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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 109-8-1 - Examination

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(a) The cognitive certification examination
			 for emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced
			 emergency medical technicians, and paramedics shall be the national registry of
			 emergency medical technicians' cognitive examination.
(b) Each emergency medical responder or
			 emergency medical technician applicant shall be required to successfully
			 complete the national registry of emergency medical technicians' cognitive
			 examination and shall be required to demonstrate competency in psychomotor
			 skills as evaluated by the psychomotor skills examination prescribed by the
			 board.
(e) Each advanced emergency
			 medical technician or paramedic applicant shall successfully complete the
			 national registry of emergency medical technicians' cognitive examination and
			 psychomotor skills evaluation.
(f)
			 Any emergency medical responder or emergency medical technician applicant who
			 is tested in psycho-motor skills and who fails any psychomotor skill station
			 may retest each failed station a maximum of three times.
(g) Each emergency medical responder,
			 emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and
			 paramedic shall successfully complete both the cognitive examination and the
			 psychomotor skills examination no later than 24 months after the last date of
			 that individual's initial course of instruction. Each individual specified in
			 this subsection shall be required to successfully complete both the cognitive
			 examination and the psychomotor skills examination within a 12-month
			 period.
(h) Any examination for
			 certification may be modified by the board as a pilot project to evaluate
			 proposed changes to the psychomotor skills examination.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 109-8-2 - Scheduling examinations for certification

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(a)
			 Each provider of initial courses of instruction for attendants shall ensure the
			 provision of certification examinations for those students successfully
			 completing the course.
(b) This
			 subsection shall apply to the cognitive knowledge examination.
(1) For emergency medical responder,
			 emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and
			 paramedic, the following requirements shall apply:
(A) Each candidate shall register with the
			 national registry of emergency medical technicians.
(B) Each candidate shall schedule
			 examinations with the computer-adaptive testing vendor specified by the
			 national registry of emergency medical technicians.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 10 - CURRICULA › Section 109-10-1a - Approved emergency medical responder education standards

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(a) The document titled "Kansas emergency
			 medical services education standards: emergency medical responder," dated July
			 2010, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments
			 thereto, for emergency medical responder initial courses of
			 instruction.
(b) Proposed curricula
			 or proposed curricular revisions may be approved by the board to be taught as a
			 pilot project, for a maximum of three initial courses of instruction, so that
			 the board can evaluate the proposed curricula or proposed curricular revisions
			 and consider permanent adoption of the proposed curricula or proposed
			 curricular revisions. Students of each approved pilot project course shall,
			 upon successful completion of the approved pilot project course, be eligible to
			 take the board-approved examination for certification at the attendant level
			 for the approved pilot project course. All examination regulations shall be
			 applicable to students successfully completing an approved pilot project
			 course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 10 - CURRICULA › Section 109-10-1b - Approved emergency medical technician education standards

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(a) The document titled "Kansas emergency
			 medical services education standards: emergency medical technician," dated July
			 2010, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments
			 thereto, for emergency medical technician initial courses of
			 instruction.
(b) Proposed curricula
			 or proposed curricular revisions may be approved by the board to be taught as a
			 pilot project, for a maximum of three initial courses of instruction, so that
			 the board can evaluate the proposed curricula or proposed curricular revisions
			 and consider permanent adoption of the proposed curricula or proposed
			 curricular revisions. Students of each approved pilot project course shall,
			 upon successful completion of the approved pilot project course, be eligible to
			 take the board-approved examination for certification at the attendant level
			 for the approved pilot project course. All examination regulations shall be
			 applicable to students successfully completing an approved pilot project
			 course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 10 - CURRICULA › Section 109-10-1c - Approved advanced emergency medical technician education standards

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(a) The board's document titled "Kansas
			 emergency medical services education standards: advanced emergency medical
			 technician," dated October 2014, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to
			 K.S.A. 65-6120, and amendments thereto, for advanced emergency medical
			 technician initial courses of instruction.
(b) Proposed curricula or proposed curricular
			 revisions may be approved by the board to be taught as a pilot project, for a
			 maximum of three initial courses of instruction, so that the board can evaluate
			 the proposed curricula or proposed curricular revisions and consider permanent
			 adoption of the proposed curricula or proposed curricular revisions. Students
			 of each approved pilot project course shall, upon successful completion of the
			 approved pilot project course, be eligible to take the board-approved
			 examination for certification at the attendant level for the approved pilot
			 project course. All examination regulations shall be applicable to students
			 successfully completing an approved pilot project course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 10 - CURRICULA › Section 109-10-1d - Approved paramedic education standards

