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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 25 - TESTIMONIAL EVENTS AND OTHER POLITICAL EVENTS › Section 19-25-2 - Other political events

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(a) Purchase of tickets, goods or services. The purchase of
				tickets, goods or services at political events or fund raisers which do not
				constitute testimonial events constitute contributions when the price
				substantially exceeds the value of the goods or services received, provided
				however, that a bulk purchase of tickets, goods or services constitutes a
				contribution. A bulk purchase is made whenever a person purchases tickets in
				excess of that reasonably necessary for the person's personal use and that of
				his or her immediate family. The value to be attributed to a contribution which
				occurs when the price paid substantially exceeds the value of the goods or
				services is the difference between the price and the fair market value of the
				goods or services. A treasurer may, if the treasurer so desires, consider the
				price the value of the contribution. The value attributed to a contribution
				when a bulk purchase is made is the full value of the bulk purchase.
(b) Donation of goods. The value of goods donated to political
				events and fund raisers which do not constitute testimonial events are treated
				in the same manner as donations to testimonial events. (See K.A.R. 19-25-1(c).)
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 26 - RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKING EXPENDITURES › Section 19-26-1 - Treasurer's duty

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All contributions or other receipts received and all
				expenditures or other disbursements made by or on behalf of a candidate or
				committee shall be received or made by or through the treasurer. For a
				contribution or other receipt to be received or an expenditure or other
				disbursement to be made by or through a treasurer, it must be received or made
				by a person who is the agent of the treasurer either by prior approval or by
				ratification. In either case the treasurer is required to keep records of the
				transaction as if received or made by the treasurer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 26 - RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKING EXPENDITURES › Section 19-26-2 - Solicitation of contributions

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Solicitors of contributions on behalf of a particular candidate
				or committee shall be deemed a part of the candidate or committee and therefore
				will not be required to report the contributions on their own behalf so long as
				the following tests are met:
(a) Prior approval both to permit solicitation and the
				procedure to be used has been received by the candidate's or committee's
				treasurer;
(b) The treasurer has final discretion over the activities of
				the solicitors;
(c) Contributions are made payable to the candidate or
				committee and are turned over to the treasurer pursuant to 1981 Kansas Session
				Laws, Chapter 171, Sec. 6;
(d) All expenditures incurred in soliciting the contributions
				are reported to the treasurer in the same manner as provided for contributions
				by 1981 Kansas Session Laws, Chapter 171, Sec. 6; and
(e) The treasurer keeps and preserves all records of these
				contributions and expenditures as a part of the treasurer's accounts and
				records and reports when required by the act.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 27 - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 19-27-1 - Duty of treasurer

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Each treasurer shall keep accounts and records of all
				contributions and other receipts received and all expenditures and other
				disbursements made by or on behalf of the treasurer's candidate or committee,
				as well as all other transactions relating thereto. A treasurer keeps such
				accounts and records if he or she does so directly or if another person does so
				under the treasurer's continuing supervision, authority and review. Whenever an
				individual vacates the position of treasurer, the individual shall substantiate
				the accuracy of his or her accounts and records to the succeeding treasurer on
				forms prescribed by the commission. The term "accuracy" shall mean true,
				complete and correct. The statement of substantiation shall become a part of
				the succeeding treasurer's records.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 27 - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 19-27-2 - Contributions and other receipts

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(a) Each treasurer shall maintain a complete record of all
				contributions as follows:
(1) A detailed account of all contributions, including tickets
				or admissions to testimonials or other political events, that includes the
				following:
(A) The full name and address of the person making the
				contribution;
(B) the occupation of each individual contributor who
				contributes more than $150 or, if the individual contributor is not employed,
				the occupation of the contributor's spouse;
(C) a description of the contribution as cash, check, inkind,
				or loan, including the rate of interest, term, guarantor, and endorser;
(D) the date received;
(E) the amount; and
(F) the cumulative amount given by the contributor that is
				allocable to the primary or general election period;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 27 - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 19-27-3 - Expenditures and other disbursements

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(a) Each treasurer shall keep a detailed account of all
				expenditures, including:
(1) The full name and address of a person to whom the
				expenditure is made;
(2) The purpose of the expenditure;
(3) The date of the expenditure; and
(4) The amount of the expenditure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 27 - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 19-27-4 - Maintenance, preservation and inspection

