History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4601; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 27; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 237, § 1; July 1.
(2) Appeals commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter from and after its effective date.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4602; July 1.
(2) A person so employed shall be given credit at the rate of five dollars a day on any fine and costs imposed upon him.
(3) Persons held in jail and awaiting trial or held on civil process, may, with their consent, be likewise so employed and shall receive compensation at the rate of five dollars a day for such employment, to be paid by the city or the county.
(4) Any prisoner employed as above provided, shall continue to be deemed prisoners during the hours of their employment and subject to all laws, rules and regulations relating to prisoners.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4603; July 1.
(b) Proposals submitted pursuant to the request shall contain, at a minimum:
(1) A system to collect data on a statistically significant sample of those persons who:
(A) Are arrested;
(B) while operating a motor vehicle, are stopped by a law enforcement officer; and
(C) while a pedestrian, are stopped by a law enforcement officer;
(2) which contains the race, ethnicity, gender, age and residency by county and state of such persons;
(3) which has a schedule and plan of implementation, including training;
(4) other factors which may be relevant to law enforcement officers in stopping or arresting individuals;
(5) civilian complaints received by law enforcement agencies alleging bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, age or residency by county or state; and
(6) a survey of policies of law enforcement agencies relating to the investigation of complaints based on alleged race, ethnicity, gender, age or residency bias.
(c) Data acquired pursuant to this proposal shall not contain any information that may reveal the identity of any individual.
(d) The governor, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall select the most comprehensive proposal and implement such proposal, subject to the availability of any grant or grants for such purpose from the United States department of justice or any other governmental or private agency.
(e) The results of such study shall be submitted to the governor and attorney general within 90 days after conclusion of such study. The governor shall submit the study to the legislature with one or more of the following:
(1) An evaluation of the study;
(2) an implementation plan to expand the data collection and reporting system to other law enforcement agencies and whether such system should be made permanent; and
(3) recommendations to improve law enforcement training and operations to address racial, ethnic, gender, age or residency bias.
History: L. 2000, ch. 180, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 170, § 6; July 1.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas code of criminal procedure.
History: L. 2000, ch. 181, § 2; July 1.
(a) "Governmental unit" means the state, or any county, city or other political subdivision thereof, or any department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing.
(b) "Law enforcement agency" means the governmental unit employing the law enforcement officer.
(c) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 74-5602, and amendments thereto.
(d) "Racial profiling" means the practice of a law enforcement officer or agency relying, as the sole factor, on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender or religious dress in selecting which individuals to subject to routine investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial routine investigatory activity. Racial profiling does not include reliance on such criteria in combination with other identifying factors when the law enforcement officer or agency is seeking to apprehend a specific suspect whose race, ethnicity, national origin, gender or religious dress is part of the description of the suspect.
(e) "Routine investigatory activities" includes, but is not limited to, the following activities conducted by law enforcement officers and agencies in conjunction with traffic stops: (1) Frisks and other types of body searches, and (2) consensual or nonconsensual searches of persons or possessions, including vehicles, dormitory rooms, school lockers, homes and apartments.
(f) "Collection of data" means that information collected by Kansas law enforcement officers after each traffic [stop].
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 1; July 1.
(b) The governor's task force on racial profiling shall work in partnership with local and state law enforcement agencies to review current policies and make recommendations for future policies and procedures statewide for the full implementation of the provisions of K.S.A. 22-4606 through 22-4611, and amendments thereto. The task force shall hold public hearings and meetings as needed to involve and inform the public on issues related to racial profiling.
(c) Members of the task force serving on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve terms until July 1, 2007. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of two years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Upon expiration of a member's term, the member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms.
(d) The chairperson of the task force shall be designated by the governor. The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson at least quarterly or as often as necessary to carry out the functions of the task force.
(e) The staff of the Kansas advisory commission on African-American affairs and the Kansas Hispanic/Latino American affairs commission shall provide administrative support to the task force and its chairperson.
(f) Members of the task force attending a meeting of the task force, or any subcommittee meeting authorized by the task force, shall receive amounts provided for in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.
(g) The task force shall make a report of its activity to the public each calendar year.
(h) The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2009.
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 179, § 1; May 25.
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 4; July 1.
(b) Policies adopted pursuant to this section shall be implemented by all Kansas law enforcement agencies within one year after the effective date of this act. The policies and data collection procedures shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours.
(c) The policies adopted pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) A prohibition of racial profiling.