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(a)
			 The document titled "Kansas emergency medical services education standards:
			 paramedic," dated July 2010, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to K.S.A.
			 65-6119, and amendments thereto, for paramedic initial courses of
			 instruction.
(b) Proposed curricula
			 or proposed curricular revisions may be approved by the board to be taught as a
			 pilot project, for a maximum of three initial courses of instruction, so that
			 the board can evaluate the proposed curricula or proposed curricular revisions
			 and consider permanent adoption of the proposed curricula or proposed
			 curricular revisions. Students of each approved pilot project course shall,
			 upon successful completion of the approved pilot project course, be eligible to
			 take the board-approved examination for certification at the attendant level
			 for the approved pilot project course. All examination regulations shall be
			 applicable to students successfully completing an approved pilot project
			 course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 10 - CURRICULA › Section 109-10-4 - Student transfers

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(a) To transfer
			 from one initial course of instruction to another initial course of instruction
			 of the same certification level, the student shall provide the primary
			 instructor of the course of instruction into which the student desires to
			 transfer with:
(1) A signed and dated document
			 which outlines reasons why the student was unable to complete the original
			 course of instruction in which the student was enrolled; and
(2) a summary of the portion of the original
			 course of instruction which the student successfully completed, signed by the
			 primary instructor of the original course of instruction in which the student
			 was enrolled.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 11 - COURSE APPROVALS › Section 109-11-1a - Emergency medical responder (EMR) course approval

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(a) EMR initial courses of instruction
			 pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments thereto, may be approved by the
			 executive director and shall be conducted only by sponsoring
			 organizations.
(b) Each sponsoring
			 organization requesting approval to conduct an EMR initial course of
			 instruction shall submit a complete application at least 30 calendar days
			 before the first scheduled course session.
(c) Each complete application shall include
			 the following:
(1) Name of the primary
			 instructor;
(2) name of each
			 ambulance service and medical facility utilized for field or clinical training;
			 and
(3) a course schedule that
			 identifies the following:
(A) The date and
			 time of each class session;
(B) the
			 title of the subject matter of each class session;
(C) the qualified instructor for each class
			 session; and
(D) the number of
			 psychomotor skills laboratory hours for each class session.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 11 - COURSE APPROVALS › Section 109-11-3a - Emergency medical technician (EMT) course approval

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(a) EMT initial courses of instruction
			 pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto, may be approved by the
			 executive director and shall be conducted only by sponsoring
			 organizations.
(b) Each sponsoring
			 organization requesting approval to conduct an EMT initial course of
			 instruction shall submit a complete application at least 30 days before the
			 first scheduled course session.
(c)
			 Each complete application shall include the following:
(1) Name of the primary instructor;
(2) name of each ambulance service and
			 medical facility utilized for field or clinical training; and
(3) a course schedule that identifies the
			 following:
(A) The date and time of each class
			 session;
(B) the title of the
			 subject matter of each class session;
(C) the qualified instructor for each class
			 session; and
(D) the number of
			 psychomotor skills laboratory hours for each class session.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 11 - COURSE APPROVALS › Section 109-11-4a - Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) course approval

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(a) AEMT initial courses of instruction
			 pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6120, and amendments thereto, may be approved by the
			 executive director and shall be conducted only by sponsoring
			 organizations.
(b) Each sponsoring
			 organization requesting approval to conduct an AEMT initial course of
			 instruction shall submit a complete application at least 30 calendar days
			 before the first scheduled course session.
(c) Each complete application shall include
			 the following:
(1) Name of the primary
			 instructor;
(2) name of each
			 ambulance service and medical facility utilized for field or clinical training;
			 and
(3) a course schedule that
			 identifies the following:
(A) The date and
			 time of each class session;
(B) the
			 title of the subject matter of each class session;
(C) the qualified instructor for each class
			 session; and
(D) the number of
			 psychomotor skills laboratory hours for each class session.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 11 - COURSE APPROVALS › Section 109-11-6a - Paramedic course approval

