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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-139 Title to gift shotgun accepted for Kansas transferred to former governor.

75-139.
Title to gift shotgun accepted for Kansas transferred to former governor.
The title to the personalized shotgun that was presented by O. P. Mossberg and Sons, a gun manufacturer, to Governor Joan Finney to use at the Governor's One Shot Turkey Hunt in 1992 and that was accepted on behalf of Kansas by Governor Joan Finney, is hereby transferred and conveyed to former governor Joan Finney on the effective date of this act.
History:
L. 1998, ch. 50, § 1; April 9.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-140 Conveyance of real property in Cloud county.

75-140.
Conveyance of real property in Cloud county.
(a) The governor, for and on behalf of the state of Kansas, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey to C.A.R.E.S., Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, by quitclaim deed without consideration, all rights, title and interest of the state of Kansas in the following described real property with improvements thereon and easements, in Cloud county, Kansas: Lots Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), and Thirteen (13), in Block One Hundred Twelve (112); All in the City of Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, according to the recorded Plat thereof.
(b) Conveyance of such rights, title and interest in such real estate, improvements thereon and easements, shall be executed in the name of the state of Kansas by the governor. No conveyance of real estate, improvements thereon and easements, authorized by this section shall be made by the state of Kansas until the deeds and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by the attorney general.
History:
L. 1998, ch. 28, § 1; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-141 Commission on disability concerns, transferred to the office of governor; appointment of executive director.

75-141. Commission on disability concerns, transferred to the office of governor; appointment of executive director.
The commission on disability concerns is hereby transferred from the department of commerce to the office of governor and shall be a part thereof. The commission shall be advisory to the governor. The governor shall appoint an executive director of the commission. The office of governor shall provide office space and such clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the commission.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-142 Same; all functions, powers and duties transferred.

75-142. Same; all functions, powers and duties transferred.
Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, all powers, duties, and functions of the commission on disability concerns under K.S.A. 74-6701 et seq., and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to and imposed upon the commission.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-143 Same; every act of commission same force and effect; all rules, orders and directives contained.

75-143. Same; every act of commission same force and effect; all rules, orders and directives contained.
(a) The commission shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties, and functions of the commission in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, and that are transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 75-142, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties, and functions by or under the authority of the commission shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the commission in which such powers, duties, and functions were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto.
(b) Whenever the commission or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties, or functions transferred to the office of governor, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the commission attached to the office of governor.
(c) All rules and regulations, orders, and directives of the commission which relate to the functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, and which are in effect on the effective date of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders, and directives of the commission until revised, amended, revoked, or nullified pursuant to law.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-144 Same; funds, accounts and liability for compensation and salaries of officers and employees transferred.

75-144. Same; funds, accounts and liability for compensation and salaries of officers and employees transferred.
(a) The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the commission relating to the powers, duties, and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred within the state treasury to the office of governor and shall be used only for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made.
(b) Liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who are transferred to the commission under K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, shall be assumed and paid by the commission attached to the office of governor.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-145 Commission succeeds to all property, records and unexpended balances; governor resolves conflicts.

75-145. Commission succeeds to all property, records and unexpended balances; governor resolves conflicts.
(a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty, or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition or transfer made by or under the authority of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, whose decision shall be final.
(b) The commission attached to the office of governor shall succeed to all property, property rights, and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of powers, duties, and functions transferred to the commission attached to the office of governor. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property, personnel, or records arising under K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 5; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-146 Same; legal proceedings not affected by transfer.

75-146. Same; legal proceedings not affected by transfer.
(a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, or by or against any officer of the state in such officer's official duties, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization effected under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto. The court may allow any such suit, action, or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of any such state agency or any officer affected.
(b) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 6; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 1 - Governor › 75-147 Same; transfer of officers and employees, classified status of employees not changed.

75-147. Same; transfer of officers and employees, classified status of employees not changed.
(a) All officers and employees of the commission who, immediately prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, as well as all officers and employees of the commission who are determined by the executive director of the commission attached to the office of governor to be engaged in providing administrative, technical, or other support services that are essential to the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to the commission attached to the office of governor. All classified employees so transferred shall retain their status as classified employees.
(b) Officers and employees of the commission transferred by K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, shall retain all retirement benefits and leave balances and rights which had accrued or vested prior to the date of transfer. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. Any subsequent transfers, layoffs, or abolition of classified service positions under the Kansas civil service act shall be made in accordance with the civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Nothing in K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, shall affect the classified status of any transferred person employed by the commission prior to the date of transfer.
History:
Executive Reorganization Order No. 35, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 131, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 2 - Great Seal › 75-201 Great seal of the state of Kansas.

