Kansas Statutes

Chapter 46: Legislature

Article 15: Legislative Information System

Statutes:

• 46-1501: Legislative information system; supervision and operation by revisor of statutes; function and scope of system.
• 46-1502: Same; use of computer central processing unit or units; printing from computer readable materials.
• 46-1503: Legislative information system; acquisition of computer programs, services and components; contracts and purchases; assistance from other agencies; providing services for other state agencies or private entities, authorization, conditions and restrictions; fees and charges; collection and disposition.

• 46-1501: Legislative information system; supervision and operation by revisor of statutes; function and scope of system. In accordance with any instructions given by the legislative coordinating council and as provided in this act, the revisor of statutes shall introduce in phases and supervise or operate, or both supervise and operate as may be appropriate, a comprehensive legislative information system. Such system shall initially be operated to accomplish computer search of existing statutes of Kansas and computer preparation of legislative bills and resolutions. In succeeding years, as may be convenient, such system shall encompass computer preparation of the following:

        (a)   Statutory search;

        (b)   search of other documents;

        (c)   bill and resolution preparation;

        (d)   printing (outside the office of revisor of statutes) of bills, resolutions and other documents within the legislative branch;

        (e)   preparation of such legislative documents as journals, calendars, bill locators, bill indexes and research materials;

        (f)   cathode ray tube display of any of the foregoing;

        (g)   preparation of session laws, statutes and other books; and

        (h)   printing (outside the office of revisor of statutes) of any or all of the foregoing.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 14; June 1.

• 46-1502: Same; use of computer central processing unit or units; printing from computer readable materials. The computer central processing unit or units used to carry out the system operations described in K.S.A. 46-1501 shall be that of a state agency not within the legislative branch, but designated by the legislative coordinating council, or that of a vendor of computer services if no suitable state computer is available in the opinion of the legislative coordinating council. Printing from computer readable materials, whether tapes or another medium, shall be accomplished in the state printing plant, unless a different printer is indicated by the legislative coordinating council in any one or more instances.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 213, § 2; March 20.

• 46-1503: Legislative information system; acquisition of computer programs, services and components; contracts and purchases; assistance from other agencies; providing services for other state agencies or private entities, authorization, conditions and restrictions; fees and charges; collection and disposition. (a) The revisor of statutes shall contract in the name of the legislative coordinating council, and with approval of such council, for such computer programs and other computer services as cannot be suitably obtained from state agencies, and in like manner, the revisor shall acquire such computer and communications components as may be needed for this system. Purchases and other contracts authorized by the statutes contained in article 15 of chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall not be subject to K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto, nor shall the same be subject to approval under any statute other than those contained in article 15 of chapter 46. The director of information systems and communications and the director of purchases shall render such assistance in implementation of this system as is requested by the legislative coordinating council or the revisor of statutes.

        (b)   When authorized by the legislative coordinating council, the revisor of statutes may provide to or share with any other state agency computer services through the operation of the comprehensive legislative information system. Such services may be provided without charge or, when directed by the council, shall be provided at cost as the same is determined by the council. The furnishing of computer services under this subsection (b) for which a charge is made shall be a transaction to be settled in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-5516, and amendments thereto. All receipts for charges made under this subsection (b) shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the legislative special revenue fund.

        (c)   When authorized by the legislative coordinating council, the revisor of statutes may provide information regarding legislation to state agencies and to private individuals, companies and organizations through access to the legislative information system. The primary purpose for the legislative information system shall be to provide necessary information and service to the legislature and offices of the legislative branch of government and the revisor of statutes shall impose such conditions and restrictions upon the receipt of information from such system by agencies, persons and organizations not a part of the legislative branch of government as may be necessary to protect such system and services for the purpose for which established. The legislative coordinating council may fix a charge for the receipt of information regarding legislation through access to the legislative information system by state agencies, private individuals, companies and organizations not a part of the legislative branch of government. Such charges shall be collected by the director of legislative administrative services upon certification by the revisor of statutes. All amounts received from charges imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the legislative special revenue fund.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 213, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 188, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 284, § 31; L. 1984, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 323, § 15; L. 1992, ch. 8, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 159; July 1.