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
46-1503
46-1503. Legislative information system; acquisitionof computer programs, services and components; contracts and purchases;assistance from other agencies; providing services for other state agencies orprivate entities, authorization, conditions and restrictions; fees and charges;collection and disposition.(a) The revisor of statutes shall contract in the name of thelegislative coordinating council, and with approval of such council, forsuch computer programs and other computer services as cannot be suitablyobtained from state agencies, and in like manner, the revisor shallacquire such computer and communications components as may be needed forthis system. Purchases and other contracts authorized by the statutescontained in article 15 ofchapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall not be subject to K.S.A.75-3739, and amendments thereto, nor shall the same be subjectto approval under any statuteother than those contained in article 15 of chapter 46. The director ofinformationsystems and communications and thedirector of purchases shall render such assistance in implementation ofthis system as is requested by the legislative coordinating council orthe revisor of statutes.
(b) When authorized by the legislative coordinating council, therevisor of statutes may provide to or share with any other state agencycomputer services through the operation of the comprehensive legislativeinformation system. Such services may be provided without charge or,when directed by the council, shall be provided at cost as the same isdetermined by the council. The furnishing of computer services underthis subsection (b) for which a charge is made shall be a transaction tobe settled in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-5516, andamendmentsthereto. Allreceipts for charges made under this subsection (b) shall beremitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions ofK.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance,the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amountin the state treasuryto the credit of the legislative special revenue fund.
(c) When authorized by the legislative coordinating council, the revisorof statutes may provide information regarding legislation to state agenciesand to private individuals, companies and organizations through access tothe legislative information system. The primary purpose for the legislativeinformation system shall be to provide necessary information and serviceto the legislature and offices of the legislative branch of government andthe revisor of statutes shall impose such conditions and restrictions uponthe receipt of informationfrom such system by agencies, persons and organizations not a part of thelegislative branch of government as may be necessary to protect such systemand services for the purpose for which established. The legislativecoordinatingcouncil may fix a charge for the receipt of information regarding legislationthrough access to the legislative information system by state agencies,private individuals, companies and organizations not a part of the legislativebranch of government. Such charges shall be collected by the director oflegislative administrative services upon certification by the revisor ofstatutes. All amounts received from charges imposed pursuant to this subsectionshall be remitted to the state treasurer inaccordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Uponreceipt of each such remittance, the statetreasurer shall deposit the entire amount in thestate 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.