An official State of Kansas government website.

Government Website icon

The .gov means it's official.
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Padlock icon

The site is secure.
The https:// or lock icon ensures you're safely connected to the website and any information you provide is encrypted.

Publications iconKansas Register

Print icon

Volume 44 - Issue 15 - April 10, 2025

State of Kansas

Secretary of State

Certification of New State Laws

I, Scott Schwab, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the following bill is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office.

Scott Schwab
Secretary of State



(Published in the Kansas Register April 10, 2025.)

House Bill No. 2110

An Act concerning emergency communication services; relating to the Kansas 911 act; eliminating the requirement that the state 911 board shall contract with a local collection point administrator for services; rescheduling the date on which the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund and state 911 fund shall be established in the state treasury; rescheduling the date on which all moneys collected pursuant to the Kansas 911 act are to be transferred to the state treasury; requiring certain transfers to be made to the state 911 operations fund; authorizing the state 911 board to transfer annually any unencumbered moneys of the state 911 operations fund to the state 911 grant fund; amending K.S.A. 12-5363, as amended by section 11 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5367, as amended by section 15 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5368, as amended by section 18 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5369, as amended by section 19 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5370, as amended by section 20 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5372, as amended by section 22 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5374, as amended by section 25 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and 12-5375, as amended by section 28 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5377, 12-5387, 12-5388, 12-5389 and 12-5390 and repealing the existing sections.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

New Section 1. (a) Upon receipt of the 911 fees remitted by a provider to the state board pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5370, and amendments thereto, the state board shall remit such moneys 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 and, except as provided in subsection (b), shall credit $.23 from every 911 fee remitted to the state 911 operations fund, $.01 from every 911 fee remitted to the state 911 grant fund and the remaining amount of 911 fees remitted to the state 911 fund.

(b) If the amount of moneys credited to the state 911 operations fund pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds 15% of the total amount of the 911 fees remitted to the state treasurer over the prior three years, upon receipt of each such remittance pursuant to this section, the state treasurer shall credit any such moneys remitted to the state treasurer in excess of such 15% total to the state 911 grant fund.

(c) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force from and after January 1, 2026.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 12-5363, as amended by section 11 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5363. As used in the Kansas 911 act:

(a) “Board” means the state 911 board.

(b) ‘’Consumer’’ means a person who purchases prepaid wireless service in a retail transaction.

(c) ‘’Department’’ means the Kansas department of revenue.

(d) ‘’Enhanced 911 service’’ or “E-911 service” means an emergency telephone service that generally may provide, but is not limited to, selective routing, automatic number identification and automatic location identification features.

(e) ‘’Exchange telecommunications service’’ means the service that provides local telecommunications exchange access to a service user.

(f) “GIS” means a geographic information system for capturing, storing, displaying, analyzing and managing data and associated attributes that are spatially referenced.

(g) “GIS data” means the geometry and associated attributes packaged in a geodatabase that defines the roads, address points and boundaries within a PSAP’s jurisdiction.

(h) “Governing body” means the board of county commissioners of a county or the governing body of a city.

(i) “Local collection point administrator” or “LCPA” means the person designated by the board to serve as the local collection point administrator pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5367, and amendments thereto.

(j) “Multi-line telephone system” means a system comprised of common control units, telephones and control hardware and software providing local telephone service to multiple end-use customers that may include VoIP service and network and premises based systems such as centrex, private branch exchange and hybrid key telephone systems.

(k)(j) ‘’Next generation 911’’ means 911 service that conforms with national emergency number association (NENA) i3 standards and enables PSAPs to receive Enhanced 911 service calls and emergency calls from Internet Protocol (IP) based technologies and applications that may include text messaging, image, video and data information from callers.

(l)(k) “Non-traditional PSAP” means a PSAP not operated by a city or county, including, but not limited to, PSAPs operated by universities, tribal governments or the state or federal government.

(m)(l) ‘’Person’’ means any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau or fraternal organization, nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy or any other legal entity.

(n)(m) ‘’Prepaid wireless service’’ means a wireless telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial 911 to access the 911 system, that is paid for in advance and sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount.

