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K.S.A. § 72-532 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-532
72-532 - Authorization to transfer school territory; agreement of boards of education; petition by one board; approval by state board; criteria to be considered; procedure; limitations.
Status: in_force

72-532. Authorization to transfer school territory; agreement of boards of education; petition by one board; approval by state board; criteria to be considered; procedure; limitations. (a) Transfers of territory from one unified district to another unified district shall be made only as follows:

(1) Upon the written agreement of any two boards approved by the state board of education; or

(2) upon order of the state board after petition therefor by one board and a public hearing thereon conducted by the state board of education.

(b) The effective date of any such transfer shall be the date of approval thereof or order therefor issued by the state board of education or the July 1 following.

(c) Notice of the public hearing on such a petition shall be given by publication by the state board of education for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the unified district from which territory is to be transferred, the last publication to be not more than 10 nor less than three days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and shall give a summary description of the territory proposed to be transferred.

(d) Prior to issuing an order, the state board shall consider the following:

(1) City boundaries and the area within three miles surrounding any city with more than one district in the area;

(2) available capacity of districts involved in the territory transfer to serve existing or additional students;

(3) condition and age of buildings and physical plant;

(4) overall costs including renovation of existing buildings versus construction;

(5) cost of bussing;

(6) food service;

(7) administration and teachers;

(8) areas of interest including access and distances for parents to travel to participate in student activities;

(9) matters of commerce, including regular shopping areas, meeting places, community activities and youth activities;

(10) districts that are landlocked with changing demographics that cause declining enrollment; and

(11) effect on students living in the area.

The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit the factors which the state board of education may consider.

(e) Within 90 days after receiving an agreement or, if a public hearing is held, within 90 days after the hearing, the state board of education shall issue its order either approving or disapproving such transfer petition or agreement, or approving the same with such amendments as it deems appropriate.

(f) Whenever a petition for transfer of territory has been denied by the state board of education, no petition for transfer of substantially the same territory shall be received or considered by the state board of education for a period of two years.
K.S.A. § 66-150 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-150
66-150 - Witnesses, process and depositions; penalties for obstruction or refusal to give information; immunity of witnesses; taxation of costs.
Status: in_force

66-150. Witnesses, process and depositions; penalties for obstruction or refusal to give information; immunity of witnesses; taxation of costs. The commission or any member thereof is empowered to issue subpoenas and administer oaths; and any person who may willfully obstruct said commission, or any member thereof, in the performance of the commission's duties shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Each witness who shall appear before the commission, or any member thereof, in answer to a subpoena, shall receive for his or her attendance the same fees and mileage as are provided by law for witnesses attending in the district courts. When the commission is liable for the payment of such fees and mileage, the same shall be paid in the manner other expenses of the commission are paid, upon the presentation of proper vouchers, sworn to by such witness and approved by the chairperson of the commission or by a person or persons designated by the chairperson.

If any witness shall fail or refuse to obey a subpoena, said commission or any member thereof may apply to any district court or judge thereof for an order and an attachment for said witness, directed to any sheriff of the state of Kansas, and which said court or judge may issue, and compel him or her to attend before the commission, or any member thereof, and give his or her testimony and answer any question upon such matters as shall be lawfully required of him or her. If a witness, after being duly summoned and ordered by any such court or judge, shall fail or refuse to attend, or to answer any question propounded to such witness, and which he or she would be required to answer if in a court, such court or judge shall have the power to fine and imprison such witness for contempt. The claim that any such testimony may tend to criminate the person giving it shall not excuse such witness from testifying, but such evidence or testimony shall not be used against such person on the trial of any criminal proceedings, nor shall such person be liable to criminal prosecution for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he or she may so testify. In lieu of compelling the personal attendance of witnesses, the commission may issue proper process and take depositions in the manner depositions are taken in civil cases in district court.

The sheriff executing any process under the provisions of this section, or under any other provisions of this act, shall receive such compensation as may be allowed by the commission, not to exceed fees provided by law for similar service in civil cases. The commission is authorized to tax all costs of hearings to parties or the state, as in its judgment shall be just.
K.S.A. § 4-229 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 4-229
4-229 - 28th judicial district.
Status: in_force

4-229. 28 th judicial district. The counties of Saline and Ottawa shall constitute the 28 th judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. At least two district judge positions shall be in Saline county.
K.S.A. § 50-113 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 1 / Section 50-113
50-113 - Trust certificates; creation of trusts.
Status: in_force