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(a) Paramedic
			 initial courses of instruction pursuant to K.S.A. 656119, and amendments
			 thereto, may be approved by the executive director and shall be conducted only
			 by sponsoring organizations that are accredited postsecondary educational
			 institutions.
(b) Each sponsoring
			 organization requesting approval to conduct a paramedic initial course of
			 instruction shall submit a complete application at least 30 calendar days
			 before the first scheduled class session.
(c) Each complete application shall include
			 the following:
(1) Name of the primary
			 instructor;
(2) name of each
			 ambulance service and medical facility utilized for field internship or
			 clinical training; and
(3) a course
			 schedule that identifies the following:
(A)
			 The date and time of each class session;
(B) the title of the subject matter of each
			 class session;
(C) the qualified
			 instructor for each class session; and
(D) the number of psychomotor skills
			 laboratory hours for each class session.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 11 - COURSE APPROVALS › Section 109-11-8 - Successful completion of a course of instruction

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(a) To
			 successfully complete an initial course of instruction for EMS provider, each
			 student shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Demonstrate application of a cognitive
			 understanding of each EMS educational standard;
(2) demonstrate all practical skills to the
			 satisfaction of the primary instructor;
(3) for an emergency medical technician
			 (EMT), initial course of instruction, demonstrate successful completion of each
			 of the following:
(A) One complete patient
			 assessment; and
(B) one nebulized
			 breathing treatment during clinical training or field internship
			 training;
(4) for an
			 advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT), initial course of instruction,
			 demonstrate successful completion of the following:
(A) 20 venipunctures, of which at least ten
			 shall be for the purpose of initiating intravenous infusions;
(B) five intraosseous infusions;
(C) 15 complete patient assessments, of which
			 at least ten shall be accomplished during field internship training;
(D) ten ambulance calls while being directly
			 supervised by an AEMT, a paramedic, a physician, an advanced practice
			 registered nurse, or a professional nurse;
(E) ten intramuscular or subcutaneous
			 injection procedures;
(F) ten
			 completed patient charts or patient care reports, or both; and
(G) eight electrocardiogram applications and
			 interpretations during clinical training and field internship training;
			 and
(5) for a paramedic
			 initial course of instruction, demonstrate each of the following:
(A) Successful completion of both clinical
			 and field internship components; and
(B) confirmation of eligibility to be
			 conferred, at a minimum, an associate degree in applied science by the
			 post-secondary institution.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 14 - DO NOT RESUSCITATE IDENTIFIERS › Section 109-14-1 - Certification of entities which distribute DNR identifiers

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(a) An organization
			 that distributes "Do Not Resuscitate" identifiers, as defined by
			 K.S.A.
			 65-4941 and amendments, may be certified by
			 the board if the organization:
(1) applies to
			 the board for certification upon a form approved by the administrator;
(2) has been in operation for at
			 least five years as a distributor of DNR identifiers;
(3) establishes exclusive title to the design
			 or logo of the DNR identifier;
(4)
			 maintains a 24-hour, toll-free, staffed telephone line to verify the identity
			 of a patient in possession of a DNR identifier;
(5) agrees to distribute DNR identifiers that
			 are inscribed with the letters "DNR" or "Do Not Resuscitate," the patient's
			 name, a patient identification number, and the toll-free telephone number of
			 the organization issuing the DNR identifier; and
(6) agrees to distribute the DNR identifier
			 only upon receiving a copy of a properly executed DNR directive in
			 substantially the same form as required by
			 K.S.A.
			 65-4942 and amendments.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 15 - CERTIFICATION › Section 109-15-1 - Reinstating EMS provider certificate after expiration

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(a)
			 The certificate of a person who applies for EMS provider certification after
			 the person's certificate has expired may be reinstated by the board if the
			 person meets the following requirements:
(1)
			 Submits a completed application to the board on forms provided by the executive
			 director;
(2) pays the applicable
			 fee specified in   K.A.R. 109-7-1;
(3) provides validation of completed
			 education requirements; and
(4) if
			 the applicant is either currently certified or licensed in another jurisdiction
			 or has been certified or licensed in another jurisdiction, provides information
			 adequate for the board to determine the applicant's current status of
			 certification or licensure for the level of certification being sought and
			 confirm that the applicant is in good standing with that
			 jurisdiction.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 15 - CERTIFICATION › Section 109-15-2 - Recognition of non-Kansas credentials

