Kan. Admin. Regs. § 118-1-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 118-1-3 - Types of property

Property to be considered for removal from the society's collection holdings shall be defined as follows.

(a) "Duplicate properties" means two or more tangible objects of the collection holdings that are identical or nearly identical in physical characteristics or informational content and that are deemed by established professional standards and institutional needs and programs to be of limited value or use due to that duplication.

(b) "Property outside of the society's scope of collections" means any property that does not fall into subject areas for research, reference, and other educational purposes as outlined by K.S.A. 75-2701, K.S.A. 75-2702, K.S.A. 75-2703, K.S.A. 75-2704, and amendments thereto, and the mission statement adopted by the state historical society.

(c) "Property with insufficient research, educational, or exhibit value" means property that meets either of the following criteria:

(1) Lacks sufficient background information to be of use; or

(2)

(A) through accident, vandalism, natural disaster, or deterioration because of age, environment, or inherent vice, has become embrittled, discolored, or misshapen beyond being useful for research, reference, or other educational pur-poses;

(B) cannot be repaired or conserved through reasonable expenditures of time, materials, and money; and

(C) is considered to be damaged or deteriorated property.

(d) "Hazardous property" means property composed of or containing materials that by nature or through the process of deterioration present an environmental or health hazard to state historical society patrons, visitors, staff, volunteers, physical plant, or collection holdings.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 118-1-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-2701; effective Aug. 24, 1992; amended Oct. 23, 1998.