75-201.
Great seal of the state of Kansas.
The great seal of the state of Kansas, procured by the secretary of state, as required by the joint resolution approved May twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one (which resolution was published as chapter seventy-eight [*], Laws of eighteen hundred sixty-one), shall be and remain the great seal of this state. Such seal is described in said joint resolution as follows: The east is represented by a rising sun, in the right-hand corner of the seal; to the left of it, commerce is represented by a river and a steamboat; in the foreground, agriculture is represented as the basis of the future prosperity of the state, by a settler's cabin and a man plowing with a pair of horses; beyond this is a train of ox-wagons, going west; in the background is seen a herd of buffalo, retreating, pursued by two Indians, on horseback; around the top is the motto, "Ad astra per aspera," and beneath a cluster of thirty-four stars. The circle is surrounded by the words, "Great seal of the state of Kansas. January 29, 1861."
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 15; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-201.
* Repealed, L. 1879, ch. 166, § 133.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 2 - Great Seal › 75-202 Record of seal.

75-202.
Record of seal.
The description in writing of the great seal of the state, deposited and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, shall be and remain a public record.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 16; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-202.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 2 - Great Seal › 75-203 Custody and use of seal.

75-203.
Custody and use of seal.
The great seal of the state shall be kept in the executive office, and shall be used only in attestation of the proclamations, commissions and executive warrants issued by the governor, and of all obligations of the state issued in pursuance of law, and of such acts of authentication as may be required under the laws of the United States, and under the rules of comity between states.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 17; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-203.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 3 - Lieutenant Governor › 75-301 Oath and duties.

75-301.
Oath and duties.
The lieutenant governor shall before he or she enters upon the duties of office take and subscribe the proper oath of office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The lieutenant governor shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the constitution, and such as may be required of him or her by law.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 18; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-301.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 3 - Lieutenant Governor › 75-303 Duties; service as secretary or head of state department upon appointment by governor.

75-303.
Duties; service as secretary or head of state department upon appointment by governor.
If the governor determines that in the best interest of the state the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor should include serving as a secretary of a state department or as a department head, the governor may appoint the lieutenant governor to such position if the position is required by law to be appointed by the governor. A lieutenant governor appointed to a position in accordance with this section shall be subject to all qualifications established by law for a person holding such position.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 355, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-401 Oath; filing.

75-401.
Oath; filing.
The secretary of state shall before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties take and subscribe to the proper oath of office which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 20; R.S. 1923, 75-401; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 42; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 12; January 13, 1975.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-402 Custody of books and papers; records.

75-402.
Custody of books and papers; records.
The secretary of state shall have the custody of all books, records, maps, papers and other articles and effects belonging to the state, which from time to time are required to be deposited and kept in his or her office; and the secretary of state shall make such provisions for their arrangement and preservation as may be necessary. All official bonds, and other valuable papers of the state, shall be recorded in books kept for that purpose, and the originals be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall receipt for them and be responsible for their safekeeping.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 21; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-402.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-403 Proclamations and commissions; official bonds; applicant for appointment as notary public; time limit for completion and return of bond.

75-403.
Proclamations and commissions; official bonds; applicant for appointment as notary public; time limit for completion and return of bond.
The secretary of state shall countersign all proclamations and commissions issued by the governor, and shall keep a registry of all commissions issued by the governor, specifying the person to whom issued, the office conferred, with the date and tenure of the commission. Every such commission must be transmitted by the secretary of state to the person so commissioned, together with such blank oath and other papers as are required by law to be filed by such appointee in the office of secretary of state: Provided, That where an official bond is required of any such appointee other than a state officer or employee, the secretary shall first notify him or her of his or her appointment, and shall forward him or her a blank bond to be filed, and such commission shall not be transmitted until such bond is returned and found sufficient; and the appointment and commission shall not in any such case be deemed or held to confer any office or right until the required bond is given and filed as provided by law. After transmitting notification of appointment and forwarding a blank bond to an applicant for appointment as a notary public, if the completed bond is not returned within ninety (90) days from the date of such transmittal, the secretary of state shall destroy said applicant's application papers.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 22; R.S. 1923, 75-403; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 43; L. 1968, ch. 257, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-404 Custodian of enrolled bills and resolutions; appropriation laws.