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(a) Any individual
			 who is currently or was previously licensed or certified as an EMS provider in
			 another jurisdiction may apply for Kansas certification through recognition of
			 non-Kansas credentials by submitting the following:
(1) A completed application for recognition
			 of nonKansas credentials on a form provided by the board;
(2) application for certification fee for the
			 level of certification sought, as specified in   K.A.R. 109-7-1;
(3) documentation from another state or
			 jurisdiction verifying one of the following:
(A) That the applicant is currently licensed
			 or certified for the level of certification sought and is in good standing;
			 or
(B) that the applicant was
			 previously licensed or certified for the level of certification being sought
			 and was in good standing at the time of expiration of that
			 credential;
(4)
			 documentation from another state or jurisdiction verifying that the applicant
			 has successfully completed coursework that is substantially equivalent to the
			 curriculum prescribed by the board for the level of certification sought, in
			 accordance with subsection (b);
(5)
			 documentation from another state or jurisdiction verifying that the applicant
			 has successfully completed an examination prescribed by the board for the level
			 of certification sought, in accordance with subsection (b); and
(6) a fingerprint card and criminal history
			 record check fee of $50 for the board to successfully perform a state and
			 national criminal history record check.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 15 - CERTIFICATION › Section 109-15-3 - EMS provider certification

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(a) Any individual
			 who successfully completed an approved initial course of instruction may apply
			 for Kansas EMS provider certification.
(b) An application for certification shall
			 not be considered complete unless all requested information has been provided
			 and the applicable application for certification fee, as specified in   K.A.R.
			 109-7-1,  has been submitted.
(c)
			 Each applicant shall have 15 days to correct all identified deficiencies and
			 submit a complete application. If the applicant fails to correct the
			 deficiencies and submit a complete application within 15 days, the application
			 may be considered by the board as withdrawn. All fees shall be
			 nonrefundable.
(d) Each applicant
			 shall be at least 17 years of age and meet the following requirements before
			 the date of application:
(1) Have successfully
			 completed an approved initial course of instruction at the level of
			 certification being sought and within the previous 24 months;
(2) have passed both the cognitive and
			 psychomotor examinations for the level of certification being sought after the
			 date of the last class of the approved initial course of instruction completed
			 and as specified in   K.A.R. 109-8-1;
(3) if the level of certification being
			 sought is AEMT, currently hold EMS provider certification as an EMT;
(4) if the level of certification being
			 sought is paramedic, currently hold EMS provider certification as an EMT or
			 AEMT; and
(5) if the applicant has
			 not previously held an EMS provider certificate in Kansas, have submitted a
			 fingerprint card and criminal history record check fee of $50 for the board to
			 successfully perform a state and national criminal history record
			 check.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 16 - GRADUATED SANCTIONS › Section 109-16-1 - Graduated sanctions

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(a) The following
			 documents of the Kansas board of emergency medical services, dated April 10,
			 2013, are hereby adopted by reference:
(1)
			 "Graduated sanctions for attendants"; and
(2) "graduated sanctions for
			 operators."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 17 - SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS › Section 109-17-1 - Sponsoring organization; general requirements; program manager

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(a) Each sponsoring organization, as defined
			 in K.S.A. 65-6112  and amendments thereto, shall perform the following:
(1) Designate a person as the program manager
			 to serve as an agent of the sponsoring organization;
(2) notify the board of any change in the
			 program manager within seven days of the change;
(3) designate a physician to serve as the
			 medical director of the sponsoring organization;
(4) maintain training program records for at
			 least three years from the last date of class;
(5) develop and maintain a quality management
			 plan;
(6) ensure that EMS training
			 equipment and supplies, including simulation models and empty pharmaceutical
			 packages or containers for pharmaceutical training that are necessary to
			 facilitate the teaching of all psychomotor skills being provided, meet the
			 following requirements:
(A) Are available for
			 use with the class;
(B) are
			 functional, clean, serviceable, and in sufficient quantity to ensure that no
			 more than six students are practicing together on one piece of equipment at any
			 one time; and
(C) are functional,
			 clean, and provided in sufficient quantity for each student to utilize without
			 sharing if the equipment or supplies are for the purpose of protecting the
			 student from exposure to bloodborne or airborne pathogens;
(7) select qualified instructors as
			 determined by training and knowledge of subject matter as follows:
(A) Each didactic instructor and each
			 instructor for medical skills shall possess certification, registration, or
			 licensure in the subject matter or medical skills being taught;
(B) each instructor for nonmedical skills
			 shall have technical training in and shall possess knowledge and expertise in
			 the skill being taught;
(C) each
			 instructor of clinical training being conducted in a clinical health care
			 facility shall be a licensed physician or a licensed professional nurse;
			 and
(D) each instructor of field
			 internship training being conducted with a prehospital emergency medical
			 service shall be an emergency medical services provider certified at or above
			 the level of training being conducted; and
(8) maintain records of all individuals used
			 as instructors or lab assistants to provide training for at least three years
			 from the last date of class. These records shall include the following:
(A) The individual's name and
			 qualifications;
(B) the subject
			 matter that the individual taught, assisted in teaching, or
			 evaluated;
(C) the dates on which
			 the individual instructed, assisted, or evaluated; and
(D) the students' evaluation of the
			 individual.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 17 - SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS › Section 109-17-2 - Sponsoring organization; application for approval; approval renewal