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(a) Maintenance. All accounts shall be kept reasonably current
				at all times and shall be completely current at the close of each reporting
				period.
(b) Preservation. All accounts required to be made and kept by
				this article (and all other accounts a treasurer makes in the course of his or
				her official duties) shall be preserved for a period of six (6) years for an
				office with a four year term or four (4) years for an office with a two (2)
				year term and for party and political committees six (6) years from the closing
				date of the reporting period for which the account is kept by the treasurer. An
				individual who vacates the position of treasurer by reason of removal or
				resignation shall substantiate the accuracy of his or her accounts and transfer
				them to the succeeding treasurer. Upon the dissolution of a committee or the
				position of a candidate's treasurer, the last treasurer of record is
				responsible for the preservation of the required accounts.
(c) Inspection. The commission may inspect a treasurer's
				accounts at any reasonable time and place by giving written notice of the need
				to do so.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 28 - REPORTING PERIODS AND ELECTION PERIODS › Section 19-28-1 - Nomination by convention or caucus

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For the treasurer of any candidate seeking nomination by
				convention or caucus or the treasurer of such candidate's committee or for any
				treasurer of a party committee or political committee of which the primary
				purpose is supporting or opposing the nomination of any such candidate, the
				date of such convention or caucus shall be considered the date of the primary
				election for the purposes of relevant law.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 28 - REPORTING PERIODS AND ELECTION PERIODS › Section 19-28-2 - Allocation of contributions and expenditures

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(a) All contributions and other receipts received and
				expenditures and other disbursements made shall be allocated within each
				election period to the reporting period in which received or made.
				Contributions to or expenditures by a candidate seeking nomination by
				convention or caucus or by the candidate committee shall be allocated in the
				same manner as above except that the date of the convention or caucus shall be
				considered the primary election date.
(b) A contribution or other receipt made in cash, check, or
				similar instrument is received on the date it is physically in the hands of the
				candidate, treasurer, or the treasurer's agent, whichever occurs first.
(c) An expenditure or other disbursement is made on the date
				the actual payment is made or the expenditure contracted for, whichever occurs
				first.
(d) An in-kind contribution is received on the date the
				services or goods inure to the recipient's benefit.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 29 - RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES REPORT › Section 19-29-1a - Place and time of filing

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(a) Place of filing.
(1) Each political committee and each party committee whose
				primary purpose is the nomination or election of candidates to state office
				shall file reports required by K.S.A. 25-4148  in the office of the secretary of
				state.
(2) Each political committee and each party committee whose
				primary purpose is the nomination or election of candidates to local office
				shall file reports required by K.S.A. 25-4148  in the office of the county
				election officer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 29 - RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES REPORT › Section 19-29-2 - Contents of receipts and expenditures report

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(a) General. Each receipts and expenditures report shall
				contain:
(1) the full name and address of the candidate, party
				committee, or political committee;
(2) in the case of candidates, the office sought, and in the
				case of committees, a designation as to type;
(3) the period covered by the report;
(4) a designation, when applicable, that the report is an
				amended or a termination report; and
(5) a declaration as to completeness and accuracy, signed by
				the treasurer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 29 - RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES REPORT › Section 19-29-3 - Material errors and omissions

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Giving due regard to the number of errors or omissions, the
				dollar value involved, the percentage of error, the magnitude of the
				contributions and expenditures of the particular candidate or committee, and
				the importance of presentation of a true public record, and professional
				accounting judgment, the following shall be considered material errors and
				omissions:
(a) General.
(1) Failure to use forms prescribed by the commission.
(2) Incomplete identification of the candidate or committee.
(3) Failure of treasurer to sign report.
(4) Illegibility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 29 - RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES REPORT › Section 19-29-4 - Termination reports and reports of debts and obligations

