Section 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, and amendments thereto, 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 executive chief information technology officer 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.Amended by L. 2013, ch. 62,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.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.