(2) Annual educational training which shall include, but not be limited to, an understanding of the historical and cultural systems that perpetuate racial profiling, assistance in identifying racial profiling practices, and providing officers with self-evaluation strategies to preempt racial profiling prior to stopping a citizen.
(3) For law enforcement agencies of cities of the first class, establishment or use of current independent citizen advisory boards which include participants who reflect the racial and ethnic community, to advise and assist in policy development, education and community outreach and communications related to racial profiling by law enforcement officers and agencies.
(4) Policies for discipline of law enforcement officers and agencies who engage in racial profiling.
(5) A provision that, if the investigation of a complaint of racial profiling reveals the officer was in direct violation of the law enforcement agency's written policies regarding racial profiling, the employing law enforcement agency shall take appropriate action consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations, resolutions, ordinances or policies, including demerits, suspension or removal of the officer from the agency.
(6) Provisions for community outreach and communications efforts to inform the public of the individual's right to file with the law enforcement agency or the Kansas human rights commission complaints regarding racial profiling, which outreach and communications to the community shall include ongoing efforts to notify the public of the law enforcement agency's complaint process.
(7) Procedures for individuals to file complaints of racial profiling with the agency, which, if appropriate, may provide for use of current procedures for addressing such complaints.
(d) Each law enforcement agency shall compile an annual report of all complaints of racial profiling received and shall submit the report on or before January 31 to the office of the attorney general for review. The annual report shall include: (1) The date the complaint is filed; (2) action taken in response to the complaint; (3) the decision upon disposition of the complaint; and (4) the date the complaint is closed. Annual reports filed pursuant to this subsection shall be open public records and shall be posted on the official website of the attorney general.
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 5; July 1.
(b) Upon disposition of a complaint as provided for in subsection (a) the complainant shall have a civil cause of action in the district court against the law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, or both, and shall be entitled to recover damages if it is determined by the court that such persons or agency engaged in racial profiling. The court may allow the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
History: L. 2005, ch. 159, § 6; July 1.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county or city law enforcement agency, a county department of corrections, the Kansas highway patrol or such agencies authorized vendors from entering into agreements with health care providers for the provision of health care services at terms, conditions and amounts which are different than the medicaid rate.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the custodial county or city law enforcement agency, county department of corrections or the Kansas highway patrol or such agencies' agents, to determine, under agreement with the Kansas health policy authority, the amount payable for the services provided and to communicate that determination along with the remittance advice and payment for the services provided.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a duty on the part of a health care provider to render health care services to a person in the custody of a county or city law enforcement agency, a county department of corrections or the Kansas highway patrol.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) "County or city law enforcement agency" means a city police department, a county sheriff's department, a county law enforcement department as defined in K.S.A. 19-4401, and amendments thereto, or a law enforcement agency established pursuant to the consolidated city-county powers in K.S.A. 12-345, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Health care provider" means a person licensed to practice any branch of the healing arts by the state board of healing arts, a person who holds a temporary permit to practice any branch of the healing arts issued by the state board of healing arts, a person engaged in a postgraduate training program approved by the state board of healing arts, a licensed physician assistant, a person licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board, a medical care facility licensed by the department of health and environment, a podiatrist licensed by the state board of healing arts, an optometrist licensed by the board of examiners in optometry, a registered nurse, and advanced nurse practitioner, a licensed professional nurse who is authorized to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist, a licensed practical nurse, a licensed physical therapist, a professional corporation organized pursuant to the professional corporation law of Kansas by persons who are authorized by such law to form such a corporation and who are health care providers as defined by this subsection, a Kansas limited liability company organized for the purpose of rendering professional services by its members who are health care providers as defined by this subsection and who are legally authorized to render the professional services for which the limited liability company is organized, a partnership of persons who are health care providers under this subsection, a Kansas not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of rendering professional services by persons who are health care providers as defined by this subsection, a dentist certified by the state board of healing arts to administer anesthetics under K.S.A. 65-2899, and amendments thereto, a psychiatric hospital licensed under K.S.A. 75-3307b, and amendments thereto, a licensed social worker or a mental health center or mental health clinic licensed by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services and any health care provider licensed by the appropriate regulatory body in another state that has a current approved provider agreement with the Kansas health policy authority.
(3) "Medicaid rate" means the terms, conditions and amounts a health care provider would be paid for health care services rendered pursuant to a contract or provider agreement with the Kansas health policy authority.
History: L. 2006, ch. 183, § 1; July 1.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 22-2202, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Health care provider" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 22-4612, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2006, ch. 183, § 2; July 1.