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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2851           By Representatives Nichols, Garner and Tanner           2-3          

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  9             AN  ACT relating to credit card solicitation; prohibiting certain practices
10             regarding solicitation thereof at institutions of higher learning.
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12       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13             Section  1. As used in this act:
14             (a) "Credit card" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph
15       (19) of K.S.A. 16a-1-301 and amendments thereto.
16             (b) "Creditor" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (20)
17       of K.S.A. 16a-1-301 and amendments thereto.
18             (c) "Credit card issuer" means any person or entity who issues a credit
19       card, the term "credit card issuer" also includes any agent or employee
20       of such credit card issuer.
21             (d) "Institution of postsecondary education" shall have the meaning
22       ascribed to it in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-3249 and amendments
23       thereto.
24             (e) "Organization" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph
25       (32) of K.S.A. 16a-1-301 and amendments thereto.
26             (f) "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (33)
27       of K.S.A. 16a-1-301 and amendments thereto.
28             Sec.  2. (a) (1) No credit card issuer, while on any campus of an in-
29       stitution of postsecondary education, shall solicit any individual to apply
30       for a credit card.
31             (2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the solicitation of
32       a credit card application by an officer, agent or employee of a financial
33       institution which has its place of business located on the campus of the
34       institution of postsecondary education and such solicitation occurs at the
35       financial institution's place of business during normal business hours.
36             (b) No officer, agent or employee of the institution of postsecondary
37       education shall knowingly allow, permit or authorize any credit card issuer
38       to make any credit card solicitation in violation of the provisions of sub-
39       section (a).
40             (c) No officer, agent or employee of the institution of postsecondary
41       education shall knowingly sell or give to any credit card issuer any list of
42       names or addresses of persons who are students at or employed by the
43       institution of postsecondary education.

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  1             Sec.  3. Any person violating any provision of this act shall be fined
  2       not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.
  3        Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
  4       publication in the statute book.