As Amended by Senate Committee
         
Session of 2000
         
SENATE BILL No. 629
         
By Committee on Judiciary
         
2-11
         

10             AN  ACT concerning business entities; relating to annual reports; annual
11             franchise tax; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 17-7503, 17-7505, 17-
12             76,139, 45-221, 56-1a-606, 56-1a-607, 56a-1201 and 56a-1202 and
13             repealing the existing sections.
14      
15       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
16             Section  1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 17-7503 is hereby amended to read as
17       follows: 17-7503. (a) Every domestic corporation organized for profit shall
18       make an annual report in writing to the secretary of state, stating the
19       prescribed information concerning the corporation at the close of busi-
20       ness on the last day of its tax period next preceding the date of filing, but
21       if a corporation's tax period is other than the calendar year, it shall give
22       notice thereof to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the year
23       it commences such tax period. The reports shall be made on forms pre-
24       scribed by the secretary of state. The report shall be filed at the time
25       prescribed by law for filing the corporation's annual Kansas income tax
26       return, except that if any such corporation shall apply for an extension of
27       time for filing its annual income tax return under the internal revenue
28       service or under subsection (c) of K.S.A. 79-3221, and amendments
29       thereto, such corporation shall also apply, not more than 90 days after
30       the due date of its annual report, to the secretary of state for an extension
31       of the time for filing the report and an extension shall be granted for a
32       period of time corresponding to that granted under the internal revenue
33       code or K.S.A. 79-3221, and amendments thereto. Such application shall
34       include a copy of the application to income tax authorities. The report
35       shall contain the following information:
36             (1) The name of the corporation;
37             (2) the location of the principal office;
38             (3) the names of the president, secretary, treasurer and members of
39       the board of directors, with the residence address of each;
40             (4) the number of shares of capital stock issued and the amount of
41       capital stock paid up;
42             (5) the nature and kind of business in which the corporation is en-
43       gaged; and


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  1             (6) a list of stockholders owning at least 5% of the capital stock of the
  2       corporation, with the post office address of each.
  3             (b) Every corporation subject to the provisions of this section which
  4       holds agricultural land, as defined in K.S.A. 17-5903, and amendments
  5       thereto, within this state shall show the following additional information
  6       on the report:
  7             (1) The acreage and location listed by section, range, township and
  8       county of each lot, tract or parcel of agricultural land in this state owned
  9       or leased by or to the corporation;
10             (2) the purposes for which such agricultural land is owned or leased
11       and, if leased, to whom such agricultural land is leased;
12             (3) the value of the nonagricultural assets and the agricultural assets,
13       stated separately, owned and controlled by the corporation both within
14       and without the state of Kansas and where situated;
15             (4) the total number of stockholders of the corporation;
16             (5) the number of acres owned or operated by the corporation, the
17       number of acres leased by the corporation and the number of acres leased
18       to the corporation;
19             (6) the number of acres of agricultural land, held and reported in
20       each category under provision (5), state separately, being irrigated; and
21             (7) whether any of the agricultural land held and reported under this
22       subsection was acquired after July 1, 1981.
23             (c) The report shall be signed by its president, secretary, treasurer or
24       other officer duly authorized so to act, or by any two of its directors, or
25       by an incorporator in the event its board of directors shall not have been
26       elected. The fact that an individual's name is signed on such report shall
27       be prima facie evidence that such individual is authorized to sign the
28       report on behalf of the corporation; however, the official title or position
29       of the individual signing the report shall be designated. This report will
30       be dated and subscribed by the person as true, under penalty of perjury.
31       At the time of filing such annual report it shall be the duty of each do-
32       mestic corporation organized for profit to pay to the secretary of state an
33       annual franchise tax in an amount equal to $1 for each $1,000 of the
34       corporation's shareholder's equity attributable to Kansas, except that no
35       such tax shall be less than $20 or more than $2,500. The amount of any
36       such franchise tax paid by the corporation to the secretary as provided
37       by this subsection shall not be disclosed by the secretary.
38             Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 17-7505 is hereby amended to read as
39       follows: 17-7505. (a) Every foreign corporation organized for profit, or
40       organized under the cooperative type statutes of the state, territory or
41       foreign country of incorporation, now or hereafter doing business in this
42       state, and owning or using a part or all of its capital in this state, and
43       subject to compliance with the laws relating to the admission of foreign


