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K.S.A. § 60-3352 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 33 / Section 60-3352
60-3352 - In camera review; effect on admissibility of documents.
Status: in_force

60-3352. In camera review; effect on admissibility of documents. (a) The privilege set forth in K.S.A. 60-3351, and amendments thereto, shall not apply if, after an in camera review consistent with the code of civil procedure, a court or administrative tribunal of record determines:

(1) The insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document shows evidence of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations and appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with such laws and regulations were not promptly initiated and pursued with reasonable diligence upon discovery of noncompliance; or

(2) to the extent that it is expressly waived by the insurance company that prepared or caused to be prepared the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document; or

(3) the privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose; or

(4) the material is not subject to the privilege.

(b) In a criminal proceeding, after an in camera review, a court may require disclosure of material for which the privilege described in K.S.A. 60-3351, and amendments thereto, is asserted, if the court determines one of the following:

(1) The privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose;

(2) the material is not subject to the privilege; or

(3) the material contains evidence relevant to commission of a criminal offense under chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and all three of the following factors are present:

(A) The commissioner, attorney general, or a county or district attorney, has a compelling need for the information;

(B) the information is not otherwise available; and

(C) the commissioner, attorney general, or a county or district attorney is unable to obtain the substantial equivalent of the information by any other means without incurring unreasonable cost and delay.
K.S.A. § 40-3824 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 38 / Section 40-3824
40-3824 - Renewal of license, application; authorization of commissioner to set and publish fees.
Status: in_force

40-3824. Renewal of license, application; authorization of commissioner to set and publish fees. (a) Each pharmacy benefits manager license shall expire on March 31 of each year and may be renewed annually on the request of the licensee. The application for renewal shall be submitted on a form furnished by the commissioner and accompanied by a renewal fee not to exceed $2,500. The application for renewal shall be in such form and contain such matters as the commissioner prescribes.

(b) If a license renewal fee is not paid by the prescribed date, the amount of the fee, plus a penalty feenot to exceed $2,500 shall be paid. The pharmacy benefits manager's license may be revoked or suspended by the commissioner until the renewal fee and any penalty assessed has been paid.

(c) Any person who performs or is performing any pharmacy benefits management service shall be required to obtain a license as a pharmacy benefits manager from the commissioner not later than January 1, 2023, in order to continue to do business in Kansas.

(d) Not later than December 1 of each year, the commissioner shall set and cause to be published in the Kansas register the fees required pursuant to this section for the next calendar year.
K.S.A. § 17-4614 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4614
17-4614 - Officers; election; agents and employees; removal.
Status: in_force

17-4614. Officers; election; agents and employees; removal. The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of trustees. When a person holding any such office ceases to be a trustee he shall cease to hold such office. The offices of secretary and of treasurer may be held by the same person. The board of trustees may also elect or appoint such other officers, agents, or employees as it deems necessary or advisable and shall prescribe their powers and duties. Any officer may be removed from office and his successor elected in the manner prescribed in the bylaws.
K.S.A. § 75-5506 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 55 / Section 75-5506
75-5506 - Same; conversion of existing salaries, ranges, rates and certain semimonthly compensation systems to hourly and biweekly rates when biweekly payroll periods approved.
Status: in_force

75-5506. Same; conversion of existing salaries, ranges, rates and certain semimonthly compensation systems to hourly and biweekly rates when biweekly payroll periods approved. (a) If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, salaries, salary ranges and wage rates approved by the governor under K.S.A. 75-2935b and the existing schedule of salaries or wage rates and ranges established under K.S.A. 75-2938 for each class, grade or group of positions in the classification plan which are in effect on the approval date shall be converted to hourly and biweekly pay rates for the officers and employees of each state agency for which biweekly payroll periods are established, in accordance with a plan prepared by the director of accounts and reports and approved or modified and approved by the secretary of administration.

(b) If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a which are applicable to officers or employees of the university of Kansas medical center who are under a semimonthly compensation system under K.S.A. 75-4315, such system shall no longer apply to such officers and employees and such officers and employees shall be converted to a biweekly system for pay earned on and after the implementation date, and the pay rates for such officers and employees shall be converted to hourly and biweekly pay rates, in accordance with a plan prepared by the director of accounts and reports and approved or modified and approved by the secretary of administration.