75-404.
Custodian of enrolled bills and resolutions; appropriation laws.
The secretary of state shall be the custodian and charged with the safekeeping of all enrolled bills and resolutions, and he or she shall not permit the same to be taken out of his or her office unless by order of the governor, or by resolution of one or both houses of the legislature, or as may be rendered necessary by the next section; and if the secretary of state does permit the same to be taken out of his or her office except as hereinbefore provided, the secretary of state shall be deemed guilty of an impeachable offense. The secretary of state shall deposit in the office of the treasurer an authenticated copy of every law authorizing the payment of money out of the state treasury, immediately after the passage of the same.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 23; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-404.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-406 Deposit of acts of congress and acts and reports of state in state library.

75-406.
Deposit of acts of congress and acts and reports of state in state library.
He or she shall cause the acts of the congress of the United States, and the acts and reports of the several states, which may be received at his or her office, to be deposited in the state library.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 25; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-406.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-407 Official seal.

75-407.
Official seal.
The secretary of state shall procure and keep an official seal, having such appropriate design as the secretary of state shall designate, to be surrounded by the words, "secretary of state—state of Kansas." Such seal shall be used to authenticate all official certificates to copies of all papers, writings or documents legally deposited in the office of such secretary, and all certificates of election, and every other certificate the secretary is by law required to make.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 27; R.S. 1923, 75-407; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 45; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-408 Records and documents not to be removed from office except for reproduction purposes.

75-408.
Records and documents not to be removed from office except for reproduction purposes.
Papers, records and documents in the office of the secretary of state shall not be permitted to be taken from such office, or from the secretary of state's possession or that of his or her clerks, except where reproduction of any such papers, records or documents cannot be made within the secretary of state's office. The secretary of state shall establish procedures for the removal of any such papers, records and documents from the secretary of state's office for the purpose of reproducing the same. Certified copies shall be given in all cases when required.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 28; R.S. 1923, 75-408; L. 1975, ch. 430, § 1; April 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-409 Certified copies under seal; evidentiary effect; fees, approval.

75-409.
Certified copies under seal; evidentiary effect; fees, approval.
(a) The secretary of state, when required by any person to make out a certified copy of any law, resolution, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in or prepared by the secretary of state's office, shall attach an official certification thereto under the secretary of state's official seal. Such copy, thus certified, shall be received in evidence in the same manner and with like effect as the original. The secretary of state shall charge a fee per page in an amount fixed by the secretary of state and approved by the director of accounts and reports under K.S.A. 45-204 for each such copy so made and certified, and unless otherwise specifically provided by law, for photocopies of any document or instrument on file in or prepared by the secretary of state's office which are not certified, the secretary of state shall charge a fee per page in an amount fixed by the secretary of state and approved by the director of accounts and reports under K.S.A. 45-204 for each such copy.
(b) Where any such copy must be made outside the secretary of state's office, in addition to the certification fee, the secretary of state shall charge the requesting party the actual costs of reproducing and transmitting such copy in an amount fixed by the secretary of state and approved by the director of accounts and reports under K.S.A. 45-204.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 29; R.S. 1923, 75-409; L. 1972, ch. 54, § 23; L. 1973, ch. 334, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 430, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 347, § 18; L. 1983, ch. 272, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-410 Custody and distribution of printed laws, returns of elections, charters and other documents.

75-410.
Custody and distribution of printed laws, returns of elections, charters and other documents.
The secretary of state shall have the sole custody and distribution of the printed laws of the state. The secretary of state shall have the custody of the returns of all elections made to his or her office, and of all charters of private corporations, and such other papers and documents as are or may be required by law to be filed or recorded in the office.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 30; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-410.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-411 Reports to governor or legislature; access to office by governor or committee.

75-411.
Reports to governor or legislature; access to office by governor or committee.
He or she shall make report and give information to the governor, or either branch of the legislature, respecting all matters referred to him or her by the governor, or either house of the legislature, when required; and the governor, or a committee of either or both houses of the legislature, shall have free access to his or her office for the inspection and examination of all books, papers, records and proceedings.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 31; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-411.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-412 Assistant secretary of state; deputy assistants; legal counsel; oaths; duties; appointment of other personnel.