(o)(n) ‘’Place of primary use’’ has the meaning provided in the mobile telecommunications act as defined by 4 U.S.C. § 116 et seq., as in effect on July 1, 2025.

(p)(o) ‘’Provider’’ means any person providing exchange telecommunications service, wireless telecommunications service, VoIP service or other service capable of contacting a PSAP. “Provider” includes a 911 system operator.

(q)(p) ‘’PSAP’’ means a public safety answering point operated by a city or county.

(r)(q) ‘’Retail transaction’’ means the purchase of prepaid wireless service from a seller for any purpose other than resale, not including the use, storage or consumption of such services.

(s)(r) ‘’Seller’’ means a person who sells prepaid wireless service to another person.

(t)(s) ‘’Service user’’ means any person who is provided exchange telecommunications service, wireless telecommunications service, VoIP service, prepaid wireless service or any other service capable of contacting a PSAP.

(u)(t) ‘’Subscriber account’’ means the 10-digit access number assigned to a service user by a provider for the purpose of billing a service user up to the maximum capacity of the simultaneous outbound calling capability of a multi-line telephone system or equivalent service.

(v)(u) ‘’Subscriber radio equipment’’ means mobile and portable radio equipment installed in vehicles or carried by persons for voice communication with a radio system.

(w)(v) ‘’VoIP service’’ means voice over internet protocol.

(x)(w) ‘’Wireless telecommunications service’’ means commercial mobile radio service as defined by 47 C.F.R. § 20.3 as in effect on July 1, 2025.

(y)(x) “911 call” means any electronic request for emergency response, presented by means of wireline, wireless, VoIP or telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) technology, text message or any other technology by which a service user initiates an immediate information interchange or conversation with a PSAP.

(z)(y) “911 system operator” means any entity that accepts 911 calls from providers, processes those calls and presents those calls to the appropriate PSAP.

Sec. 3. K.S.A. 12-5367, as amended by section 15 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5367. (a) The state 911 board, by an affirmative vote of nine voting members, shall select the local collection point administrator. In selecting the LCPA, the board shall contract with the LCPA for services for no longer than two years, however, the board may, by an affirmative vote of nine voting members, extend such contract for up to two additional years. The board shall receive the approval of the legislative coordinating council in selecting an LCPA if the entity to be designated as the LCPA is different than the previous entity designated as the LCPA. The board shall annually review the designation of the LCPA and the contract with the LCPA.

(b) Any contract made between the 911 coordinating council and an LCPA that is in existence on January 1, 2025, shall continue to be valid, effective and enforceable until extended, revised, revoked or terminated by the board.

(c) The LCPA shall be subject to the requirements of the Kansas open meetings act and, except as provided in K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto, the Kansas open records act. The LCPA shall treat all moneys received by the LCPA as public funds pursuant to article 14 of chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the LCPA shall not be considered a state agency.

(d) This section shall expire on January 1, 2026.

Sec. 4. On and after January 1, 2026, K.S.A. 12-5368, as amended by section 18 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5368. (a) (1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2), prior to the distribution of moneys pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto, the LCPA shall withhold $.23 from every 911 fee remitted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5369, and amendments thereto, and shall remit such moneys 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 operations fund established pursuant to section 5, and amendments thereto.

(2) If the moneys withheld from distribution pursuant to paragraph (1) exceed 15% of the total receipts received by the LCPA from providers and the department over the prior three years, such moneys in excess of that 15% total 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 grant fund established pursuant to section 6, and amendments thereto.

(3) If the balance in the state 911 grant fund is less than $2,000,000, prior to the distribution pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto, the LCPA shall withhold $.01 from every 911 fee remitted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5369, and amendments thereto, and shall remit such moneys 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 grant fund established pursuant to section 6, and amendments thereto.

(b) The state 911 board shall be responsible for ensuring that the moneys collected from 911 fees and prepaid wireless 911 fees are only expended for purposes authorized pursuant to the Kansas 911 act.

(c)(b) The state 911 board shall develop criteria for eligible purchases and for grant applicants and make the final determination as to the distribution of grant funds. Such criteria shall promote the procurement of equipment that meets open architecture and national technical standards. Grant moneys shall not be used to procure, maintain or upgrade subscriber radio equipment.

