Purchase of products and services of nonprofit entities for blind and disabled persons; definitions

75-3317. Purchase of products and services of nonprofit entities for blind and disabled persons; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-3317 through 75-3322, and amendments thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Director of purchases" means the director of purchases of the department of administration; (b) "qualified vendor" means a not-for-profit entity incorporated in the state of Kansas that: (1) Employs persons who are blind or disabled and who reside in Kansas. Persons who are employed by a third-party entity other than the vendor are not employed by the vendor for purposes of this section; (2) does business primarily in Kansas or substantially all of its production in Kansas; (3) is operated in the interest of and for the benefit of persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, or both; (4) the net income of such entity shall not, in whole or any part, financially benefit any shareholder or other individual; and (5) such qualified vendor's primary purpose shall be to provide employment for persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities; (c) "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or any agency, division or any unit within an office, department, board, commission or other state authority; (d) "unified school district" means any unified school district, board of education or any purchasing cooperative formed by one or more unified school districts; (e) "committee" means the state use law committee authorized pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3322c, and amendments thereto; (f) "municipality" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 75-6102, and amendments thereto; and (g) "persons who are disabled" means any person of employable age whose disability, whether physical or mental, congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, is a substantial barrier to employment. History: L. 1953, ch. 392, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 288, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 272, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 358, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 281, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 301, § 24; L. 2005, ch. 193, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 138, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 64, § 1; July 1. Revisor's Note: Section was amended twice in the 2005 session, see also 75-3317a. Cross References to Related Sections: Division of purchases, see 75-3738 through 75-3744. Industries for the blind workshop, civil service status of employees, see 75-6345. 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