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KS Stat § 74-9303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9303 Same; creation; governing board, membership; officers elected annually; quorum; vote to take action.

74-9303. Same; creation; governing board, membership; officers elected annually; quorum; vote to take action. (a) There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the information network of Kansas, Inc. INK is hereby constituted as a public instrumentality and the exercise by INK of the authority and powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function.(b) INK shall be governed by a board consisting of nine members as follows:(1) The secretary of state;(2) two members who are chief executive officers of agencies of the executive branch, appointed by the governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor;(3) one member appointed by the governor from a list of three Kansas bar association members submitted by such association. Such member shall serve a three-year term;(4) three members from other user associations of a statewide character appointed by the governor from a list of not less than nine individuals and their respective user associations compiled by the board of INK and submitted to the governor. No two members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall represent the same user association. The terms for such members shall be for a period of three years, except initially, when the terms shall be for one, two and three years, respectively;(5) one member appointed by the governor from a list submitted by the president of the Kansas public libraries association and comprised of three librarians employed by public libraries. Following the initial appointment hereunder, such list shall be comprised of librarians of public libraries which subscribe to INK. Such member shall serve a three-year term; and(6) the executive chief information technology officer.(c) The board shall annually elect one member from the board as chairperson of INK, another as vice-chairperson and another as secretary.(d) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of five members shall be necessary for any action taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 274, § 2; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9304 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9304 Same; duties and responsibilities; state agencies to cooperate and provide services and information; services and information to be provided pursuant to contract; agency may recover actual cost incurred.

74-9304. Same; duties and responsibilities; state agencies to cooperate and provide services and information; services and information to be provided pursuant to contract; agency may recover actual cost incurred. (a) In order to achieve its purpose as provided in this act, INK shall:(1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary of administration, office of information technology services and other state agencies regarding the provision of state data to the citizens and businesses of Kansas;(2) seek advice from the general public, its subscribers, professional associations, academic groups and institutions and individuals with knowledge of and interest in areas of networking, electronic mail, public information access, gateway services, add-on services and electronic filing of information; and(3) develop charges for the services provided to subscribers, which include the actual costs of providing such services.(b) All state agencies shall cooperate with INK in providing such assistance as may be requested for the achievement of its purpose. Agencies may recover actual costs incurred by providing such assistance. Services and information to be provided by any agency shall be specified pursuant to contract between INK and such agency and shall comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 45-215 et seq. and K.S.A. 45-230, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 274, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 126, § 4; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9305 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9305 Same; network manager, duties and compensation; contracts for consulting, research and other services; gifts, grants and donations, acceptance; not subject to state purchasing laws.

74-9305. Same; network manager, duties and compensation; contracts for consulting, research and other services; gifts, grants and donations, acceptance; not subject to state purchasing laws. (a) INK shall hire a network manager, which may be either a person or a company or corporation. INK shall draw criteria and specifications in consultation with the division of information services and communications for such a network manager and its duties. INK may negotiate and enter into an employment agreement with the network manager selected which may provide for such duties, responsibilities and compensation as may be provided for in such agreement.(b) The network manager shall direct and supervise the day-to-day operations and expansion of such gateway and network, including the initial phase of operations necessary to make such gateway operational, and:(1) May employ, supervise and terminate such other employees of INK as designated by INK;(2) shall attend meetings of INK;(3) shall keep a record of all gateway, network and related operations of INK, which records shall be the property of INK, and shall maintain and be a custodian of all financial and operational records, documents and papers filed with INK; and(4) shall yearly update and revise the business plan of INK, in consultation with and under the direction of INK.(c) INK is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts for professional consulting, research and other services.(d) INK may accept gifts, donations and grants.(e) INK shall not be subject to state purchasing laws.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 5; Apr. 12.
KS Stat § 74-9306 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9306 Same; office of information technology services to provide staff and other assistance requested; cost of assistance.

74-9306. Same; office of information technology services to provide staff and other assistance requested; cost of assistance. The office of information technology services shall provide to INK such staff and other assistance as may be requested thereby, and the actual costs of such assistance shall be paid for by INK.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 65, § 24; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9307 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9307 INK; financing of operations; employees.

74-9307. INK; financing of operations; employees. (a) INK shall fund its operations from revenues generated from subscribers, and from money, goods or in-kind services donated from private sources. Initial funding for start-up costs shall be obtained from private donations.(b) The provisions of article 32 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to officers or employees of INK. Subject to policies established by the board of INK, the chairperson of INK or the chairperson's designee shall be authorized to approve all travel and travel expenses of such officers and employees.(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed as placing any officer or employee of INK in the classified service or unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 7; L. 1995, ch. 255, § 11; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 74-9308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9308 Same; moneys, deposit or investment.

74-9308. Same; moneys, deposit or investment. All moneys received by INK from gifts, donations, grants or any other source outside the state treasury may be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the information network of Kansas fund or may be maintained in interest-bearing accounts in Kansas banks or Kansas savings and loan associations until expended or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this act.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 8; Apr. 12.
KS Stat § 74-9309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 93 - Information Network Of Kansas|74-9309 Same; citation of act.

