KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

46-247a. Filing of statement of substantial interest, exception.

46-247a

Chapter 46.--LEGISLATURE Article 2.--STATE GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS

46-247a. Filing of statement of substantialinterest, exception.(a) The executive officer ofany state educationalinstitution as defined by K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto, may requireany faculty memberwho receives an annual salary of $50,000 ormore, other than an adjunct faculty member, tofile a writtenstatement of substantial interests with the employing state educationalinstitution in lieu of filing the statements of substantial interests asrequired by K.S.A. 46-247, and amendments thereto.The executive officer shall notify the governmental ethics commission inwriting ofsuch decision to require filing of faculty statements of substantial interestsonly with the state educational institution.

(b) The written statement of substantial interests filed with a stateeducational institutionpursuant to this section shall, at a minimum, include the information requiredby K.S.A. 46-229, and amendments thereto, and shall be an open public record.Any conflict of interestsinformation required by the state board of regents or state educationalinstitution that is inaddition to that which is required by K.S.A. 46-229, and amendments thereto,may beplaced in the faculty member's personnel records file and discretionarilyclosed inaccordance with K.S.A. 45-221, and amendments thereto.

(c) The written statement of substantial interests required by this sectionshall be in suchform as required by the state board of regents and shall be filed annually aspart of thestate educational institution's appointment or salary notification process, andsupplementedas required by the state board of regents.

(d) The provisions of this section shall take effect on July 1, 2009.

(e) The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2010.

History: L. 2009, ch. 134, § 11; May 28.