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(a) Each applicant for sponsoring
			 organization approval shall indicate the EMS education that the applicant
			 requests to provide as one or both of the following:
(1) Initial course of instruction;
			 and
(2) continuing
			 education.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 17 - SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS › Section 109-17-3 - Sponsoring organization; initial course of instruction

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(a) Any sponsoring organization may conduct
			 an approved initial course of instruction through in-person instruction or
			 distance learning, or a combination of both.
(b) Each sponsoring organization shall
			 provide an enrollment roster listing each student enrolled in the course to the
			 executive director within 20 days of the date of the first scheduled class
			 session.
(c) Each sponsoring
			 organization providing an initial course of instruction shall permit each
			 student and the board access at each scheduled class session for in-person
			 inspection of the course syllabus and all policies or documents addressing the
			 following:
(1) Student evaluation of
			 course;
(2) student
			 attendance;
(3) student
			 discipline;
(4) student and
			 participant safety;
(5) student
			 requirements for successful course completion;
(6) Kansas requirements for
			 certification;
(7) student dress
			 and hygiene;
(8) student progress
			 conferences;
(9) equipment
			 use;
(10) infection control;
			 and
(11) acknowledgement of the
			 commitment to provide the support as defined in the course curriculum from each
			 of the following:
(A) Educational medical
			 director;
(B) ambulance service
			 director for each ambulance service utilized for field training; and
(C) administrator of each medical facility
			 utilized for clinical training.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 17 - SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS › Section 109-17-4 - Sponsoring organization; continuing education

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(a)
			 Any sponsoring organization may provide prior-approved continuing education as
			 a long-term provider or a single-program provider through in-person instruction
			 or distance learning, or a combination of both.
(b) Each sponsoring organization providing
			 prior-approved continuing education shall submit a training report on a form
			 provided by the board.
(c) The
			 training report shall include the following:
(1) The date or dates, title, and location of
			 the class;
(2) a list of all
			 qualified instructors used in the class;
(3) the name and certification number of each
			 attendee; and
(4) the amount of
			 continuing education awarded to each attendee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 1 - VENTURE CAPITAL COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 110-1-1 - Application process

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(a)
			 Application to become a certified Kansas venture capital company shall be made
			 upon the application form furnished by the secretary of the department of
			 commerce.
(b) Each application
			 form shall be signed by an authorized officer, or partner, and shall contain,
			 as a minimum, the following information:
(1)
			 the full, legal name of the company;
(2) the address of the applicant's principal
			 office for the state;
(3) the
			 names and addresses of the applicant's directors, officers, general partners
			 and managing partners;
(4) a
			 certified copy of the certificate of incorporation and articles of
			 incorporation, or a certified copy of the certificate of formation of a limited
			 partnership, or trust documents, or other evidence that the company is
			 organized or existing under the laws of Kansas;
(5) adequate proof of a minimum level of
			 equity capitalization of $1,500,000 as required by K.S.A. 1986 Supp.
			 74-8306(b), as amended by L. 1987, Chapter 320, Section 3, and the level of
			 capitalization the company expects to qualify for tax credits through cash
			 investment in the venture capital company within the current calendar year. The
			 cash investment shall be in the form of money or the equivalent of money.
			 "Equivalent of money," for the purpose of cash investment in a certified Kansas
			 venture capital company, shall mean instruments which are immediately
			 convertible into U.S. currency of a readily determinable amount and which have
			 equal worth as U.S. currency including checks, cashier's checks, money orders,
			 and certificates of deposit with a term of 90 days or less;
(6) the business history of the applicant;
			 and
(7) a statement of assurances
			 which provides that:
(A) the applicant's
			 purpose is to encourage and assist in the creation, development, and expansion
			 of Kansas businesses and to provide maximum opportunities for the employment of
			 Kansans;
(B) the applicant will
			 disclose to all investors that the state of Kansas can not be held liable for
			 damages to an investor in a certified venture capital company as provided in
			 K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 74-8311;
(C) the
			 applicant will comply with all requirements of the Kansas venture capital
			 company act, including the filing of annual reports.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 1 - VENTURE CAPITAL COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 110-1-2 - Annual report