(d)(c) The state 911 board or the LCPA shall be authorized to maintain an action to collect any moneys owed by any provider in the district court in the county of the registered office of such provider or, if such provider does not have a registered office in the state, such an action may be maintained in the county where such provider’s principal office is located. If such provider has no principal office in the state, such an action may be maintained in the district court of any county where such provider provides service.

Sec. 5. K.S.A. 12-5369, as amended by section 19 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5369. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), there is hereby imposed a 911 fee in the amount of $.90 per month per subscriber account of any exchange telecommunications service, wireless telecommunications service, VoIP service, or other service capable of contacting a PSAP. Such fee shall not be imposed on prepaid wireless service. It shall be the duty of each exchange telecommunications service provider, wireless telecommunications service provider, VoIP service provider or other service provider to remit such fees to the LCPA as provided in K.S.A. 12-5370, and amendments thereto.

(b) The state 911 board may, pursuant to rules and regulations, lower the 911 fee established pursuant to subsection (a) upon a finding that the moneys generated by such 911 fee exceed the costs required to operate PSAPs in the state.

Sec. 6. K.S.A. 12-5370, as amended by section 20 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5370. (a) Every billed service user shall be liable for the 911 fee until such fees have been paid to the exchange telecommunications service provider, wireless telecommunications service provider, VoIP service provider or other service provider.

(b) All providers shall have the duty to collect the 911 fee imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5369, and amendments thereto. Such 911 fee shall be added to and may be stated separately in billings for the subscriber account. If stated separately in billings, the fees shall be labeled ‘’911 fees.’’

(c) The provider shall have no obligation to take any legal action to enforce the collection of the 911 fee. The provider shall provide annually to the LCPA state 911 board a list of the amount of uncollected 911 fees along with the names and addresses of those service users that carry a balance that can be determined by the provider to be nonpayment of such fees.

(d) The 911 fee shall be collected insofar as practicable at the same time as, and along with, the charges for local exchange, wireless, VoIP or other service in accordance with regular billing practice of the provider.

(e) Each provider shall remit the amount of all 911 fees collected in each calendar month to the LCPA state 911 board not more than 15 days after the close of such calendar month. Upon each such remittance, the provider shall file a return for the preceding month with the LCPA board. Such remittance and return shall be provided in such form and manner as required by the board. The provider required to file the return shall deliver the return together with a remittance of the amount of fees payable to the LCPA. The provider shall maintain records of the amount of any such fees collected in accordance with this act for a period of three years from the time the fees are collected.

(f) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to the prepaid wireless 911 fee.

Sec. 7. On and after January 1, 2026, K.S.A. 12-5372, as amended by section 22 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5372. (a) Prepaid wireless 911 fees collected by sellers shall be remitted to the department by electronic filing that is consistent with the provisions of article 36 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. The department shall establish registration and payment procedures for the collection of the prepaid wireless 911 fee.

(b) To minimize additional costs to the department, the department may conduct audits of sellers in conjunction with sales and use tax audits. The department is authorized to provide the board and LCPA with information obtained in such audits if such information indicates that a seller may not be complying with the provisions of this section and K.S.A. 12-5371, and amendments thereto. The board or LCPA may request the department to initiate collection or audit procedures on individual sellers if collection efforts by the board or LCPA are unsuccessful.

(c) The department shall establish procedures by which a seller may document that a sale is not a retail sale, which procedures shall substantially coincide with procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions for article 36 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the department shall remit all moneys collected from the prepaid wireless 911 fees to the state treasurer in accordance with 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 operations fund established pursuant to section 5, and amendments thereto.

(2) If the department remits $3,000,000 to the state treasurer pursuant to paragraph (1) in any given year, then all remaining moneys collected from the prepaid wireless 911 fee shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 fund established pursuant to section 7, and amendments thereto. Such moneys shall be distributed to governing bodies and PSAPs in an amount proportional to each county’s population as a percentage share of the population of the state. For each PSAP within a county, such moneys shall be distributed to each PSAP in an amount proportional to the PSAP’s population as a percentage share of the population of the county. If there is no PSAP within a county, then such moneys shall be distributed to the governing body that contracts with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services. Moneys distributed pursuant to this paragraph shall only be used for the uses authorized in K.S.A. 12-5375, and amendments thereto.