(c) Notwithstanding any existing provision of law to the contrary, if biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a for a state officer or employee whose salary is fixed by statute, such salary shall be converted to hourly and biweekly pay rates in accordance with a plan prepared by the director of accounts and reports and approved or modified and approved by the secretary of administration, subject to the statutory amount of such salary.
K.S.A. § 19-15,122 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-15,122
19-15,122 - General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election.
Status: in_force

19-15,122. General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election. The board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for the purposes enumerated in K.S.A. 19-15,120 and 19-15,121 and the amount so determined shall be included in the resolution and publication hereinafter provided for.

Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the board of county commissioners may issue and sell in the manner provided by the general bond law, bonds of the county in an amount which will not exceed the total amount stated in said resolution and publication and authorized by this act: Provided, That no contract shall be let or bonds issued under this act until a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners stating (a) that they deem it advisable to acquire a site or build district court facilities, (b) the total amount determined necessary to pay for such items or both, (c) that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof, in payment therefor. Such resolution shall be published for three (3) successive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, the board of county commissioners may advertise for proposals for the doing of such work, award contracts therefor in the manner now provided by law, contract for sites or institute eminent domain proceedings therefor, and issue bonds of such county in payment thereof, unless a petition protesting the adoption of such plan signed by at least five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of such county as certified to the county commissioners by the county election commissioner, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the date of the last publication of such resolution. In such event, the board of county commissioners shall submit the question of issuance of the bonds to the voters of such county at an election called and held, in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections upon the question of issuing bonds, under the general bond law, for such purpose or at the next general election.
K.S.A. § 75-5043 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 50 / Section 75-5043
75-5043 - Advisory committee; membership.
Status: in_force

75-5043. Advisory committee; membership. The advisory committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor as follows:

(a) Two shall be rail shippers;

(b) two shall be representatives of railroad management, one shall represent a class I railroad and one shall represent a regional or short line railroad;

(c) two shall represent railroad labor, one shall be an employee of a class I railroad and one shall be an employee of a regional or short line railroad; and

(d) three shall represent the general public. A person appointed to fill a vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term. Each member of the advisory committee shall be appointed for a three-year term.
K.S.A. § 44-127 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-127
44-127 - Crew chief registration; information to state employment service.
Status: in_force

44-127. Crew chief registration; information to state employment service. Any crew chief who brings any migrant worker into the state of Kansas or who is responsible for any migrant worker within the state of Kansas shall register with a local Kansas state employment service office. Upon registering, such crew chief shall furnish to such office a list of names and social security numbers of all migrant workers he serves in his capacity as crew chief and the names of those for whom recruitment is being done.
K.S.A. § 36-505 — KS Code / Chapter 36 / Article 5 / Section 36-505
36-505 - Renewal of licenses; application, form, fee; remedial action; failure to renew, restoration fee.
Status: in_force

36-505. Renewal of licenses; application, form, fee; remedial action; failure to renew, restoration fee. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any license issued under the provisions of this act shall expire on March 31 following the date of issuance, and may be renewed by making application to the secretary on or before the expiration date. Application for renewal of a license shall be made on a form prescribed by the secretary and shall be accompanied by the license fee required for the issuance of an original license. If, for any reason, a licensee fails to renew a license prior to the expiration date, the licensee may obtain a renewal of such license within 30 days following the expiration date by complying with the foregoing provisions of this section and paying a $25 late fee. If the licensee does not renew within the 30-day period, then the license is treated as expired and the licensee must apply for a new license.
K.S.A. § 40-2,121 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,121
40-2,121 - Same; nonrenewal; notice required.
Status: in_force

40-2,121. Same; nonrenewal; notice required. Any insurance company that denies renewal or substitution of similar coverage for the same exposures under any property or casualty insurance policy which is used primarily for business or professional needs shall give at least 60 days' written notice to the named insured at such person's last known address of the insurance company's intention not to renew such policy. The company may satisfy this obligation by causing such notice to be given by a licensed agent.
K.S.A. § 40-4202 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 42 / Section 40-4202
40-4202 - Plan required to enter agreements with providers and members; provider agreement, retention and guarantee of services; membership agreement, terms.
Status: in_force

40-4202. Plan required to enter agreements with providers and members; provider agreement, retention and guarantee of services; membership agreement, terms. (a) A prepaid service plan shall not operate in Kansas without entering into a provider agreement with the provider and a membership agreement with each member in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(b) Each provider agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of both the provider and the prepaid service plan for the duration of the agreement and five years thereafter. Each provider agreement shall contain provisions which include the requirements of K.S.A. 40-4203 through 40-4207 and shall include a guarantee for the provision of services to the member for the duration of the membership agreement regardless of whether the prepaid service plan ceases doing business for any reason.