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(a) To
			 determine program compliance and status for continuing certification, each
			 certified Kansas venture capital company shall report annually to the secretary
			 on forms provided by the department. Information reported shall include as a
			 minimum:
(1) the name, address, and taxpayer
			 identification number of each investor who has invested in that company and
			 amounts invested by each;
(2) the
			 name, address and taxpayer identification number of each taxpayer who acquires
			 by transfer the income tax credits from investors exempt from income taxation;
(3) the name and location of each
			 business in which the company has invested and the type and amount of
			 investment. The names of the business owners shall be provided if required to
			 determine their qualification for equity or tax credit purposes;
(4) the number of jobs created or preserved
			 in each business; and
(5) a
			 certification that all businesses in which the company has invested are
			 eligible in accordance with K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 74-8307(d), as amended by L.
			 1987, Chapter 319, Section 3, if required to determine qualification for equity
			 or tax credit purposes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 2 - LOCAL SEED CAPITAL POOL CERTIFICATION › Section 110-2-1 - Application process

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(a)
			 Application to become a certified Kansas local seed capital pool shall be made
			 upon the application form furnished by the secretary of the department of
			 commerce.
(b) Each application
			 form shall be signed by an authorized officer or partner, and shall contain, as
			 a minimum, the following information:
(1) the
			 full, legal name of the company;
(2) the address of the applicant's principal
			 office in the state;
(3) the names
			 and addresses of the applicant's directors, officers, general partners or
			 managing partners;
(4) a certified
			 copy of the certificate of incorporation and articles of incorporation, or a
			 certified copy of the certificate of formation of partnership;
(5) adequate proof of a minimum level of
			 $200,000 capitalization as required by L. 1987, Chapter 365, Section 2(b) and
			 the level of capitalization the company expects to qualify for tax credits;
(6) the source of money necessary
			 to administer and operate the pool;
(7) the business history of the applicant;
			 and
(8) a statement of assurances
			 which provides that:
(A) the applicant's
			 purpose is to encourage and assist in the creation, development, and expansion
			 of Kansas businesses and to provide maximum opportunities for the employment of
			 Kansans by making seed capital available to Kansas businesses;
(B) the funds invested by the local seed
			 capital pool will be invested at 100 percent in Kansas businesses;
(C) the company will operate under the
			 definition of a local seed capital pool in L. 1987, Chapter 365, Section 1(c);
(D) the public funds invested in a
			 local seed capital pool will have a senior position to any private cash
			 investment and that each cash dollar of public investment will be matched by at
			 least two dollars of private cash investment; and
(E) the applicant will disclose to all
			 investors that the state of Kansas can not be held liable for damages to an
			 investor in a local seed capital pool, as provided in L. 1987, Chapter 365,
			 Section 6.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 2 - LOCAL SEED CAPITAL POOL CERTIFICATION › Section 110-2-2 - Annual report

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(a) To
			 determine program compliance and status for continuing certification, each
			 certified Kansas local seed capital pool shall report annually to the secretary
			 on forms provided by the department. Information reported shall include, as a
			 minimum:
(1) the name, address, and taxpayer
			 identification number of each taxpayer who has invested in the pool and amounts
			 invested by each;
(2) the name and
			 location of each business in which the pool has invested and amount and use of
			 the investment; and
(3) an
			 estimate of the number of jobs created or preserved in each business.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-1 - Application criteria

