvements, and to pay such engineers out of the proceeds of bonds issued on account of the cost thereof. After considering and approving plans and specifications, prepared and filed as aforesaid, the board of county commissioners shall advertise for three consecutive weeks in the official county paper for sealed proposals for the construction of such improvements or works, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor. The board of county commissioners shall require any contractor to whom any such contract is awarded to enter into a written contract, and to secure the performance thereof by a bond signed by a surety company. All bids for the construction of any such improvement or work shall be presented simultaneously to the board of county commissioners and opened forthwith by them, in the presence of the public and all bidders present.
K.S.A. § 75-7237 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 72 / Section 75-7237
75-7237 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

75-7237. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-7236 through 75-7243, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Act" means the Kansas cybersecurity act.

(b) "Breach" or "breach of security" means unauthorized access of data in electronic form containing personal information. Good faith access of personal information by an employee or agent of an executive branch agency does not constitute a breach of security, provided that the information is not used for a purpose unrelated to the business or subject to further unauthorized use.

(c) "CISO" means the executive branch chief information security officer.

(d) "Cybersecurity" means the body of information technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.

(e) "Cybersecurity positions" do not include information technology positions within executive branch agencies.

(f) "Data in electronic form" means any data stored electronically or digitally on any computer system or other database and includes recordable tapes and other mass storage devices.

(g) "Executive branch agency" means any agency in the executive branch of the state of Kansas, including the judicial council but not the elected office agencies, the adjutant general's department, regents' institutions, or the board of regents.

(h) "KISO" means the Kansas information security office.

(i) (1) "Personal information" means:

(A) An individual's first name or first initial and last name, in combination with at least one of the following data elements for that individual:

(i) Social security number;

(ii) driver's license or identification card number, passport number, military identification number or other similar number issued on a government document used to verify identity;

(iii) financial account number or credit or debit card number, in combination with any security code, access code or password that is necessary to permit access to an individual's financial account;

(iv) any information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or physical condition or medical treatment or diagnosis by a healthcare professional; or

(v) an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number and any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual; or

(B) a user name or email address, in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account.

(2) "Personal information" does not include information:

(A) About an individual that has been made publicly available by a federal agency, state agency or municipality; or

(B) that is encrypted, secured or modified by any other method or technology that removes elements that personally identify an individual or that otherwise renders the information unusable.

(j) "State agency" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 75-7201, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 12-1224 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-1224
12-1224 - Same; officers of board; meetings; notice.
Status: in_force

12-1224. Same; officers of board; meetings; notice. The members of a library board shall, immediately after their appointment and annually thereafter, meet and organize by the election of a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The board shall fix the date and place of its regular meetings and special meetings may be called by the chairman or upon written request of a majority of the members. Written notice, stating the time and place of any special meeting and the purpose for which called, shall, unless waived, be given each member of the board at least two (2) days in advance of such meeting, and no business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting.
K.S.A. § 8-2442 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 24 / Section 8-2442
8-2442 - Severability.
Status: in_force

8-2442. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 23-37,208 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 37 / Section 23-37,208
23-37,208 - Jurisdiction declines by reason of conduct.
Status: in_force

23-37,208. Jurisdiction declines by reason of conduct. (UCCJEA 208). (a) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this act because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless:

(1) The parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction;

(2) a court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under K.S.A. 23-37,201 through 23-37,203, and amendments thereto, determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under K.S.A. 23-37,207, and amendments thereto; or

(3) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in K.S.A. 23-37,201 through 23-37,203, and amendments thereto.

(b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a), it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child-custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under K.S.A. 23-37,201 through 23-37,203, and amendments thereto.

(c) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a), it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than this act.