Sec. 8. On and after January 1, 2026, K.S.A. 12-5374, as amended by section 25 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5374. (a) (1) Except for the amounts withheld by the LCPA pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto credited to the state 911 operations fund and state 911 grant fund pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5372, and amendments thereto, and section 1, and amendments thereto, and any amounts withheld from distribution pursuant to section 4 K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5386, and amendments thereto, not later than 30 days after the receipt of 911 fees from providers pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5370, and amendments thereto, and prepaid wireless 911 fees from the department pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5372, and amendments thereto, the state 911 board shall distribute such moneys to the PSAPs or to governing bodies that contract with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services. The amount of money distributed to the PSAPs in each county, or to any governing body that contracts with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services, shall be based upon the amount of 911 fees collected from service users located in that county, based on place of primary use information provided by the providers, by using the following distribution method:

Population of county Percentage of collected
911 fees to distribute
  • Over 80,000 85%
  • 65,000 to 79,999 88%
  • 55,000 to 64,999 91%
  • 45,000 to 54,999 94%
  • 35,000 to 44,999 97%
  • Less than 35,000 100%

(3) The state 911 board may increase the minimum county distribution amount not more than once per calendar year by an amount that shall not exceed the minimum county distribution amount established for the preceding calendar year multiplied by the average percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the midwest region as published by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor for the preceding calendar year. Prior to increasing the minimum county distribution amount, the state 911 board shall evaluate:

(A) Whether an increase is needed based on the expenditures of the counties that are subject to such minimum distribution; and

(B) the impact of any such proposed increase to the long-term financial stability of all other distributions to PSAPs and counties made pursuant to this section.

(4) If there is a single PSAP providing services for a county, such PSAP shall receive the governing body’s distribution, if any. If there is more than one PSAP in a county then distributions to each PSAP shall be proportionately divided between the PSAPs in the county.

(5)(3) After each distribution that is made pursuant to this section, the state 911 board or LCPA shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the total amount of unencumbered moneys remaining in the state 911 fund and the amount of moneys that could not be attributed to a specific PSAP or governing body. Upon receipt of such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such certified amount from the state 911 fund to the state 911 operations fund.

(b). The state 911 board and the LCPA shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements of moneys from the 911 fees.

(c) Records provided by any provider to the LCPA or to the state 911 board pursuant to this act shall be treated as proprietary records and shall be withheld from the public upon request of the provider submitting such records.

Sec. 9. On and after January 1, 2026, K.S.A. 12-5375, as amended by section 28 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5375. (a) (1) Moneys distributed to governing bodies and PSAPs pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto, and any interest earned on revenue derived from such moneys, shall be used only for necessary and reasonable costs incurred or to be incurred by governing bodies and PSAPs for:

(A) Implementation of 911 services;

(B) purchase of 911 equipment and upgrades;

(C) maintenance and license fees for 911 equipment;

(D) training of personnel, not to include salaries;

(E) monthly recurring charges billed by service suppliers;

(F) installation, service establishment and nonrecurring start-up charges billed by the service supplier;

(G) charges for capital improvements and equipment or other physical enhancements to the 911 system;

(H) maintenance and updates that are necessary to maintain accurate GIS data;

(I) emergency repair or replacement of a radio tower; or

(J) the original acquisition and installation of road signs designed to aid in the delivery of emergency service.

(2) Such costs shall not include expenditures to lease, construct, expand, acquire, remodel, renovate, repair, furnish or make improvements to buildings or similar facilities. Such costs shall also not include expenditures to purchase, procure, maintain or upgrade subscriber radio equipment.

(3) A governing body may contract with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services provided that the moneys distributed to any such governing body pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto, shall only be used as authorized by this section. If a governing body serves as the provider of PSAP services for another governing body, both governing bodies shall enter into a contract or memorandum of agreement that addresses contingency plans and overflow arrangements. Any such contract or memorandum of agreement shall be reviewed by the state 911 board with respect to the provisions that relate to contingency plans and overflow arrangements or that may conflict with the function of the statewide 911 system. If the state 911 board determines that any such provisions are not acceptable, the state 911 board and the governing bodies shall collaborate and work to resolve such concerns prior to the effective date of such contract or memorandum of agreement. Any governing body contracting with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services shall establish in the contract or memorandum of agreement an agreed upon percentage of the governing body’s distribution amount for the LCPA state 911 board to distribute to the governing body of the PSAP that is providing the 911 services.