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(a) Before any committee may be dissolved or the position of
				any treasurer terminated, a termination report shall be filed with the
				secretary of state, local election officer or both. A termination report may
				not be filed until the disbursement of all residual funds and the discharge of
				all remaining debts and obligations. These and all other transactions from the
				date of the last report shall be disclosed on the termination report. Any
				report required by K.S.A. 25-4148  may serve as a termination report if the
				requirements described in this subsection are met.
(b) The position of treasurer may not be terminated until a
				termination report is filed. In addition, the position of treasurer shall not
				be deemed terminated to the extent of any report provided for by K.S.A.
				25-4148(d) or (e)  is required or to the extent necessary for the maintenance
				and preservation of records.
(c) A treasurer shall continue to file a report each January 10
				as required by K.S.A. 25-4148  so long as any residual funds or outstanding
				debts or obligations remain.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 29 - RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES REPORT › Section 19-29-5 - Computer generated campaign reports

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Reports prepared on computer will be acceptable, provided that:
(1) Each computer generated page contains all information
				required in K.S.A. 25-4148;
(2) Print-outs are legible, clear black on white paper;
(3) Each page is on 8 1/2" x 11" paper;
(4) Each page is numbered;
(5) Each report includes the commission's prescribed front page
				summary sheet; and
(6) The type is no smaller than pica (10 characters per inch).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 40 - STATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS › Section 19-40-2 - Construction

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K.A.R. 19-40  to    K.A.R. 19-42,  inclusive, shall be liberally
				construed to accomplish the purposes of the act.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 40 - STATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS › Section 19-40-3a - Definitions

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Incorporated by reference are the definitions of "express" and
				"apparent" contained in K.S.A. 46-215  et seq.
(a) "Bona fide personal or business entertaining or gifts"
				means entertainment or gifts provided to state officers or employees or their
				spouses which are based solely on a business or personal relationship totally
				unrelated to the state officer or employee's duties as such. The following
				factors, among others, will be taken into consideration in determining whether
				a specific entertainment or gift falls within this definition:
(1) The intent of the parties;
(2) The length of time a business or personal relationship has
				existed;
(3) The topics of discussion;
(4) The setting;
(5) The persons attending;
(6) Whether the person providing the entertainment or gift is
				reimbursed by an organization by which they are employed; and
(7) Whether the person providing the entertainment or gift, or
				his or her principal, deducts or could deduct the expenditures as a business
				expense.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 40 - STATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS › Section 19-40-4 - Nepotism

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(a) No state officer or employee shall advocate, participate in
				or cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer or discipline of a
				member of the state officer's or employee's household or a family member.
(b)
(1) As used in this regulation, "family member" means:
(A) a spouse, parent, child, or sibling;
(B) a sibling, as denoted by the prefix "half";
(C) a parent, child, or sibling, as denoted by the prefix
				"step";
(D) a foster child;
(E) a uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece;
(F) any parent or child of a preceding or subsequent
				generation, as denoted by the prefix of "grand" or "great"; or
(G) parent, child or sibling related by marriage as denoted by
				the suffix of "in-law."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 40 - STATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS › Section 19-40-5 - Contract

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The term "contract" as defined by K.S.A. 46-231  shall exclude
				agreements to pay membership dues to a person or business when the primary
				occupation of the person or business is to provide publications and educational
				material to the agency or promote state interests.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 41 - STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS › Section 19-41-4 - Material errors and omissions

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The following shall be considered material errors and omissions
				on any statement of substantial interests filed pursuant to this article:
(a) General.
(1) Failure to use form prescribed by the commission.
(2) Incomplete identification of person filing.
(3) Inadequate identification of office or employment.
(4) Failure to sign or date statement.
(5) Illegibility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 42 - REPRESENTATION CASE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS › Section 19-42-1 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this article, the following words and
				phrases have the following meanings:
(a) For the purposes of K.S.A. 46-226, "representation case"
				shall not include participation in providing goods and services to the state,
				nor representation of any person before the judicial branch of state
				government.
(b) "Employed in a representation case" means the person will
				receive compensation from the case and actually communicates with the state
				agency or an employee of the agency concerning the representation case or
				personally appears before the state agency.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 42 - REPRESENTATION CASE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS › Section 19-42-3 - Contents of statement