74-9309. Same; citation of act. This act may be cited as and shall be known as the information network of Kansas act.History: L. 1990, ch. 266, § 9; Apr. 12.
KS Stat § 74-9601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9601 Citation of act.

74-9601. Citation of act. K.S.A. 74-9601 to 74-9606 shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas guardianship program act.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 1; Apr. 27.
KS Stat § 74-9602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9602 Intent of legislature and goal of program.

74-9602. Intent of legislature and goal of program. It is the intent of the legislature to provide a means to recruit volunteers to serve as court appointed guardians or conservators, or both, of adults who are found by the court to be in need of this level of protection.The goal of the program is to provide that qualified, caring, willing and trained persons are available throughout the state to serve as court appointed guardians or conservators, or both, for those eligible disabled persons in need of this level of protection and advocacy, and for non-adjudicated persons who elect to have a voluntary conservator and who do not have family members capable of or willing to assume such responsibilities.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 77, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9603 Kansas guardianship program creation; board of directors duties.

74-9603. Kansas guardianship program creation; board of directors duties. (a) There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Kansas guardianship program, a partnership involving the state of Kansas and its citizen volunteers to assist certain adults legally determined to be unable to manage for themselves. The Kansas guardianship program is hereby constituted a public instrumentality and the exercise of the authority and powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function. The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors who shall be residents of this state.(b) The board of directors of the Kansas guardianship program shall:(1) employ staff necessary to administer the programs of the Kansas guardianship program, establish administrative and accounting procedures for the operation of the corporation and enter into contracts as may be necessary under this act;(2) accept and receive grants, gifts or donations from any public or private entity in support of programs developed by the Kansas guardianship program;(3) report on the corporation's activities to the governor, the legislature, the judiciary and the public on or before February 1 of each year;(4) enter into contracts necessary, as the board deems appropriate; and(5) adopt bylaws for the corporation.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 3; Apr. 27.
KS Stat § 74-9604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9604 Board of directors; membership; qualification; terms of office; vacancies; chairperson; meetings; no compensation or financial benefit.

74-9604. Board of directors; membership; qualification; terms of office; vacancies; chairperson; meetings; no compensation or financial benefit. (a) The board of directors of the Kansas guardianship program shall consist of seven members as follows:(1) The chief justice of the supreme court or the chief justice's designee; and(2) six residents of the state appointed by the governor at least one of whom is serving as a volunteer in the Kansas guardianship program.(b) Members appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall have knowledge and interest in issues relating to guardianship and conservatorship and the needs of adults adjudicated disabled.(c) Members of the board of directors appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall serve for terms of four years, except that the members first appointed by the governor and the chief justice of the supreme court shall serve for terms of two years. Upon the expiration of the terms of the members first appointed by the governor, the governor shall appoint three members to serve for terms of two years and three members to serve for terms of four years. Thereafter, the governor shall appoint members to serve for terms of four years. Any vacancy in a member's term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the officer who made the original appointment.(d) The chairperson of the board of directors shall be elected annually by the board from among its members. The board of directors shall meet upon the call of the chairperson.(e) Members of the board of directors shall serve without pay and no financial benefit shall accrue as a result of membership on the board of directors.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 77, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9605 Executive director, powers and duties; employees of Kansas guardianship program, status and participation in Kansas public employees retirement system; state telecommunications facilities and services; travel expenses.

74-9605. Executive director, powers and duties; employees of Kansas guardianship program, status and participation in Kansas public employees retirement system; state telecommunications facilities and services; travel expenses. (a) The board of directors of the Kansas guardianship program shall employ a person to serve as executive director who shall direct and supervise the general management of the corporation. The executive director shall employ persons needed to perform duties of the Kansas guardianship program as directed by the board of directors.(b) Employees of the Kansas guardianship program shall not be considered to be state employees except that such employees may participate in the Kansas public employees retirement system. Employees of the Kansas guardianship program shall not be considered to be state employees, except for the purposes specified in this subsection (b). The executive chief information technology officer shall extend the use of state intercity telecommunications facilities and services under control of the executive chief information technology officer pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4709, and amendments thereto, to the Kansas guardianship program. The Kansas guardianship program shall be considered to be a state agency only for the purposes specified in this subsection.(c) The provisions of article 32 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to officers or employees of the Kansas guardianship program. Subject to policies established by the Kansas guardianship program, the chairperson of the board of directors or the chairperson's designee shall approve all travel and travel expenses of such officers and employees.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 5; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9606 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 96 - Kansas Guardianship Program|74-9606 State appropriations; monthly expenditures report; annual audit.

74-9606. State appropriations; monthly expenditures report; annual audit. (a) All state appropriations to the Kansas guardianship program shall remain in the state treasury until expended by the agency pursuant to the guardianship program act.(b) The executive director of the Kansas guardianship program shall provide a monthly report on the expenditure of all funds to the board of directors. The board of directors shall be responsible for an annual audit of all financial records by an independent certified public accountant.History: L. 1995, ch. 189, § 6; Apr. 27.
KS Stat § 74-9801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 98 - Tribal Gaming Oversight|74-9801 Title of act.