(b) The state 911 board shall, pursuant to rules and regulations, establish a process for a PSAP or governing body that contracts with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services, to seek pre-approval of an expenditure. The state 911 board shall respond in writing to any pre-approval request within 30 days and inform the PSAP stating whether the requested expenditure is approved or disapproved. If the expenditure is disapproved, the written notification shall state the reason for the disapproval and such PSAP or governing body may, within 15 days after service of the notification, make a written request to the state 911 board to appeal the board’s decision and for a hearing to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.

(c) The state 911 board shall annually review expenditures of 911 moneys reported on the annual report for each PSAP or governing body that contracts with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services and shall appoint a committee to review such expenditures. If the committee determines that a reported expenditure was not authorized by this act, the committee shall request that the expenditure be refunded by the PSAP or governing body to the PSAP’s or governing body’s 911 account. If a PSAP or governing body does not concur with the finding of the committee, the PSAP or governing body may request a review of the decision of the committee before the state 911 board. If the state 911 board, based upon information obtained from an audit, determines that any PSAP or governing body has used any 911 fees for any purpose other than those authorized in this act, the governing body for such PSAP or governing body that contracts with another governing body of a PSAP for the provision of 911 PSAP services shall repay all such moneys used for any unauthorized purposes to the 911 fee fund of such PSAP or governing body. Upon a finding that the expenditure was made intentionally for a purpose clearly established as an unauthorized expenditure, the state 911 board may require such PSAP or governing body to pay the lesser of $500 or 10%, of such misused moneys, to the LCPA state 911 board. Upon receipt of any moneys paid pursuant to this subsection, the LCPA state 911 board shall remit such moneys to the state treasurer in accordance with 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 and credit such amount to the state 911 grant fund. No such repayment of 911 fees shall be imposed pursuant to this section except upon the written order of the state 911 board. Such order shall state the unauthorized purposes for which the funds were used, the amount of funds to be repaid and the right of such PSAP or governing body to appeal to a hearing before the Kansas office of administrative hearings. Any such PSAP or governing body may, within 15 days after service of the order, make a written request to the state 911 board for a hearing thereon. Hearings under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.

(d) Any final action of the state 911 board pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.

Sec. 10. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5377 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5377. (a) The receipts and disbursements of the LCPA shall be audited yearly by a licensed municipal accountant or certified public accountant.

(b) The LCPA may require an audit of any provider’s books and records concerning the collection and remittance of fees pursuant to this act. The cost of any such audit shall be paid from the 911 operations fund.

(c) This section shall expire on January 1, 2026.

Sec. 11. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5387 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5387. (a) On or before the 15th day of each month, the state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall require the LCPA to provide a monthly report that accounts for every transaction that has occurred during the previous month in the 911 state fund, 911 state grant fund and the 911 operations fund established outside the state treasury pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto. Such report shall include line item amounts and details for every transaction, including debits, credits, transfers, fees assessed, interest earned, change in ownership, change in authorized signatories or any other event that may have altered the structure or balance of the account. The LCPA state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall submit each monthly report to the secretary of administration and to the director of legislative research. On or before January 31, 2026, the state 911 board shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that summarizes the transactions reported in such monthly reports and shall confirm that the accounts have been closed and all assets have been transferred to the state treasury in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5388 through 12-5390, and amendments thereto.

(b) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force on and after July 1, 2025.

(c) This section shall expire on February 1, 2026.

Sec. 12. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5388 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5388. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state 911 operations fund. All moneys received pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, 12-5372 and 12-5374, and amendments thereto, for purposes of such fund shall be deposited into the state 911 operations fund. All expenditures from the state 911 operations fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state 911 board or the chairperson’s designee.