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(a) Each representation case disclosure statement shall contain
				the name, complete address, and telephone number of the individual filing the
				statement. If the individual is a state officer or employee other than a
				legislator, the identification shall include the title or position of the
				person and the state agency by which the person is employed. If the individual
				is a present or former legislator, the statement shall disclose whether the
				individual is or was a member of the house of representatives or of the senate
				and whether the individual is currently a member thereof or is an individual
				whose term expired within the past year.
(b) Each statement which is filed pursuant to K.S.A. 46-239 shall include the name, complete address, and telephone number of the employee
				and the name, complete address, and telephone number of the state agency before
				which the appearance will be made. In addition, the statements shall include a
				brief description of the purpose of the employment including the objective or
				goal sought by the employer and the method of determining and computing the
				compensation for the employment.
(c) Each statement which is filed pursuant to K.S.A. 46-233(b) 
				shall include the name, complete address, and telephone number of the agency
				contracted with. In addition, the statements shall include a brief description
				of the purpose of the contract and the method of determining and computing the
				individual's income from the contract.
(d) Signature. Each representation case disclosure statement
				shall be dated by the individual filing the statement.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 60 - LOBBYING REGULATION PROVISIONS › Section 19-60-2 - Construction

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K.A.R. 19-60  to    K.A.R. 19-63,  inclusive, shall be liberally
				construed to accomplish the purposes of the act including providing for the
				greatest disclosure of lobbying expenditures possible while not hindering
				citizen involvement in the political process.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 60 - LOBBYING REGULATION PROVISIONS › Section 19-60-3 - Definitions

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The following words and phrases shall have these meanings:
(a) "Employer" means any of the following:
(1) A person who employs another person to a considerable
				degree for the purpose of lobbying;
(2) a person who formally appoints a person as the primary
				representative of an organization or of other persons to lobby in person on
				state-owned or state-leased property; or
(3) a person on whose behalf a person otherwise registers or is
				required to register as a lobbyist. If a lobbyist has more than one employer,
				the provisions of articles 60, 61, 62, and 63 of these regulations that relate
				to employers shall apply independently to each of the lobbyist's employers.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 61 - LOBBYING › Section 19-61-1 - Legislative matters

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(a) General. Promoting or opposing in any manner action or
				nonaction by the legislature on any legislative matter constitutes lobbying.
Legislative matters include any bills, resolutions,
				nominations, or other issues or proposals pending before the legislature or any
				committee, subcommittee, or council thereof. An issue or proposal is pending
				before any such body if it is being directly considered by such body, if it has
				been communicated to such body or a member thereof even if not directly
				considered by it, or if it is an issue subject to continuing review by any such
				body.
(1) Any communication which is intended to advocate action or
				nonaction by the legislature on a legislative matter, including communications
				with other persons with the intent that such persons communicate with
				legislators in regard thereto, constitutes lobbying.
(2) The provision of entertainment, recreation or gifts to any
				state officer or employee involved in action or nonaction by the legislature on
				any legislative matter, except those provided as bona fide personal or business
				entertainment, recreation or gifts, constitutes lobbying.
The fact that a particular activity constitutes "lobbying" does
				not necessarily mean that an individual must register as a lobbyist. See K.A.R.
				19-62 on the issue of registration.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 61 - LOBBYING › Section 19-61-2 - Agency rules and regulations

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(a) General. Promoting or opposing in any manner the adoption
				or nonadoption of any rule and regulation by any state agency constitutes
				lobbying.
"Rules and regulations" means such rules and regulations as are
				required by law to be filed with the secretary of state and does not include
				those adopted by the judicial branch or any court.
(1) Any communication which is intended to advocate action or
				nonaction by any state agency on the adoption or nonadoption of any rule and
				regulation, including communications with other persons with the intent that
				such other person communicate with agency personnel in regard thereto,
				constitutes lobbying.
(2) The provision of entertainment, recreation or gifts, except
				those provided as bona fide personal or business entertainment, recreation or
				gifts, to any state officer or employee when the state officer or employee is
				involved in the adoption or nonadoption of rules and regulations and when
				provided in a situation where it can reasonably be attributed to contemplated
				or completed rules and regulations constitutes lobbying.
The fact that a particular activity constitutes "lobbying" does
				not necessarily mean that an individual must register as a lobbyist. See K.A.R.
				19-62 on the issue of registration.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 62 - LOBBYIST REGISTRATION › Section 19-62-1 - Who must register