75-412.
Assistant secretary of state; deputy assistants; legal counsel; oaths; duties; appointment of other personnel.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint an assistant secretary of state and five deputy assistant secretaries of state, one of whom shall be an attorney at law and who shall serve as legal counsel for the secretary of state. The assistant and each deputy assistant shall take the oath of office required of public officers. In the absence of the secretary of state, such assistant and deputy assistants shall have charge of the office, and each may perform the duties devolved by law upon such secretary, except as otherwise provided; but in every case they shall act in the name of their principal, and sign and attest all papers and certificates in the name of their principal, by themselves as assistant secretary or deputy assistant secretary. The secretary of state may appoint other unclassified employees as may be necessary to discharge the duties of office and as are authorized by law.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 32; R.S. 1923, 75-412; L. 1955, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 435, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 395, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 263, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-413 Employees.

75-413.
Employees.
The secretary of state may appoint such other assistants and clerks as may be authorized by law; but the secretary of state shall be responsible for the proper discharge of the duties of all assistants and clerks, and they shall hold their offices at the will and pleasure of the secretary and shall do and perform such general duties as the secretary may require.
History:
R.S. 1923, 75-413; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 44; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-414 Performance of duties imposed by law.

75-414.
Performance of duties imposed by law.
The secretary of state shall perform such other duties as are or may be imposed upon him or her by law.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 35; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-414.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-417 Actions against state as judgment lien holder or as claimant of real property; venue; service of summons upon attorney general.

75-417.
Actions against state as judgment lien holder or as claimant of real property; venue; service of summons upon attorney general.
In any case in which the state is a judgment lien holder upon real property, or in any case involving real property on which the state claims a lien or any interest therein, an action may be brought in the district court in which the real property is situated against the state the same as against a private person: Provided, however, That the petition shall state the nature of the lien or interest claimed by the state. Upon the filing of such action in such court a summons shall issue out of such court directed to the sheriff of Shawnee county, Kansas, for service, and service thereof shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons and petition to the attorney general or an assistant attorney general.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 271, § 1; L. 1938, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 459, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-419 Flags and banners; purchase and sale of official.

75-419.
Flags and banners; purchase and sale of official.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to purchase official flags and official banners of the state of Kansas, and to purchase other Kansas state flags not official in size, provided the dimensions of such other flags are proportionate to the dimensions of the official state flag of Kansas. All such flags and banners shall be purchased on bids by the secretary of state by and through the state business manager or his or her successor in office in such quantity, quality and size as the secretary of state may deem necessary. The secretary of state shall sell such flags and banners and the selling price of each such flag and banner shall be as near to its cost as is practicable plus the cost of distribution, if any.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 396, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-420 Same; fund; disposition.

75-420.
Same; fund; disposition.
All moneys collected from the sale of such flags and banners shall be remitted by the secretary of state to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of a special fund designated as "the state flag and banner fund," which fund is hereby created. Such moneys shall be used to carry out the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 396, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 356; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-430a Same; publication of notice of negotiations for certain contracts, sales of property and mineral production and other leases.

75-430a.
Same; publication of notice of negotiations for certain contracts, sales of property and mineral production and other leases.
(a) Any state agency in the executive branch of state government authorized by law to negotiate for contracts for ancillary technical services relating to construction or remodeling projects, or architectural, engineering, actuarial, auditing or accounting services, other than as an expert witness for the purposes of litigation, shall publish a notice of the commencement of such negotiations in the Kansas register at least 15 days prior to the commencement of such negotiations. The director of purchases may require a state agency to publish such a notice for any other contract that will be negotiated.
This subsection shall not apply to the acquisition of legal services by any state agency in the executive branch, to emergency purchases or services reported in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3739 and amendments thereto or to the acquisition of any services by any state agency in the legislative or judicial branches of state government.
This subsection shall not apply to sales of property obtained pursuant to the federal property and administrative services act.
(b) Any state agency authorized to negotiate the sale of any personal property of the state or a state agency, other than to another state agency, shall publish a notice of the commencement of such negotiations in the Kansas register at least 15 days prior to the commencement of such negotiations.
(c) Any state agency authorized by law to enter into leases on real property of the state or a state agency for the production of oil, natural gas, sand, gravel or any other mineral, or combination thereof, by competitive bids or other procedures as authorized by law, shall publish a notice of intention to enter into a lease for such mineral production in the Kansas register at least 30 days prior to the bid opening or the commencement of such other procedure as authorized by law.
(d) Any state agency authorized by law to lease or sell any real property of the state or any state agency or any interest in such real property, other than to another state agency or a political subdivision, shall publish a notice of intention to lease or sell state real property at least 30 days prior to commencement of bidding or other procedure authorized by law.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 346, § 8; L. 1983, ch. 274, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-431 Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies.