(c) Each membership agreement shall contain the terms of the agreement, including a list of the benefits to be provided.
K.S.A. § 55-229 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 2 / Section 55-229
55-229 - Substantive rights and remedies saved; presumption cumulative.
Status: in_force

55-229. Substantive rights and remedies saved; presumption cumulative. This act shall not alter or affect substantive rights or remedies under any such mineral leases under the common law or statutes of the state of Kansas. The evidentiary presumption afforded by this act shall be cumulative and in addition to all other substantive rights and remedies in existence under the common law and statutes of this state on the effective date of this act.
K.S.A. § 76-840 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 8 / Section 76-840
76-840 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

76-840. Same; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 76-835 through 76-840, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Adult, cord blood and related stem cells" are stem cells derived from postnatal tissue cells, umbilical cord blood and cord tissue including Wharton's jelly, amniotic fluid and placental tissue.

(b) "Embryonic stem cells" are stem cells derived from early stage human embryos, up to and including the blastocyst stage.

(c) "Facilities" include all equipment used by the midwest stem cell therapy center.

(d) "Fetal tissue cells" are cells harvested from aborted fetal tissue.

(e) "Non-embryonic stem cells" are stem cells such as iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) generated from adult somatic cells or other non-embryonic tissue cells without any embryonic component.
K.S.A. § 58-2254 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-2254
58-2254 - Time for bringing actions to enforce claims and liens filed in register of deed's office; exception.
Status: in_force

58-2254. Time for bringing actions to enforce claims and liens filed in register of deed's office; exception. Except as provided further, whenever any person files in the office of register of deeds any affidavit, caveat or statement of any kind, signed by or on behalf of the claimant only, whether acknowledged or not, purporting to set forth any claim against, interest in or lien upon any real property belonging to another, if not based on a written instrument signed by the party to be charged, such claim, interest or lien shall, after expiration of 30 days from date of filing the same, no longer constitute any claim against, interest in or lien upon such real property, unless, within such time, the claimant shall begin an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such claim. This section shall not apply to such affidavit, caveat or statement which is a notice of nonpayment of dues or assessment filed by a residential subdivision homeowners' association pursuant to a previously recorded homeowners' association declaration that authorizes the filing of such notice and states a time limitation within which an action must be brought to foreclose the lien of the unpaid dues or assessment referenced in the notice.
K.S.A. § 75-5517 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 55 / Section 75-5517
75-5517 - Compensation for accumulated sick leave upon retirement from state service; limitations; employee retirement contributions deducted.
Status: in_force

75-5517. Compensation for accumulated sick leave upon retirement from state service; limitations; employee retirement contributions deducted. (a) Each person retiring from the classified or unclassified service of the state of Kansas who has accumulated one hundred (100) days or more of sick leave shall receive at the time of retirement, compensation for their accumulated sick leave as follows:

(1) Compensation for not more than thirty (30) days, if such person has completed eight or more years of such service and has accumulated at least one hundred (100) but less than one hundred twenty-five (125) days of sick leave;

(2) compensation for not more than forty-five (45) days, if such person has completed fifteen (15) or more years of such service and has accumulated at least one hundred twenty-five (125) but less than one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave; and

(3) compensation for not more than sixty (60) days, if such person has completed twenty-five (25) or more years of such service and has accumulated one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave or more.