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(a) Employed lobbyists. Each person whose employment is, to a
				considerable degree, for the purpose of lobbying shall register as a lobbyist.
				A person is employed if the person receives compensation for or in direct
				relation to lobbying regardless of the technical legal definition of the
				relationship between the principal and the lobbyist. An executive of an
				organization who as part of the executive's duties only incidentally lobbies
				shall not be required to register under this subsection. However, where a
				person is employed to a considerable degree for the purpose of lobbying, it is
				irrelevant that the lobbying employment is not a substantial amount of the
				person's overall business. In determining whether an individual is employed to
				a considerable degree to lobby, that portion of the employment which relates to
				preparation for lobbying shall be taken into consideration.
(b) Appointed lobbyists. Any person formally appointed as the
				primary representative of an organization or of another person to lobby on
				state-owned or leased property shall register as a lobbyist regardless of
				whether the person receives compensation for lobbying. Formal appointment as a
				primary representative may be indicated by election to a specific office or
				designation, including a specific post where the members of the organization or
				appointing person recognize such election or designation to include the right
				or duty to lobby as its primary representative on state-owned or leased
				property. Generally, where an organization or other person has an employed
				lobbyist, members lobbying on behalf of the organization shall not be deemed
				the primary representative of the organization or other person for the purposes
				of this registration provision. Where an appointment is made in conjunction
				with an employment status as set out in subsection (a) of this section, the
				provisions of that subsection shall control as to whether the employed person
				must register as a lobbyist.
(c) Persons making lobbying expenditures. Any person who makes
				"expenditures" for lobbying as defined in K.A.R. 19-60-3(c), in an aggregate
				amount of $100 or more in any calendar year shall register as a lobbyist.
(d) Exceptions to the rules governing who must register.
(1) Those persons covered by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 46-222(b)  shall
				not be required to register as lobbyists.
(2) When an individual accepts a limited number of bona fide
				invitations from a state agency or subdivision thereof to appear before it for
				the purpose of providing information to such agency, the individual shall not
				be required to register as a lobbyist under subsections (a) and (b) of this
				section solely on account of such appearances. However, subsection (c) of this
				regulation applies to such situations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 62 - LOBBYIST REGISTRATION › Section 19-62-2 - When and where to register

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Every person required to register as a lobbyist shall register
				with the secretary of state on a form prescribed and provided by the
				commission. The registration shall be filed prior to lobbying in any calendar
				year. Whenever any new lobbying position is accepted by a registered lobbyist,
				the lobbyist shall file an additional registration in the same manner as the
				original.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 63 - LOBBYIST REPORTING PROVISIONS › Section 19-63-2 - When to report

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(a) Reporting periods. Each lobbyist shall report all
				expenditures allocable to that period by the 10th day of the month a report is
				due.
(b) Allocation of expenditures. Each expenditure shall be
				allocated to the reporting period in which the debt is incurred.
(c) Entertainment, gifts, honoraria and payments.
				Entertainment, gifts, honoraria and payments shall be allocated to the
				reporting period in which accepted by the state officer or employee. When
				entertainment, a gift, honoraria or payment is composed of separate transfers
				deferred over more than one reporting period, the total value thereof shall be
				allocated to the reporting period in which the state officer or employee
				accepts the initial transfer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 63 - LOBBYIST REPORTING PROVISIONS › Section 19-63-3 - What to report

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(a) Expenditures. When any lobbyist's total expenditures for
				the reporting period exceed $100, the lobbyist shall report the aggregate
				amount of all individual expenditures of $2 and over made by the lobbyist and
				by the lobbyist's employer, if the lobbyist is the lobbyist most directly
				connected. The individual expenditures shall be reported according to the
				following categories:
(1) expenditures for hospitality provided in the form of food
				and beverage;
(2) expenditures for entertainment, gifts, honoraria or
				payments to state officers and employees;
(3) expenditures for mass media communica-tions;
(4) expenditures for recreation provided as hospitality;
(5) expenditures for communication for the purpose of
				influencing legislative or executive action; and
(6) other reportable expenditures.
A lobbyist shall be considered most directly connected with an
				expenditure if the lobbyist incurs the debt, regardless of how the actual
				payment is made. The name and address of the lobbyist's employer shall be
				listed for all reportable expenditures.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 63 - LOBBYIST REPORTING PROVISIONS › Section 19-63-4 - Material errors or omissions