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each application for a loan through the Kansas partnership fund
				shall be reviewed and evaluated by the secretary of commerce. Unless waived by
				the secretary, each application shall provide sufficient information to
				document:
(a) The applicant's need
			 for economic develop-ment;
(b) the
			 number of new, permanent, private sector jobs to be created by the project;
(c) the projected impact of
			 resulting business activity on the area, including new tax revenues to the
			 borrower, and the availability of that revenue to help repay the program loan;
(d) the estimated cost based on an
			 engineering or other reliable estimate of the complete project to be funded by
			 the loan;
(e) the basis of the
			 applicant's need for a loan from the State, including evidence that other
			 financing options have been investigated and either are not readily available
			 or will not cover total project costs;
(f) the availability of other funds to
			 adequately finance any related improvement or service incidental to the
			 project, and to finance any part of the project costs not covered by the loan;
(g) the applicant's total current
			 and projected future debt obligations;
(h) the project's consistency with the
			 applicant's comprehensive plans and with the applicant's five-year capital
			 improvement plans; and
(i) any
			 other information deemed pertinent by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-2 - Eligible applicants

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(a) Any
			 city or county government with legal jurisdiction over the site of a proposed
			 infrastructure improvement, or with a properly executed interlocal agreement in
			 effect which covers the site of a proposed infrastructure improvement pursuant
			 to subsection (b) may submit an application for a loan from the Kansas
			 partnership fund.
(b) Any other
			 local unit of government may request the county government to make an
			 application on behalf of the local unit, subject to the following provisions:
(1) The county government shall have a
			 properly executed interlocal agreement in effect which covers the site of the
			 proposed infrastructure improvements.
(2) The county government shall be considered
			 the borrower and shall be held accountable for the project accordingly.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-3 - Eligible projects

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(a) Each
			 project eligible for financing under the Kansas partnership fund program shall:
(1) Serve a specific business on a specific
			 site;
(2) serve a demonstrable
			 public purpose; and
(3) be located
			 on public property, public easements, public right-of-ways, or shall be a
			 project to extend any public utility service.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-4 - Ineligible projects

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The following types of projects shall be considered ineligible
				for the Kansas partnership fund program:
(a) Any project which the secretary of
			 commerce determines would cause a significant adverse competitive disadvantage
			 to an existing enterprise in Kansas;
(b) any project which includes the relocation
			 of an enterprise from one location in the state to another, unless approved in
			 advance by official action of both the county commission and the city or other
			 municipality which would be losing the enterprise; or
(c) any project directly related to a
			 facility where games of chance are played for money or other stakes, or where
			 wagering occurs.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-6 - Conditions of final loan approval

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(a) Each
			 prospective recipient of a Kansas partnership fund loan shall provide the
			 following additional information before final loan approval is granted:
(1) Documentation of a firm financial
			 commitment to locate or expand business operations by the business which would
			 directly benefit from the proposed public improvements;
(2) evidence of local awareness of the
			 project application, including public hearings;
(3) a description of the applicant's control
			 of project site, including any leases, easements, covenants, or encumbrances
			 which may affect the project;
(4)
			 evidence of the adequacy and reliability of the dedicated source of repayment
			 for loan principal and interest;
(5) evidence of the applicant's ability to
			 administer the project and to comply with state loan requirements;
(6) evidence of the applicant's ability to
			 adequately fund necessary maintenance of the improvements; and
(7) evidence of the project's compliance with
			 applicable state laws, rules and regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-7 - Distribution of funds by congressional district

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Distribution of loans by congressional district shall be
				considered by the secretary in awarding loans through the Kansas partnership
				fund program.
(a) During the first
			 three quarters of each fiscal year, loans shall be awarded in a manner that
			 equalizes their distribution among congressional districts to the extent deemed
			 practicable by the secretary.
(b)
			 Any loan funds still available in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year may be
			 awarded to an applicant in any part of the state, regardless of congressional
			 district.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-8 - Program fees and administration

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(a) Fees
			 deemed necessary to help offset the costs of administering the Kansas
			 partnership fund program may be established by the secretary, including fees or
			 service charges for:
(1) Application reviews;
(2) loan issuance;
(3) loan audits;
(4) on-site inspections; and
(5) other similar activities.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-9 - Terms of suspension

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(a) If a
			 Kansas partnership fund loan recipient or pending loan recipient has failed to
			 comply with the loan award stipulations, standards, or conditions, the
			 following actions may be taken by the secretary, after providing written
			 notice:
(1) The loan may be suspended in
			 whole or in part and any further payments withheld; and
(2) the loan recipient or pending loan
			 recipient may be prohibited from incurring additional obligations for loan
			 funds. Only necessary and proper costs, as determined by the secretary of
			 commerce, which could not reasonably have been avoided during the suspension
			 period shall be allowable.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-10 - Termination procedures