(b) Retirement employee contributions shall be deducted from all compensation for accumulated sick leave paid to each person who retires and benefit calculations for such person shall include all such compensation.
K.S.A. § 75-4381 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 43 / Section 75-4381
75-4381 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

75-4381. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-4380 through 75-4383, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Applicant" means any individual seeking gainful employment from a state employer;

(b) "baseline requirement" means the minimum skills, prior training or prior experience necessary to perform the primary duties of a position;

(c) "postsecondary degree" means an associate's, bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution;

(d) "direct experience" means any verifiable, previous work experience during which:

(1) The applicant's primary duties were consistent with the primary duties of the position currently sought; or

(2) the skills necessary to perform the applicant's primary duties are transferable to the position currently sought;

(e) "hiring consideration" means:

(1) A decision to move an applicant on to a subsequent round in the hiring process;

(2) a decision to include the applicant on a list of applicants for consideration by another member of the employer's team;

(3) a decision to offer an applicant an interview for a position;

(4) a decision to promote, retain, increase compensation or provide some other benefit to an employee of the state employer;

(5) an interview conducted in good faith between the state employer and the applicant; or

(6) a decision to make a final offer of employment; and

(f) "state employer" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, society or any agency, division or unit within any state office, department, board, commission or other state authority. "State employer" does not include any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or society in the legislative or judicial branches of government.
K.S.A. § 39-721 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-721
39-721 - Severability clause.
Status: in_force

39-721. Severability clause. If any section or part of a section of this act shall be held unconstitutional by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have passed this act without such invalid section or part of a section and the remaining provisions shall be given full force and effect, as if the part held unconstitutional had not been included herein.
K.S.A. § 5-203 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 5-203
5-203 - Time and place of arbitration.
Status: in_force

5-203. Time and place of arbitration. Said arbitration bonds shall specify some certain time and place at which said arbitration shall be held, allowing said arbitrators or umpire liberty to adjourn from time to time until an award or umpirage be made; some certain time being specified in said bonds at which said award or umpirage be made up.
K.S.A. § 75-3516 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 35 / Section 75-3516
75-3516 - Real estate transactions; custody of records; inventory records of real property.
Status: in_force

75-3516. Real estate transactions; custody of records; inventory records of real property. (a) Each state agency shall have the legal custody of all deeds to real estate held or acquired by such state agency for and in the name of the state of Kansas, together with the abstracts of title thereto and the title insurance policies therefor, and of all other original instruments relating to real estate transactions of such state agency. Each state agency shall keep, preserve and file all such deeds, abstracts of title, title insurance policies and other instruments, and all such instruments in the custody of the secretary of state on the effective date of this act shall be and are hereby transferred to the custody of the respective state agencies.

(b) Each state agency shall record or cause to be recorded all deeds to real estate acquired by the state agency with the register of deeds of the county where the real estate is located and any other instruments relating to the agency's real estate transactions provided by law to be recorded.

(c) The director of accounts and reports shall maintain inventory records of the real property owned by the state, which records shall reflect all real property held and every real estate transaction engaged in by each state agency except the secretary of transportation. Such inventory records shall include, but not be limited to, the acreage, the location by city and county, a brief legal description and the use and purpose of each lot, tract or parcel of land held by a state agency.

(d) (1) The secretary of transportation shall deliver to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives on or before January 30, 2002, and January 30 th of each year thereafter, a written report concerning the department of transportation's system of inventory of records pertaining to all real property owned by the department of transportation and all real estate transactions engaged in by the department of transportation. Each report shall describe the current status of the inventory system and the steps taken during the past year to improve such inventory system and comply with the requirements of this section. The secretary of transportation shall notify each member of the legislature of the availability of copies of the report.

(2) On or before January 30, 2002, and January 30 th of each year thereafter, the secretary of transportation shall make a presentation to the joint committee on state building construction on the report described in paragraph (1).
K.S.A. § 25-4714 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 47 / Section 25-4714
25-4714 - Remedies.
Status: in_force

25-4714. Remedies. (a) Upon the finding of a violation, the secretary of state shall provide an appropriate remedy to resolve the grievance. The remedy may include:

(1) An order to any respondent commanding the respondent to take specified action, or prohibiting the respondent from taking specified action;

(2) An order directing the respondent or any of respondent's employees or agents to obtain additional training or education to prevent future violations;

(3) Any other remedy as deemed appropriate by the secretary of state to prevent or remedy the violation or future violations.

(b) The secretary of state may order either party to pay the costs of the hearing, based upon a finding by the secretary of state that such party's actions were egregious, frivolous, harassing, or were for an improper purpose.