2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 75. - STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Article 33. - SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES
75-3317 Purchase of products and services of nonprofit entities for blind and disabled persons; definitions.

75-3317. Purchase of products and services of nonprofit entities for blind and disabled persons; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-3317 through 75-3322, and amendments thereto, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Director of purchases" means the director of purchases of the department of administration;

(b) "qualified vendor" means a not-for-profit entity incorporated in the state of Kansas that:

(1) Primarily employs the blind or disabled;

(2) is operated in the interest of and for the benefit of the blind or persons with other severe disabilities, or both;

(3) the net income of such entity shall not, in whole or any part, financially benefit any shareholder or other individual; and

(4) such qualified vendor's primary purpose shall be to provide employment for persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities;

(c) "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or any agency, division or any unit within an office, department, board, commission or other state authority;

(d) "unified school district" means any unified school district, board of education or any purchasing cooperative formed by one or more unified school districts;

(e) "committee" means the state use law committee authorized pursuant to K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 75-3322c, and amendments thereto.