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(a) Any
			 Kansas partnership fund loan agreement may be terminated by the secretary in
			 whole or in part at any time if a loan recipient or pending loan recipient
			 fails in a material way to comply with the terms and conditions of a loan or to
			 take adequate corrective actions while under a suspension.
(1) Written notice of the proposed
			 termination shall be provided by the secretary which shall include:
(A) Notification that the loan will be
			 terminat-ed;
(B) an explanation of
			 the reason or reasons for termination proceedings;
(C) the date by which the loan recipient or
			 pending loan recipient must respond to the notification; and
(D) an explanation of the appeal procedure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 3 - KANSAS PARTNERSHIP FUND PROGRAM › Section 110-3-11 - Repayment assurances

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(a) Any
			 applicant may be required by the secretary to levy an annual property tax
			 sufficient to pay the loan principal and interest, which annually may be
			 reduced by non-property tax revenue sources that may be lawfully available for
			 loan repayment.
(b) Delinquent
			 loan repayments shall be collected by deducting the delinquent amount from
			 payments made by state agencies to the local governmental entity that is
			 delinquent in its loan repayment.
(c) If a loan recipient is more than six
			 months delinquent with any scheduled loan repayment, foreclosure proceedings
			 shall be initiated by the secretary in accordance with the terms of any loan
			 contract made under this program. Foreclosure actions may include the seizure
			 of any public improvements or property paid for with partnership fund loan
			 proceeds. All loan amounts and accrued interest outstanding may be declared to
			 be payable on demand.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 4 - INVESTMENTS IN MAJOR PROJECTS AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING (IMPACT) ACT › Section 110-4-1 - Definitions

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As used in these regulations and for purposes of administering
				the IMPACT act, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Department" means department of
			 commerce.
(b) "Existing job" means
			 a job of an employer meeting the following criteria:
(1) Has the same or similar description, or
			 involves performing the same or a similar function as that for a job being
			 created by that employer; and
(2)
			 was filled or in use within the 18 months before the date of filing an
			 application with the secretary for funding from the IMPACT program services
			 fund, unless the job was lost due to an act of God and the secretary finds that
			 the IMPACT program or project will be a major factor for the Kansas basic
			 enterprise to remain in Kansas.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 4 - INVESTMENTS IN MAJOR PROJECTS AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING (IMPACT) ACT › Section 110-4-2 - Review standards and priorities for approval of proposed agreements; limits on program costs and on project and program size

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each proposal for an agreement concerning
			 a SKILL project or a combined SKILL project and financial assistance through an
			 MPI shall be submitted by an employer to the secretary. Each proposal for an
			 agreement concerning only financial assistance through an MPI shall be
			 submitted by an employer to the secretary. Each proposal shall be submitted as
			 an application on a form provided by the secretary. Each proposal shall include
			 the following, as applicable:
(1) General
			 information, as follows:
(A) The project start
			 and end dates;
(B) the employer's
			 legal name;
(C) the employer's code
			 designation according to the "North American industry classification system"
			 (NAICS), as established by the executive office of the president, office of
			 management and budget, dated 2007;
(D) a description of the employer's business
			 operation or industry;
(E) the
			 employer's federal taxpayer identification number;
(F) the name and title of the employer's
			 designated contact person;
(G) the
			 electronic mail address of the employer's contact person;
(H) the employer's mailing address;
(I) the address of the project
			 facility;
(J) the phone number and
			 fax number of the contact person;
(K) the total number of existing jobs in the
			 state, including annual average wage;
(L) the estimated capital
			 investment;
(M) the projected
			 number of new jobs and retrained jobs, including annual average wage;
(N) the performance percentage of the new and
			 retrained jobs;
(O) a description
			 of the type of training;
(P) a
			 summary of the benefits package offered by a company; and
(Q) the anticipated hiring schedule for all
			 positions;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 110 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Article 4 - INVESTMENTS IN MAJOR PROJECTS AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING (IMPACT) ACT › Section 110-4-3 - Limit on maximum funding amount

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The limitation on program costs specified in K.S.A.
				74-50,104(b), and amendments thereto, of the IMPACT act shall limit only the
				maximum funding amount for each qualified project and shall not limit the
				amount of project costs that are to be paid from sources other than the IMPACT
				program services fund.