74-9801. Title of act. K.S.A. 74-9801 through 74-9809 shall be known and may be cited as the tribal gaming oversight act.History: L. 1996, ch. 256, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 98 - Tribal Gaming Oversight|74-9802 Definitions.

74-9802. Definitions. As used in the tribal gaming oversight act:(a) "Class III gaming" means all tribal gaming activities defined as class III gaming by the Indian gaming regulatory act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), as in effect on the effective date of this act.(b) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state gaming agency.(c) "Tribal gaming" means any class III gaming conducted pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact. "Tribal gaming" does not include games on video lottery machines, as defined by K.S.A. 74-8702 and amendments thereto, that the Kansas lottery is prohibited from conducting under K.S.A. 74-8704 and amendments thereto.(d) "Tribal gaming commission" means a commission created by a native American tribe in accordance with a tribal-state gaming compact.(e) "Tribal gaming facility" means a facility where tribal gaming is conducted or operated.(f) "Tribal-state gaming compact" means a compact entered into between the state of Kansas and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas or the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska with respect to the tribe's authority to engage in class III gaming on the tribe's reservation property in the state of Kansas.History: L. 1996, ch. 256, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 98 - Tribal Gaming Oversight|74-9803 State gaming agency; administration.

74-9803. State gaming agency; administration. (a) The state gaming agency is hereby transferred from the department of commerce and housing, designated by Executive Order No. 95-177 as the state gaming agency, and is attached to and made a part of the Kansas racing and gaming commission. The budget of the state gaming agency, the number and qualifications of employees of the state gaming agency and expenditures by the state gaming agency for expenses of dispute resolution pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact shall be subject to approval by the Kansas racing and gaming commission. All other management functions of the state gaming agency shall be administered by the executive director. All vouchers for expenditures and all payrolls of the state gaming agency shall be approved by the executive director or a person designated by the executive director.(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed as abolishing or reestablishing the state gaming agency.History: L. 1996, ch. 256, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-9806 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 98 - Tribal Gaming Oversight|74-9806 Law enforcement powers, certain employees; duties of KBI.

74-9806. Law enforcement powers, certain employees; duties of KBI. (a) The director of enforcement and compliance and all enforcement agents are hereby vested with the power and authority of law enforcement officers in the execution of the duties imposed upon the state gaming agency by the provisions of the tribal gaming oversight act and tribal-state gaming compacts and shall have the authority to:(1) Make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and carry firearms while investigating violations of this act and during routine conduct of their duties as determined by the executive director;(2) make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and generally enforce all criminal laws of the state as violations of such laws are encountered by such employees during the routine performance of their duties; and(3) issue notices to appear pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2408, and amendments thereto.(b) No employee of the state gaming agency shall be certified to carry firearms under the provisions of this section without having first successfully completed the firearms training course or courses prescribed for law enforcement officers under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5604a, and amendments thereto. The executive director may adopt rules and regulations prescribing other training required for such employees.(c) It shall be the duty of the Kansas bureau of investigation to conduct, or assist enforcement personnel of the state gaming agency and other law enforcement agencies in conducting, investigations of violations of tribal-state gaming compacts, criminal violations of the laws of this state at tribal gaming facilities, criminal violations of the tribal gaming oversight act and other criminal activities related to tribal gaming. Such duty may be performed independently of or in conjunction with employees of the state gaming agency designated pursuant to this section or tribal gaming commission inspectors. Employees of the state gaming agency shall report immediately any criminal violations of the tribal gaming oversight act and any criminal activities or suspected criminal activities at tribal gaming facilities to the Kansas bureau of investigation. Employees of the Kansas bureau of investigation shall report any violations or suspected violations of the tribal gaming oversight act to the executive director or to employees of the state gaming agency designated pursuant to this section.History: L. 1996, ch. 256, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 178, § 9; May 21.
KS Stat § 74-9807 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 98 - Tribal Gaming Oversight|74-9807 Interagency agreements; costs.

74-9807. Interagency agreements; costs. A tribal gaming commission, the Kansas bureau of investigation or the state gaming agency may enter into agreements with the federal bureau of investigation, the federal internal revenue service, the Kansas attorney general or any state, federal or local agency as necessary to carry out the duties of the tribal gaming commission, the Kansas bureau of investigation or the state gaming agency under a tribal-state gaming compact. Any consideration paid by the state gaming agency or the Kansas bureau of investigation for the purpose of entering into or carrying out any agreement shall be considered an administrative expense of the state gaming agency and shall be assessed in accordance with the applicable tribal-state gaming compact. When such agreements are entered into for responsibilities relating to licensing, as set forth in a tribal-state gaming compact, the tribal gaming commission may provide by rules and regulations for the licensees to pay the costs incurred.History: L. 1996, ch. 12, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 7; July 1.