50-113. Trust certificates; creation of trusts. It shall be unlawful for any corporation to issue or to own trust certificates, other than the regularly and lawfully authorized stock thereof, or for any corporation, agent, officer or employees, or the directors or stockholders of any corporation, to enter into any combination, contract or agreement with any person or persons, or with any stockholder or director thereof, the purpose and effect of which combination, contract or agreement shall be to place the management or control of such combination or combinations, or the manufactured product thereof, in the hands of any trustee or trustees, with the intent to limit or fix the price or lessen the production and sale of any article of commerce, use or consumption, or to prevent, restrict or diminish the manufacture or output of any such article.
K.S.A. § 22-3438 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 34 / Section 22-3438
22-3438 - Severability.
Status: in_force

22-3438. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances 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. To this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 68-10,106 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-10,106
68-10,106 - Designation of part of K-96 as the Bonnie Huy memorial highway.
Status: in_force

68-10,106. Designation of part of K-96 as the Bonnie Huy memorial highway. The portion of K-96 highway from the junction with Rock road in Sedgwick county then east to the junction with interstate highway 35 is hereby designated as the Bonnie Huy memorial highway. The secretary of transportation shall place markers along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Bonnie Huy memorial 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. § 76-458 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-458
76-458 - Same; delivery of deed; recordation; use of lands.
Status: in_force

76-458. Same; delivery of deed; recordation; use of lands. After approval of such title and deeds by the attorney general, the deed to the lands exchanged to the state shall be delivered to the board of regents, who shall cause the same to be recorded in the office of register of deeds in Thomas county, Kansas. Upon acquisition of the property by the board, the same shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the state board of regents to be used as a part of the experiment station now located in Thomas county, Kansas.
K.S.A. § 19-26,109 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 26 / Section 19-26,109
19-26,109 - Administration of property, duties of board.
Status: in_force

19-26,109. Administration of property, duties of board. The board shall assume possession and control of any property acquired by it under this act and shall hold and administer such property. In the administration of property, the board shall:

(a) Manage, maintain and protect or temporarily use for a public purpose such property in the manner the board deems appropriate;

(b) compile and maintain a written inventory of all such property. The inventory shall be available for public inspection and distribution at all times;

(c) study, analyze and evaluate potential, present and future uses for such property which would provide for the effective reutilization of such property;

(d) plan for and use the board's best efforts to consummate the sale or other disposition of such property at such times and upon such terms and conditions deemed appropriate;

(e) establish and maintain records and accounts reflecting all transactions, expenditures and revenues relating to the bank's activities, including separate itemizations of all transactions, expenditures and revenues concerning each individual parcel of property acquired; and

(f) thirty days prior to the sale of any property owned by the bank, publish a notice in the official county newspaper announcing such sale.
K.S.A. § 74-4929 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-4929
74-4929 - Requirement to become affiliated when municipal consolidations occur.
Status: in_force

74-4929. Requirement to become affiliated when municipal consolidations occur. When two (2) or more cities, counties, townships, political subdivisions or instrumentalities of any one or several of the aforementioned are consolidated, merged or otherwise combined or separated, whether by operation of law or by act of the governing body or chief officer, and one or more of the governmental entities being consolidated, merged or otherwise combined or separated is a participating employer under the Kansas public employees retirement system, any resulting governmental entity shall assume by operation of this act the continuing retirement obligation toward those employees of the previous entity or entities that are continued on the payroll of any such resulting governmental entity. The governing body or chief officer of any such resulting entity shall forthwith adopt the resolution for affiliation provided for in K.S.A. 74-4910 to provide retirement benefits for any other employees who were not previously members of the system, commencing January 1 of the year immediately following such consolidation, merger, combination or separation, and said date shall be the entry date applicable to said other employees employed on said date.
K.S.A. § 32-1432 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-1432
32-1432 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

32-1432. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 32-1430 through 32-1438, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Agritourism activity" means any activity which allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities, including, but not limited to, farming activities, ranching activities or historic, cultural or natural attractions. An activity may be an agritourism activity whether or not the participant pays to participate in the activity. An activity is not an agritourism activity if the participant is paid to participate in the activity.

(b) "Inherent risks of a registered agritourism activity" means those dangers or conditions which are an integral part of such agritourism activity including, but not limited to, certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions; natural conditions of land, vegetation, and waters; the behavior of wild or domestic animals; and ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming or ranching operations. "Inherent risks of a registered agritourism activity" also includes the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, such as failing to follow instructions given by the registered agritourism operator or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in the registered agritourism activity.

(c) "Participant" means any person who engages in a registered agritourism activity.

(d) "Registered agritourism activity" means any agritourism activity registered with the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-1433, and amendments thereto.

(e) "Registered agritourism location" means a specific parcel of land which is registered with the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-1433, and amendments thereto, and where a registered agritourism operator engages in registered agritourism activities.