75-431.
Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies.
(a) Each agency shall designate at least one individual to act as a liaison through whom all required documents may be submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the register.
(b) Each agency or other entity shall submit materials for publication in the Kansas register to the office of the secretary of state in an electronic format. A copy of each document submitted for publication shall be maintained in original form by the secretary of state for six months after publication in the register. Upon otherwise complying with the provisions of this section, the secretary of state may destroy the original copies of all information submitted for publication.
(c) Administrative rules and regulations required to be filed in the office of the secretary of state and published in the Kansas register shall be filed under the provisions of article 4 of chapter 77 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. If there is a conflict, the official text of a rule and regulation is the text on file with the secretary of state and not the text published in the register or on file with the issuing agency.
(d) The secretary of state is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to the effective administration of this act. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, the format and method of delivery of documents required to be published by this act. The secretary of state may refuse to accept for filing and publication any document that does not substantially conform to the promulgated rules and regulations.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 324, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 25; L. 1997, ch. 27, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-433 Secretary of state to fix publication fees charged to state agencies and subscription fees charged to subscribers for the Kansas register; moneys credited to state register's fee fund; expenditures from fund.

75-433. Secretary of state to fix publication fees charged to state agencies and subscription fees charged to subscribers for the Kansas register; moneys credited to state register's fee fund; expenditures from fund.
(a) The secretary of state may fix, charge and collect publication fees from state agencies for the publication of documents and information required or authorized by law to be published in the Kansas register.
(b) The secretary of state may sell annual subscriptions to the Kansas register and may fix, charge and collect subscription fees from subscribers.
(c) Fees established under this section shall be fixed in amounts adequate to recover the costs of producing and distributing the Kansas register.
(d) The secretary of state shall remit all moneys received by the secretary under this act to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state register fee fund. All expenditures from such 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 or a person or persons designated by the secretary.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 324, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 357; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 49; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-434 Same; official state paper construed to mean Kansas register.

75-434.
Same; official state paper construed to mean Kansas register.
Whenever "official state paper" or "official state newspaper," or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Kansas register.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 324, § 5; January 1, 1982.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-435 Annual review of fees charged; recommendations to senate ways and means and house appropriations committees.

75-435.
Annual review of fees charged; recommendations to senate ways and means and house appropriations committees.
The secretary of state shall review annually all fees which are collected by the secretary of state and which are fixed by statute to determine whether such fees are sufficient to cover the costs of the services and materials for which such fees are imposed. During the first week of each regular session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall submit any recommendations for changes in such fees to the chairpersons of the committee on ways and means of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 363, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 196, § 12; February 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-436 Sale of session laws, Kansas Statutes Annotated, senate and house journals and Kansas administrative regulations; postage and delivery fees, disposition.

75-436. Sale of session laws, Kansas Statutes Annotated, senate and house journals and Kansas administrative regulations; postage and delivery fees, disposition.
(a) The secretary of state shall fix, charge and collect fees to recover the costs of delivery, including postage and handling, which are incurred in connection with the sale of volumes of the session laws, volumes and sets of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, including the cumulative supplements thereto, volumes of the permanent journals of the senate and house of representatives and volumes and sets of the Kansas administrative regulations, including the annual supplements thereto.
(b) The secretary of state shall remit all moneys received from fees and charges under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the information and services fee fund of the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 363, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 339, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 358; L. 2006, ch. 15, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 50; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-437 Sale of computerized information; fees.

75-437.
Sale of computerized information; fees.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to fix, charge and collect fees to recover the costs of providing print-outs of computerized information maintained by the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 363, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-438 Information and services fees; fund.

75-438.
Information and services fees; fund.
(a) There is hereby created the information and services fee fund in the state treasury. The secretary of state shall charge and collect an information and services fee. The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations fixing the fees to be charged and collected under this section. If fees or charges for such information-related duties and services otherwise are authorized by law, the information and service fees may be charged in addition to the existing information-related or service fee or charge. The secretary of state shall remit all moneys received from fees and charges under this section, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the information and services fee fund.
(b) All expenditures from the information and services fee fund shall be in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of state or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.
(c) On the effective date of this act, the information and copy service fee fund is hereby redesignated as the information and services fee fund. On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the information and copy service fee fund to the information and services fee fund. On the effective date of this act, all liabilities of the information and copy service fee fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the information and services fee fund and the information and copy service fee fund is hereby abolished.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 363, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 359; L. 2002, ch. 182, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 143, § 1; May 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-439 Prepaid services fund; deposits; transfers to other funds; refunds.