(b) The state 911 operations fund shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Administrative and operational expenses of the state 911 board, including salaries of persons employed by the board;

(2) payment and expenses incurred pursuant to contracts entered into by the board for the performance of the powers, duties and functions of the board;

(3) payment to state agencies or independent contractors for expenses incurred in carrying out the powers, duties and functions of the board; and

(4) development, deployment, implementation and maintenance of the statewide next generation 911 system.

(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the state 911 operations fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the state 911 operations fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) The state 911 operations fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in this act and for no other governmental purposes. Moneys in the state 911 operations fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3722, 75-3725a and 75-3726a, and amendments thereto.

(e) On July 1, 2025, the state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall remit $1,000,000 from the 911 operations fund established outside the state treasury pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit such amount to the state 911 operations fund.

(f) If the state 911 board determines that unencumbered moneys remain in the state 911 operations fund from a prior fiscal year, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the state 911 board, the chairperson of the state 911 board or the chairperson’s designee may, once per fiscal year, certify to the director of accounts and reports an amount of such unencumbered moneys in the state 911 operations fund. Upon receipt of such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such certified amount from the state 911 operations fund to the state 911 grant fund. Prior to certifying such amount to the director of accounts and reports, the state 911 board shall ensure that such transfer is based on the board’s assessment of operational needs and will not impair the board’s ability to continue to meet the board’s statutory obligations.

(g) On January 1 2, 2026:

(1) The LCPA state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall remit to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, the balance of all moneys in the 911 operations fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit such amount to the state 911 operations fund.

(2) All liabilities of the 911 operations fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the state 911 operations fund.

(3) The 911 operations fund established by the LCPA outside the state treasury pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto, is hereby abolished.

(f)(h) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force on and after January 1, 2026 July 1, 2025.

Sec. 13. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5389 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5389. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state 911 grant fund. All moneys received pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368 and 12-5374, and amendments thereto, for purposes of such fund shall be deposited into the state 911 grant fund. All expenditures from the state 911 grant fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state 911 board or the chairperson’s designee.

(b) The state 911 grant fund shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Providing state grants for projects involving the development and implementation of next generation 911 services;

(2) provide providing grants to PSAPs based on demonstrated need; and

(3) costs associated with PSAP consolidation or cost-sharing projects.

(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the state 911 grant fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the state 911 grant fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) The state 911 grant fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in this act and for no other governmental purposes. Moneys in the state 911 grant fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3722, 75-3725a and 75-3726a, and amendments thereto.

(e) On January 1 2, 2026:

(1) The LCPA state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall remit to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, the balance of all moneys in the 911 state grant fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit such amount to the state 911 grant fund.

(2) All liabilities of the 911 state grant fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the state 911 grant fund.

(3) The 911 state grant fund established by the LCPA outside the state treasury pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto, is hereby abolished.

(f) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force on and after January 1, 2026 July 1, 2025.

Sec. 14. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5390 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-5390. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state 911 fund. All moneys received pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368 and 12-5374, and amendments thereto, for purposes of such fund shall be deposited into the state 911 fund. All expenditures from the state 911 fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state 911 board or the chairperson’s designee.

(b) The state 911 fund shall be used for direct distributions of moneys pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5374, and amendments thereto.

(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the state 911 fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the state 911 fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) The state 911 fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in this act and for no other governmental purposes. Moneys in the state 911 fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3722, 75-3725a and 75-3726a, and amendments thereto.

(e) On January 1 2, 2026:

(1) The LCPA state 911 board, or the entity that the board has contracted for services, shall remit to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, the balance of all moneys in the 911 state fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit such amount to the state 911 fund.

(2) All liabilities of the 911 state fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the state 911 fund.

(3) The 911 state fund established by the LCPA outside the state treasury pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5368, and amendments thereto, is hereby abolished.

(f) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force on and after January 1, 2026 July 1, 2025.

Sec. 15. K.S.A. 12-5363, as amended by section 11 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5367, as amended by section 15 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5369, as amended by section 19 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and 12-5370, as amended by section 20 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5377, 12-5387, 12-5388, 12-5389 and 12-5390 are hereby repealed.

Sec. 16. On and after January 1, 2026, K.S.A. 12-5368, as amended by section 18 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5372, as amended by section 22 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5374, as amended by section 25 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and 12-5375, as amended by section 28 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 17. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.

Doc. No. 053020

Secretary of State Seal