Disclosure or use of confidential information by state officer or employee

46-241. Disclosure or use of confidential information by state officer or employee. No state officer or employee shall disclose or use confidential information acquired in the course of his or her official duties in order to further his or her own economic interest or those of any other person. History: L. 1974, ch. 353, § 27; March 28. Governmental Ethics Commission Opinions: Conflict of interest; confidential knowledge. 87-7. Kansas small business development center agents employed by regents institutions are state employees subject to conflicts of interest and public disclosure statutes. 90-27. Absent any information not revealed by factual situation, FACTS staff members may form a nonprofit corporation for purposes stated if such staff members have not used confidential information. 93-19. Limitations on highway patrol trooper serving as safety consultant to the private sector. 93-30. State agency employer may use agency's files to obtain information for personal gain if such information is not confidential. 93-36. State employee may establish part-time business to operate on off-time hours to provide service to private sector formerly provided by state, within described limitations. 94-1. Time limitations on former state employee to apply for grants for such employee's business or to serve as consultant to prepare grant requests. 94-10. Limitations on state officers and employees applying for and receiving state grants and then terminating their state employment. 94-11. State employee marketing computer software, developed during off-duty hours, in competition with employee's agency. 96-8. State employee working as consultant for not-for-profit corporation during off-duty hours. 96-9. Officer of private corporation serving on Kansas performance review board; participation in making contracts, licensing, inspecting and regulation; confidential information. 96-31. State employee submitting state projects to private organization; serving on committee of such organization giving input and approval of such projects. 97-02. State employee overseeing facilities to ensure compliance with agency regulations; overseeing facility that contracts with employee's privately owned business. 97-12. Employee of licensing agency teaching continuing education classes and being substitute instructor for persons licensed by agency. 97-33. State employee acting as consultant during off-duty hours; providing services on in-state and out-of-state projects; use of information. 97-41. Senior official in state agency accepting gift from such official's parents, of more than 5% of stock of holding company regulated by the state agency. 1998-31. Employee of department on aging; acceptance of part-time job with nursing home. 1999-8. Public land manager for department of wildlife and parks becoming duck hunting boat dealer. 1999-15. State employee serving as chairperson of committee of private organization to which employee submits state projects and requests vote of committee thereon. 1999-18. Unclassified state employee and wife; acceptance of shares of stock from long-time personal friends. 1999-19. State employee also employed by local community care organization; compensation for services of a type not included in duties with state department. 1999-20. Provision of consultant services after termination of state service; when permitted. 1999-30. Social and Rehabilitation Services employee, absent certain conditions, may also be employed by community organization as therapist as part of practicum for LSCSW degree. 1999-32. Ability of state employees to establish part-time consulting business. 1999-39. Appraiser employed by state may perform market value appraisal of agricultural land during nonworking hours. 2000-09. Whether state employee may accept part-time employment to satisfy counseling requirements for advanced degree. 2000-11. State employee may accept nonpaid position as board member of tax exempt corporation. 2000-13. Ability of state employee to provide instruction in courses which are subject to approval by state agency where employed. 2000-15. Operation of private business while employed by state of Kansas. 2000-26. Ability of state employee to accept part-time consulting work in area involving state work. 2000-31. SRS intake worker performing like duties for 13th judicial district. 2000-38. Employee could sell or work for company selling ID checking devices to licensees of state agency. 2001-08. Limitations on state geologist operating private geological consulting business. 2001-09. State employee holds substantial interest in 501(c)(3) organization and may not participate in contracts with that entity. 2002-02. SRS employees may become independent contractors without violating the state level conflict of interest laws. 2002-03. DISC supervisor may take part-time position in or establish computer service business but may not participate in making of contracts between state and such business. 2002-19. Director of private company taking state position may not participate in negotiation of contracts between two organizations but may, in state position, participate in competitively bid contracts between two organizations. 2002-25. Employee of department of agriculture may accept private company employment inspecting water flow meters but cannot participate in negotiation of state contracts with private company. 2002-26. Agency secretary owning private company not in violation of law so long as he does not participate in negotiation of contract with his company or misuse confidential information. 2003-06. State employee may accept part-time job completing forms submitted to employee's agency. 2003-12. Elected official may continue operating business but may not participate in making of contract with business. 2003-17. State employee may accept part-time job to give training on techniques learned as state employee. 2003-21. State rehabilitation counselor may be employed part-time by county to answer crisis hotline and provide counseling and direction. 2003-23. State employee may work part-time providing training on bio-terrorism. 2003-27. State employee may operate company competing with other private companies but may not be involved in regulation of company nor in making contract with company. 2003-29. State employee may provide consulting services to company providing services outside state. 2004-20. Department of aging employee may contract to provide services to SRS; when and how. 2004-22. State employee may not form company to contract with state, and may not, for two years, be involved in any noncompetitively bid contract with state in which employee participated in making of contract. 2005-02. Restrictions applicable to medical doctor employed by Kansas department of health and environment working part-time in emergency room of Kansas hospital. 2005-05. Confidential knowledge obtained as highway patrol trooper may not be used to benefit trooper's off-duty employment. 2006-14. Must not use confidential information obtained in state employment for financial gain of self or off-duty employer. 2007-03. State employee may contract with state agencies so long as employee is not involved as state employee in preparation of or participating in the contract. 2008-07. Manager at Kansas board of emergency medical services may teach paramedic classes and do volunteer paramedic work. 2008-13. Operations manager for EMS board may be employed as paramedic outside normal state business hours. 2008-14. University faculty member would not have a conflict of interest in an employment arrangement, subject to certain restrictions. 2009-2. Employee of attorney general's office can never use or disclose any confidential information to further own economic interest. 2009-13. Confidential information obtained in performance of official duties may not be used for personal gain. 2013-01. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026