75-439.
Prepaid services fund; deposits; transfers to other funds; refunds.
There is hereby created in the state treasury the prepaid services fund. All payments made to the secretary of state as deposits by qualifying individuals and firms who transact business with the office of secretary of state shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the prepaid services fund. The secretary of state shall cause amounts to be transferred not less than monthly from the prepaid services fund to the appropriate state fund at the time services are performed by the agency. Refunds of deposits for services not performed shall be made from the prepaid services fund.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 363, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-440 Secretary of state authorized to administer oaths.

75-440.
Secretary of state authorized to administer oaths.
The secretary of state may administer oaths in all matters.
History:
L. 1879, ch. 166, § 126; R.S. 1923, 75-3003; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 25; January 13, 1975.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-441 Cemetery and funeral audit fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.

75-441.
Cemetery and funeral audit fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.
(a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the cemetery and funeral audit fee fund.
(b) The secretary of state shall remit all fees received by the secretary of state for auditing any person, association, partnership, firm or corporation pursuant to K.S.A. 16-310 and 16-325 and K.S.A. 17-1312a, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the cemetery and funeral audit fee fund.
(c) All expenditures from the cemetery and funeral audit fee 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 state or a person or persons designated by the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 94, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 360; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-442 Audits of prearranged funeral agreements and cemetery corporations, payment of expenses; fixed and charged by secretary of state.

75-442.
Audits of prearranged funeral agreements and cemetery corporations, payment of expenses; fixed and charged by secretary of state.
Whenever the secretary of state audits any person, association, partnership, firm or corporation pursuant to K.S.A. 16-310 or 16-325 or K.S.A. 17-1312a, and amendments thereto, such person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall pay the expenses thereof, which shall be assessed against it by the secretary of state on a per diem basis for days or parts thereof related to a field audit in an amount not to exceed $100 per diem.
The secretary of state shall determine the expenses of any audit and submit a bill to the person, association, partnership, firm or corporation audited. The bill shall constitute notice of such assessment and demand of payment thereof.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 94, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-443 Business reports and documents, electronic filing; rules and regulations.

75-443.
Business reports and documents, electronic filing; rules and regulations.
The secretary of state, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of labor may adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of authorizing the electronic filing of reports, certificates or other documents which businesses may be required by law to file with such agencies pursuant to chapters 17, 44, 56 and 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 10, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 115; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-444 Technology communication fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.

75-444.
Technology communication fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.
(a) The secretary of state shall charge a technology communication fee, established by rules and regulations but not exceeding $5, in addition to any filing fees to cover the cost of technology systems that will support services provided pursuant to the uniform electronic transactions act and amendments thereto.
(b) There is hereby created in the state treasury the technology communication fee fund.
(c) The secretary of state shall remit to the state treasurer at least monthly all technology communication fees received by the secretary of state. Upon receipt of any such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the amount in the state treasury to the credit of the technology communication fee fund.
(d) All expenditures from the technology communication fee 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 state or a person or persons designated by the secretary of state.
History:
L. 2002, ch. 145, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-445 Franchise fee recovery fund.

75-445.
Franchise fee recovery fund.
During each month of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the secretary of state shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amount equal to the product of $1 multiplied by the number of annual reports received by the secretary of state during the preceding month from professional corporations, domestic or foreign corporations, corporations organized not for profit, domestic or foreign limited liability companies, domestic or foreign limited partnerships or any other entities pursuant to statute, which include the receipt of an annual franchise tax or privilege fee. Upon receipt of each such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer an amount equal to the amount certified from the state general fund to the franchise fee recovery fund of the secretary of state, which is hereby created.
History:
L. 2003, ch. 143, § 2; May 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 4 - Secretary Of State › 75-446 Business entity information report fees, remittance.

75-446. Business entity information report fees, remittance.
The secretary of state shall remit all moneys received from business entity information report fees, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
History:
L. 2004, ch. 171, § 37; L. 2005, ch. 157, § 29; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 51; January 1, 2023.