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The following shall be considered material errors or omissions
				on any report required by this article:
(a) Failure to use the form prescribed by the commission;
(b) incomplete identification of the person fil-ing;
(c) failure to show the correct period covered;
(d) failure to sign or date the statement;
(e) illegibility;
(f) inadequate or omitted address;
(g) inadequate or omitted description or purpose of statement;
(h) incorrect or omitted expenditures or no check mark in the
				box indicating $100 or less was spent;
(i) failure to report any reportable expenditure;
(j) incomplete identification of the person or employer on
				whose behalf the report is filed; and
(k) any other error or omission which leads to less than full
				disclosure as required by this regulation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 19 - GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 63 - LOBBYIST REPORTING PROVISIONS › Section 19-63-6 - Lobbyist's records

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Records in support of every report or statement filed shall be
				maintained and preserved by the lobbyist for five years from the date of filing
				the report or statement and may be inspected by and under conditions determined
				by the commission. At a minimum, each lobbyist shall maintain the following
				records:
(a) A detailed account of all lobbying expenditures, including
				the following:
(1) The full name and address of each person to whom the
				payment is made;
(2) the purpose of the expenditure;
(3) the date of the expenditure, including both the date of
				contracting and the date of payment; and
(4) the amount of the expenditure;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 20-1-1 - Definitions

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(a) "Accomplice" means one who is guilty of uniting with
				another in a crime, either by being present and aiding or abetting in it, or by
				advising and encouraging it although absent from the place where it was
				committed, or by inciting the criminal conduct causing the claimant's injury.
(b) "Act" means K.S.A. 74-7301
et seq.
or any
				amendments thereto.
(c) "Board" means the crime victims compensation board.
(d) "Offender" means a person legally accountable or answerable
				for a crime.
(e) "Dependent" means a natural person wholly or partially
				dependent upon the victim for care or support, and includes a child of the
				victim born after the victim's death.
(f) "Formal hearing" means a contested hearing within the
				meaning of K.S.A. 74-7307, and amendments thereto.
(g) "Grief therapy" means counseling or treatment of a victim
				by reason of family grief, as defined herein.
(h) "Informal hearing" means an informal meeting of the parties
				to determine if the claim may be disposed of by stipulation, agreed settlement,
				consent order or default.
(i) "Mental health counseling" means problem-solving and
				support concerning emotional issues that result from criminal victimization.
				Mental health counseling:
(1) Is a confidential service provided in person either on an
				individual basis or in a group; and
(2) has as its primary purpose the enhancement, protection and
				restoration of the victim's sense of well-being and social functioning skills;
				and
(3) does not include:
(A) Efforts to verify or validate claims or reports of
				criminally injurious conduct;
(B) advocacy functions, including attendance at medical or law
				enforcement procedures or criminal justice proceedings; or
(C) crisis telephone counseling.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-1 - Investigation of claims

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Each claim, when accepted for filing, shall be investigated by
				a staff investigator who shall report to the board. The report shall include
				summaries or transcripts of interviews with the claimants, summaries or
				transcripts of interviews with any witness, a summary of information regarding
				financial stress, copies of any relevant medical or financial data or police
				reports, a copy of the claimant's application and any other information deemed
				relevant.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-2 - Decision on a claim

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(a) After examining the papers filed in support of the claim,
				and the report of investigation, and after a hearing, whether formal or
				informal, if any, the board shall make a decision either making an award or
				denying the claim. All claimants and attorneys shall fully cooperate with the
				investigators, agents and representatives of the board and with law enforcement
				agencies. If such cooperation is refused, the board may deny the claim.
(b) When the determination of the claim is made by the board,
				the board shall file the decision and the reason for that decision with the
				executive director of the board. The executive director shall notify the
				claimant or claimant's attorney of the decision by mailing a copy of the
				decision to the claimant or the claimant's attorney.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-3 - Mental health counseling award