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  1       corporations to do business in Kansas, shall make an annual report in
  2       writing to the secretary of state, stating the prescribed information con-
  3       cerning the corporation at the close of business on the last day of its tax
  4       period next preceding the date of filing, but if a corporation operates on
  5       a fiscal year other than the calendar year it shall give written notice thereof
  6       to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the year commencing
  7       such fiscal year. The report shall be made on a form prescribed by the
  8       secretary of state. The report shall be filed at the time prescribed by law
  9       for filing the corporation's annual Kansas income tax return, except that
10       if any such corporation shall apply for an extension of time for filing its
11       annual income tax return under the internal revenue service or under
12       subsection (c) of K.S.A. 79-3221, and amendments thereto, such corpo-
13       ration shall also apply, not more than 90 days after the due date of its
14       annual report, to the secretary of state for an extension of the time for
15       filing the report and an extension shall be granted for a period of time
16       corresponding to that granted under the internal revenue code or K.S.A.
17       79-3221, and amendments thereto. Such application shall include a copy
18       of the application to income tax authorities. The report shall contain the
19       following facts:
20             (1) The name of the corporation and under the laws of what state or
21       country organized;
22             (2) the location of its principal office;
23             (3) the names of the president, secretary, treasurer and members of
24       the board of directors, with the residence address of each;
25             (4) the number of shares of capital stock issued and the amount of
26       capital stock paid up;
27             (5) the nature and kind of business in which the company is engaged
28       and its place or places of business both within and without the state of
29       Kansas;
30             (6) the value of the property owned and used by the company in
31       Kansas, where situated, and the value of the property owned and used
32       outside of Kansas and where situated; and
33             (7) the corporation's shareholder's equity attributable to Kansas.
34             (b) Every corporation subject to the provisions of this section which
35       holds agricultural land, as defined in K.S.A. 17-5903, and amendments
36       thereto, within this state shall show the following additional information
37       on the report:
38             (1) The acreage and location listed by section, range, township and
39       county of each lot, tract or parcel of agricultural land in this state owned
40       or leased by or to the corporation;
41             (2) the purposes for which such agricultural land is owned or leased
42       and, if leased, to whom such agricultural land is leased;
43             (3) the value of the nonagricultural assets and the agricultural assets,


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  1       stated separately, owned and controlled by the corporation both within
  2       and without the state of Kansas and where situated;
  3             (4) the total number of stockholders of the corporation;
  4             (5) the number of acres owned or operated by the corporation, the
  5       number of acres leased by the corporation and the number of acres leased
  6       to the corporation;
  7             (6) the number of acres of agricultural land, held and reported in
  8       each category under paragraph (5) of this subsection (b), stated sepa-
  9       rately, being irrigated; and
10             (7) whether any of the agricultural land held and reported under this
11       subsection was acquired after July 1, 1981.
12             The report shall be signed by its president, secretary, treasurer or other
13       officer duly authorized so to act, or by any two of its directors, or by an
14       incorporator in the event its board of directors shall not have been
15       elected. The fact that an individual's name is signed on such report shall
16       be prima facie evidence that such individual is authorized to sign the
17       report on behalf of the corporation; however, the official title or position
18       of the individual signing the report shall be designated. This report will
19       be dated and subscribed by the person as true, under penalty of perjury.
20       At the time of filing its annual report, each such foreign corporation shall
21       pay to the secretary of state an annual franchise tax in an amount equal
22       to $1 for each $1,000 of the corporation's shareholder's equity attributable
23       to Kansas, except that no such tax shall be less than $20 or more than
24       $2,500. The amount of any such franchise tax paid by the foreign cor-
25       poration to the secretary as provided by this subsection shall not be dis-
26       closed by the secretary.
27             Sec.  3. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 17-76,139 is hereby amended to read as
28       follows: 17-76,139. (a) Every limited liability company organized under
29       the laws of this state shall make an annual report in writing to the secretary
30       of state, stating the prescribed information concerning the limited liability
31       company at the close of business on the last day of its tax period next
32       preceding the date of filing. If the limited liability company's tax period
33       is other than the calendar year, it shall give notice of its different tax
34       period in writing to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the
35       year it commences the different tax period. The annual report shall be
36       filed at the time prescribed by law for filing the limited liability company's
37       annual Kansas income tax return. If the limited liability company applies
38       for an extension of time for filing its annual income tax return under the
39       internal revenue code, the limited liability company shall also apply, not
40       more than 90 days after the due date of its annual report, to the secretary
41       of state for an extension of the time for filing its report and an extension
42       shall be granted for a period of time corresponding to that granted under
43       the internal revenue code. The application shall include a copy of the