(f) "Registered agritourism operator" means any person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities and is registered with the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-1433, and amendments thereto.

(g) "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce.
K.S.A. § 74-5002 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 50 / Section 74-5002
74-5002 - Declaration of necessity and public policy.
Status: in_force

74-5002. Declaration of necessity and public policy. The legislature declares it necessary and to be the public policy of this state to promote, stimulate and encourage development of the general economic welfare and prosperity of the state through the promotion and development of industry, commerce, agriculture, labor and natural resources in this state. Such promotion and development requires that cognizance be taken of the continuing migration of people to the urban areas in search of job opportunities, and the fact that Kansas is making a needed transition to a diversified economy which creates new challenges for its people. Greater diversification and attraction of additional industry, accelerated development of natural resources, expansion of existing industry, creation of new uses for agricultural products, greater emphasis on scientific research, development of new markets for the products of the state and the attainment of a proper balance in the overall economic base are all necessary in order to create additional employment opportunities, increase personal income and promote the general welfare of the people of this state. To attain these goals, and to coordinate the activities of groups, public and private, which are engaged in these efforts, the organization, consolidation, coordination and arrangements herein provided have been established.
K.S.A. § 76-733 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-733
76-733 - Same; investment of funds; administrative expenses; credits to subsidiary accounts.
Status: in_force

76-733. Same; investment of funds; administrative expenses; credits to subsidiary accounts. The person or persons in charge of any organizational safekeeping account may invest the funds thereof which are not immediately needed in United States government bonds, bills or notes, or in certificates of deposit issued by a Kansas bank or trust company. Necessary expenses of administration of an organizational safekeeping account may be paid from interest earnings thereof, and the remainder of such interest shall be credited to the subsidiary accounts at least annually in proportion to the average balances thereof as determined by such persons in charge.
K.S.A. § 75-3080 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 30 / Section 75-3080
75-3080 - Employee use funds; establishment; accounting procedures.
Status: in_force

75-3080. Employee use funds; establishment; accounting procedures. Any state agency may apply to the director of accounts and reports for the establishment of an employee use fund, which shall not be a part of the state treasury. The director shall prescribe the accounting procedures applicable to profits, losses and the handling of employee use fund moneys. Subject to procedures or limitations that the secretary of administration may prescribe, amounts deposited in an employee use fund may be expended for employee activities and benefits approved by the head of the state agency. Moneys in an employee use fund may be maintained in cash or in a financial institution approved by the agency head. Employee use funds shall not be subject to appropriation acts but shall be subject to audit as prescribed by the legislative post audit committee.
K.S.A. § 73-214 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-214
73-214 - Vacancies that do not create forfeiture or vacancy; references in laws construed.
Status: in_force

73-214. Vacancies that do not create forfeiture or vacancy; references in laws construed. The absence of any officer from an office or position caused by military service shall not create a forfeiture of or vacancy in the office or position to which such officer was elected or appointed but shall be construed to create a temporary vacancy. Wherever the terms "forfeiture of office" or "vacancy in office" or other words of like effect are used in any law of this state in relation to an officer such as defined in this act, such terms or words shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall not be construed to apply to any absence of such officer who is absent from an office or position by reason of military service.
K.S.A. § 65-1,215 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1,215
65-1,215 - Renal disease program, exception; support staff; standards; rules and regulations; renal disease fund.
Status: in_force

65-1,215. Renal disease program, exception; support staff; standards; rules and regulations; renal disease fund. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the secretary of health and environment shall establish, to the extent moneys are appropriated therefor or grants or other funds are received therefor, a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases who require lifesaving medications and transportation to treatment for such renal disease. If the secretary of health and environment determines that moneys for this program are inadequate to finance the program based upon estimated costs for the program developed by the department of health and environment, the secretary of health and environment shall not establish the program until the secretary determines that adequate moneys are available to finance the program.

(b) If a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases is established under subsection (a), the secretary of health and environment shall appoint support staff, to the extent moneys are appropriated therefor or grants or other funds are received therefor, as may be necessary to administer the program and shall develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program. In lieu of administering the program, the secretary of health and environment may contract with an external organization for administration of the act.

(c) The secretary of health and environment is hereby given the authority to adopt the necessary rules and regulations to properly administer and enforce the provisions of this act.

(d) There is hereby created in the state treasury the renal disease fund. The secretary of health and environment may accept moneys from any source and such moneys shall be credited to the renal disease fund. All expenditures from the renal disease fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of health and environment or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.

(e) All expenditures for costs of the program established by this act, including costs of administration and all services therefor, shall be made from the renal disease fund.