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Each mental health counseling award shall be subject to the
				following limitations.
(a) Each victim of a crime may be considered for up to a
				$3,500.00 mental health counseling award.
(1) A standard treatment plan based on these limitations shall
				be approved by the board.
(2) Compensation beyond the $3,500.00 maximum for mental health
				counseling may be awarded provided the board finds extenuating circumstances
				justify such action and that such action is supported by information, reports,
				or a mental health treatment plan, and recommendations of a mental health
				counseling provider or physician.
(3) The award for a mental health evaluation shall not exceed
				$300.00, which may be in addition to the $3,500.00 maximum. For purposes of
				this paragraph, mental health evaluation means a diagnostic interview
				examination, including history, mental status or disposition, that is
				administered in order to determine a plan of mental health treatment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-6 - Failure to properly report criminally injurious conduct

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(a) To be eligible for an award of compensation, each victim
				shall report any criminally injurious conduct resulting in injury or death to a
				law enforcement officer within 72 hours after its occurrence. Subject to the
				restrictions of K.S.A. 74-7305, as amended, this rule may be waived by the
				board if the board finds that there was good cause for the failure to timely
				report.
(b) The following factors may be considered by the board in
				determining the existence of good cause:
(1) The physical, emotional and mental condition of the victim;
(2) the nature and circumstances of the crime;
(3) the victim's family situation at the time of the criminally
				injurious conduct;
(4) the earliest point at which the criminally injurious
				conduct could reasonably have been reported;
(5) the victim's good faith belief that a timely report had
				been made to the appropriate law enforcement officials or agency; or
(6) whether the victim was a minor at the time of an offense
				specified in K.S.A. 74-7305(b)  and the report was made within the statute of
				limitations for prosecution of the offense.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-7 - Cooperation with law enforcement

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(a) An award of compensation may be denied, withdrawn or
				reduced if the board finds that the claimant or victim has not fully cooperated
				with appropriate law enforcement agencies.
(b) Cooperation with appropriate law enforcement agencies may
				include:
(1) reporting the crime in a timely manner to permit law
				enforcement to investigate, identify and charge those responsible for the
				crime;
(2) providing information, upon request, to law enforcement and
				prosecutors investigating the crime;
(3) cooperating with law enforcement procedures; and
(4) appearing in court to testify as required, unless just
				cause is shown for any failure to appear.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-8 - Contributory misconduct

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(a) An award of compensation may be reduced if the board finds
				that the claimant or the victim through whom the claimant makes the claim has
				contributed to the injury for which the claim is made. The following acts or
				behavior may signify contributory misconduct:
(1) Consent, provocation or incitement, including the use of
				fighting words or obscene gestures;
(2) willing presence in a vehicle operated by a person who is
				known to be under the influence of alcohol or an illegal controlled substance;
(3) abuse of alcohol or an illegal substance;
(4) failure to retreat or withdraw from a threatening situation
				when an option to do so is readily available; or
(5) failure to act as a prudent person.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 2 - CLAIMS › Section 20-2-9 - Allowable expenses

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(a) Reasonable expenses for medical care shall be allowed only
				if the medical care provider is properly registered or licensed by the
				appropriate licensing entity.
(b) Moving expenses may be allowed if law enforcement
				authorities have recommended the move for safety reasons.
(c) Mileage expenses may be allowed for medically necessary
				travel.
(1) Allowable mileage expenses shall not exceed the rate
				established by the secretary of administration pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3203a, and
				amendments thereto.
(2) Mileage expenses shall not be allowed during the period of
				time that a claimant is receiving wage loss reimbursement from the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 4 - ATTORNEY FEES › Section 20-4-1 - Attorney; assistance in preparation of application; fees

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(a) Each attorney representing a claimant shall submit to the
				board an itemized statement of the attorney's time expended on behalf of the
				claimant in preparation of the claim.
(b) The attorney fee shall be at a rate of $45.00 per hour for
				time expended in preparation, investigation and presentation of the claim,
				together with reimbursement for mileage at the rate allowed by rules and
				regulations, adopted by the department of administration, for reimbursement of
				public officials.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 5 - ASSIGNMENT › Section 20-5-1 - Assignment to providers of allowable expenses

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Upon request of the board, the claimant shall execute an
				assignment form approved by the board for payment of unpaid allowable expenses.
				The minimum amount to be assigned is fifteen dollars ($15.00).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 6 - DEFINITIONS › Section 20-6-1 - Definitions

