Chapter 75 — STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-42b05. Report to the legislature. Not later than the first day of the regular session of the legislature, each year, each state-managed fund shall file a report with the legislature and the Kansas public employees retirement system shall also file such report with the joint co…

75-42b06. Indemnification of state-managed funds, officers and employees by the state. In a cause of action based on an action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, report or other determination made or taken in compliance with this act, without regard to whether the perso…

75-42b07. Expiration of act; notification thereof by the Kansas public employees retirement system. (a) The provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2029. (b) On or after July 1, 2028, but before July 15, 2028, the Kansas public employees retirement system shall notify the …

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75-4301. History: L. 1970, ch. 366, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 306, § 24; May 31. Source or prior law: L. 1967, ch. 464, § 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Authority for determining compensation of hospital board members vested in county commissioners but hospital board may contr…

75-4301a. Governmental ethics applicable to local governmental subdivisions; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-4302a, 75-4303a, 75-4304, 75-4305 and 75-4306, and amendments thereto: (a) "Substantial interest" means any of the following: (1) If an individual or an individual's spo…

75-4302. History: L. 1970, ch. 366, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 282, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 306, § 24; May 31. Source or prior law: L. 1967, ch. 464, §§ 2, 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Prosecution under subsection (d) did not constitute prior jeopardy in prosecution for perjury. State v. Ed…

75-4302a. Statement of substantial interests; individuals required to file; filing; rules and regulations; sample forms; disclosure if individual or spouse is officer of nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxes. (a) The statement of substantial interests shall inclu…

75-4303. History: L. 1970, ch. 366, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 339, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 395, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 396, § 2; April 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF …

75-4303a. Advisory opinions on interpretation or application of act; presumption of compliance with act; filing of opinions; administration of act, rules and regulations. (a) The Kansas public disclosure commission shall render advisory opinions on the interpretation or applicati…

75-4304. Same; making or participating in certain contracts prohibited; exceptions; abstaining from action. (a) No local governmental officer or employee shall, in the capacity of such an officer or employee, make or participate in the making of a contract with any person or busi…

75-4305. Same; filing of report of interest if statement of substantial interest not filed; abstaining from action. (a) Any local governmental officer or employee who has not filed a disclosure of substantial interests shall, before acting upon any matter which will affect any bu…

75-4306. Penalties for violations; severability. (a) Violation of K.S.A. 75-4304 or 75-4305, and amendments thereto, or failure to make any disclosure of substantial interests required by K.S.A. 75-4302a is a class B misdemeanor. (b) If any clause, paragraph, subsection or sectio…

75-4307. History: L. 1967, ch. 464, § 7; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 366, § 7; April 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

75-4308. Oath required for public officers and employees. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office or employment, each person to be employed by the state or any agency thereof or by any county, city or other municipality of the state including any school, college or u…

75-4309. Same; falsifying oaths or affirmations. All oaths or affirmations submitted hereunder shall subject the person who shall falsify them to the pains and penalties of perjury. History: L. 1968, ch. 106, § 2; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Note on perjury in …

75-4310. Oath required for public officers and employees; administering; filing. Oaths required hereunder shall be administered before the officers and in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 54-101, 54-102 and 54-103. All oaths administered under the provisions of this act shall be f…

75-4311. Same; funds withheld until oath subscribed to and filed. A state agency officer disbursing payroll warrants or a treasurer or other disbursing officer of any city, county or any municipality or of any public school district or of any private school, college or university…

75-4312. Same; persons required to take oath; time for filing; penalty. All persons employed by the state or any agency thereof or by any city, county or other municipality or by any public school or by any private school, college or university receiving public funds as defined b…

75-4313. Same; unauthorized disbursement of funds; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any state agency officer disbursing payroll warrants or any treasurer or other disbursing officer of any city, county or any municipality or of any public school district or of any private school…

75-4314. Same; officer or employee receiving funds without subscribing and filing oath; penalty. Any officer or employee having rendered service for the state or any county, city or any municipality or for any public school district or for any private school, college or universit…

75-4315. Political subdivisions of state authorized to pay compensation semimonthly; section applicable to state agencies until biweekly payroll periods established. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all political subdivisions of the state shall pay to t…

75-4315a. Appointment of acting state officers to certain positions; authority; compensation; classified civil service status prior to appointment, effect. Whenever it is provided by law that the governor shall appoint the secretary of any department of state government or the ch…

75-4315b. Appointment of public officers subject to confirmation by senate; procedures; withdrawal of appointment; conditions; failure of confirmation; vacancy of unexpired term; appointment subject to senate confirmation. (a) All appointments of public officers which are subject…