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(a) "Assistance" means acting, speaking, or writing on behalf
				of a victim or victims of domestic abuse.
(b) "Crisis intervention" means to provide assistance to a
				person who is in danger of or who has experienced domestic abuse.
(c) "The board" means the crime victims reparations board.
(d) "Domestic abuse" means all acts of emotional, physical, and
				sexual abuse between spouses, parents, children, siblings, and other related
				persons, present and former cohabitants, ex-spouses, other members of the same
				household, including elderly and physically handicapped persons.
(e) "Education" means to provide information about domestic
				abuse programs, services, or issues to specific groups or the public at large.
(f) "Emergency shelter" means residential care and protection
				for persons 18 years or older, children under 18 who are in the care or custody
				of adult victims, and emancipated minors.
(g) "Domestic abuse program" means an agency, board or other
				administrative entity that provides or proposes to provide 24-hour crisis
				intervention services, shelter or safe house facilities, advocacy and referral
				services, and emergency transportation.
(h) "Fiscal year (FY)" means a 12-month period that begins on
				July 1, and ends on June 30.
(i) "Grantee agency" means a program or service that is
				available to victims of domestic abuse and that is receiving funds from the
				board under K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 74-7325; and any amendments thereto.
(j) "Grantor" means the board.
(k) "Referral" means directing a victim or victims of domestic
				abuse to available resources for aid or information.
(l) "Safehouse" means a private residence, motel, or hotel used
				to provide 24-hour care to victims of domestic abuse.
(m) "Service" means a specific activity providing assistance to
				victims of domestic abuse.
(n) "Shelter" means a facility which provides 24-hour care for
				more than seven victims of domestic abuse, including dependent children.
(o) "Therapeutic counseling" means professional guidance
				provided towards the goal of reducing the incidence of domestic abuse and
				diminishing its impact on victims.
(p) "Victim" means a person who is in danger of or who has
				experienced domestic abuse.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 20 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD › Article 15 - NOTORIETY FOR PROFIT CONTRACTS › Section 20-15-1 - Determinations by the board under L. 1986 ch. 306, sec. 2

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(a) Upon receipt of information concerning a transaction which
				may be subject to the provisions of L. 1986 ch. 306, sec. 2, the chairperson of
				the Crime Victims Reparations Board, or a person or persons designated by the
				chairperson, shall promptly conduct an investigation to determine whether the
				proposed contract or other matter falls within the provisions of L. 1986 ch.
				306, sec. 2. Upon completion of the investigation, the board's proposed
				determination, administrative order with regard to the contract or other matter
				in question, or both, shall be issued.
(b) Written notice of the proposed determination, or both shall
				be served in the same manner as a service of a summons under the code of civil
				procedure on the contracting party or parties, the person accused or convicted
				of a crime who is the subject of the contract or matter, and any known victims
				of the person accused or convicted of a crime. The same notice shall be served
				by certified mail, return receipt requested, on any other persons or legal
				entities that the board determines have an interest in the contract or subject
				matter of the proposed determination or order. The notice shall contain the
				following statement:
"This proposed determination will become final within 30 days
				of the date of service of this notice unless a hearing is requested in writing
				by an interested party. If you disagree with the proposed determination or
				order, you have the right to a hearing before the Crime Victims Reparations
				Board prior to a final determination in this matter. A request for a hearing
				must be made in writing and should state the reason for your disagreement with
				the proposed determination or order, and your interest in this matter."
(c) Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, a hearing on the
				matter shall be scheduled and conducted.
(d) Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Kansas
				administrative procedure act and K.A.R. 20-3-1 and K.A.R. 20-3-2, except that
				the provisions regarding the approval of attorneys' fees shall not apply to
				hearings under this regulation. The word "claimant" as used in K.A.R. 20-3-1
				and K.A.R. 20-3-2 shall be deemed for purposes of this regulation to include
				any party requesting or participating in a hearing under this regulation.
(e) After due deliberation and consideration by the board, a
				report shall be issued. The report shall include the board's findings of fact,
				conclusions of law or reasons for its determination or its order in the matter.
				The report shall be a final decision of the board.
(f) For good cause shown, a hearing may be ordered prior to the
				issuance of a proposed determination, or a rehearing or reconsideration may be
				provided by the board at any time subsequent to any hearing conducted under
				regulation.