75-4315c. Appointments to boards and commissions; congressional district residency requirements; change in district boundaries. If a statute imposes congressional district residency requirements for members of or appointees to a board, commission, council, committee, authority or…

75-4315d. Nongubernatorial appointments subject to confirmation by senate; procedure; information required to be submitted; background investigation. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Office" means any state office or board, commission, council, committee, authority or other gove…

75-4316. Discharge of public employee declaring or subjected to bankruptcy, wage earners' plan or similar proceeding unlawful; "public employee" defined; violation of act declared misdemeanor. (a) For the purpose of this act, "public employee" means any employee of the state of K…

75-4317. Open meetings declared policy of state; citation of act. (a) In recognition of the fact that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, it is declared to be the policy of this state that meetings for the conduct of governmental affairs and the …

75-4317a. Meeting defined. As used in the open meetings act, "meeting" means any gathering or assembly in person or through the use of a telephone or any other medium for interactive communication by a majority of the membership of a public body or agency subject to this act for …

75-4318. Meetings of state and subdivisions open to public; exceptions; secret ballots; notice; agenda; cameras; photographic lights; recording devices; subordinate groups; live streaming of meetings, requirements, exceptions. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (g), all …

75-4319. Closed or executive meetings; conditions; authorized subjects for discussion; binding action prohibited; certain documents identified in meetings not subject to disclosure. (a) Upon formal motion made, seconded and carried, all public bodies and agencies subject to the o…

75-4319a. History: L. 1972, ch. 319, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 301, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 344, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 315, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 312, § 39; Repealed, L. 1993, ch. 286, § 77; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived …

75-4319b. History: L. 1972, ch. 319, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 301, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 344, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 315, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 318, § 9; L. 1993, ch. 286, § 75; L. 1994, ch. 254, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 256 § 23; L. 1999, ch. 96, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 190, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 178, § 6; Repealed…

75-4320. Penalties. (a) Any member of a public body or agency subject to the open meetings act who knowingly violates any of the provisions of such act or who intentionally fails to furnish information as required by K.S.A. 75-4318(b), and amendments thereto, shall be liable for …

75-4320a. Enforcement of act by district courts; burden of proof; court costs; precedence of cases. (a) The district court of any county in which a meeting is held shall have jurisdiction to enforce the purposes of K.S.A. 75-4318 and 75-4319, and amendments thereto, with respect …

75-4320b. Investigation of alleged violations; powers. (a) In investigating alleged violations of the open meetings act, the attorney general or county or district attorney may: (1) Subpoena witnesses, evidence, records, documents or other material; (2) take testimony under oath;…

75-4320c. Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansas; subject to open meetings law. The Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansas, established pursuant to the settlement agreement entered into by the attorney general in the action filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansa…

75-4320d. Civil remedies to enforce act by attorney general; consent order; finding of violation. (a) The attorney general may determine by a preponderance of the evidence after an investigation that a public body or agency has violated K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments ther…

75-4320e. Complaint form prescribed by attorney general. (a) Any complaint submitted to the attorney general shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney general setting forth the facts that the complaining party believes show that K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto,…

75-4320f. Civil remedies to enforce act; consent order. (a) In lieu of bringing an action as provided in K.S.A. 75-4320a, and amendments thereto, the attorney general or a county or district attorney may resolve the matter by accepting a consent judgment with respect to any act o…

75-4321. Declaration of policy and objectives; election by public employer to be bound by act; termination. (a) The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The people of this state have a fundamental interest in the development of harmonious and cooperative relationships …

75-4322. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Public employee" means any person employed by any public agency, except those persons classed as supervisory employees, professional employees of school districts, as defined by subsection (c) of K.S.A. 72-5413, elected and manageme…

75-4323. Public employee relations board; membership; qualifications; terms; compensation and expenses; powers and duties; mediation, arbitration and fact-finding; appointment of personnel or contracts for; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby created the public employee re…

75-4324. Employees' right to form, join and participate in employee organizations. Public employees shall have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing, for the purpose of meeting and conferring with public employer…

75-4325. Supervisory employee not prohibited from membership in employee organization. Nothing herein shall prohibit any individual employed as a supervisory employee from becoming or remaining a member of an employee organization, but no public employer subject to this act shall…

75-4326. Existing rights of public employer not affected. Nothing in this act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to: (a) Direct the work of its employees; (b) Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign and retain employees in positions with…

75-4327. Public employee organizations; recognition and certification; membership; meet and confer; determination and certification of appropriate unit; rules and regulations; assessment of election costs. (a) Public employers shall recognize employee organizations for the purpos…

75-4328. Recognition of right of employee organization to represent employees. (a) A public employer shall extend to a certified or formally recognized employee organization the right to represent the employees of the appropriate unit involved in meet and confer proceedings and i…