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  1       application to income tax authorities. The annual report shall be made on
  2       a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The report shall contain the
  3       following information:
  4             (1) The name of the limited liability company; and
  5             (2) a reconciliation of the capital accounts for the preceding taxable
  6       year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return of in-
  7       come or for a one-member LLC taxed as a sole proprietorship, the net
  8       book value of the LLC as calculated on an income tax basis; and
  9             (3) a list of the members owning at least 5% of the capital of the
10       company, with the post office address of each.
11             (b) Every foreign limited liability company shall make an annual re-
12       port in writing to the secretary of state, stating the prescribed information
13       concerning the limited liability company at the close of business on the
14       last day of its tax period next preceding the date of filing. If the limited
15       liability company's tax period is other than the calendar year, it shall give
16       notice in writing of its different tax period to the secretary of state prior
17       to December 31 of the year it commences the different tax period. The
18       annual report shall be filed at the time prescribed by law for filing the
19       limited liability company's annual Kansas income tax return. If the limited
20       liability company applies for an extension of time for filing its annual
21       income tax return under the internal revenue code, the limited liability
22       company also shall apply, not more than 90 days after the due date of its
23       annual report, to the secretary of state for an extension of the time for
24       filing its report and an extension shall be granted for a period of time
25       corresponding to that granted under the internal revenue code. The ap-
26       plication shall include a copy of the application to income tax authorities.
27       The annual report shall be made on a form prescribed by the secretary
28       of state. The report shall contain the following information:
29             (1) The name of the limited liability company;
30             (2) a reconciliation of the capital accounts for the preceding taxable
31       year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return of in-
32       come or for a one-member LLC taxed as a sole proprietorship, the net
33       book value of the LLC as calculated on an income tax basis.
34             (c) The annual report required by this section shall be signed by a
35       member of the limited liability company and forwarded to the secretary
36       of state. At the time of filing the report, the limited liability company shall
37       pay to the secretary of state an annual franchise tax in an amount equal
38       to $1 for each $1,000 of the net capital accounts located in or used in this
39       state at the end of the preceding taxable year as required to be reported
40       on the federal partnership return of income, or for a one-member LLC
41       taxed as a sole proprietorship, $1 for each $1,000 of net book value of the
42       LLC as calculated on an income tax basis located in or used in this state
43       at the end of the preceding taxable year, except that no annual tax shall


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  1       be less than $20 or more than $2,500. The amount of any such franchise
  2       tax paid by the limited liability company to the secretary as provided by
  3       this subsection shall not be disclosed by the secretary.
  4             (d) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-7509, and amendments thereto, re-
  5       lating to penalties for failure of a corporation to file an annual report or
  6       pay the required franchise tax, and the provisions of subsection (a) of
  7       K.S.A. 17-7510 and amendments thereto, relating to penalties for failure
  8       of a corporation to file an annual report or pay the required franchise tax,
  9       shall be applicable to the articles of organization of any domestic limited
10       liability company or to the authority of any foreign limited liability com-
11       pany which fails to file its annual report or pay the franchise tax within
12       90 days of the time prescribed in this section for filing and paying the
13       same. Whenever the articles of organization of a domestic limited liability
14       company or the authority of any foreign limited liability company are
15       forfeited for failure to file an annual report or to pay the required fran-
16       chise tax, the domestic limited liability company or the authority of a
17       foreign limited liability company may be reinstated by filing a certificate
18       of reinstatement, in the manner and form to be prescribed by the sec-
19       retary of state and paying to the secretary of state all fees and taxes,
20       including any penalties thereon, due to the state. The fee for filing a
21       certificate of reinstatement shall be the same as that prescribed by K.S.A.
22       17-7506, and amendments thereto, for filing a certificate of extension,
23       restoration, renewal or revival of a corporation's articles of incorporation.
24             (e) When reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect
25       as of the effective date of the forfeiture and the company may resume its
26       business as if the forfeiture had never occurred.
27             (f) No limited liability company shall be required to file its first annual
28       report under this act, or pay any annual franchise tax required to accom-
29       pany such report, unless such limited liability company has filed its articles
30       of organization or application for authority at least six months prior to the
31       last day of its tax period. If any limited liability company files with the
32       secretary of state a notice of change in its tax period and the next annual
33       report filed by such limited liability company subsequent to such notice
34       is based on a tax period of less than 12 months, the annual tax liability
35       shall be determined by multiplying the annual franchise tax liability for
36       such year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months
37       or any portion thereof covered by the annual report and the denominator
38       of which is 12, except that the tax shall not be less than $20.
39             Sec.  4. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 45-221 is hereby amended to read as fol-
40       lows: 45-221. (a) Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by
41       law, a public agency shall not be required to disclose:
42             (1) Records the disclosure of which is specifically prohibited or re-
43       stricted by federal law, state statute or rule of the Kansas supreme court


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  1       or the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted pursuant to specific
  2       authorization of federal law, state statute or rule of the Kansas supreme
  3       court to restrict or prohibit disclosure.
  4             (2) Records which are privileged under the rules of evidence, unless
  5       the holder of the privilege consents to the disclosure.
  6             (3) Medical, psychiatric, psychological or alcoholism or drug depend-
  7       ency treatment records which pertain to identifiable patients.
  8             (4) Personnel records, performance ratings or individually identifia-
  9       ble records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment, except
10       that this exemption shall not apply to the names, positions, salaries and
11       lengths of service of officers and employees of public agencies once they
12       are employed as such.
13             (5) Information which would reveal the identity of any undercover
14       agent or any informant reporting a specific violation of law.
15             (6) Letters of reference or recommendation pertaining to the char-
16       acter or qualifications of an identifiable individual.
17             (7) Library, archive and museum materials contributed by private
18       persons, to the extent of any limitations imposed as conditions of the
19       contribution.
20             (8) Information which would reveal the identity of an individual who
21       lawfully makes a donation to a public agency, if anonymity of the donor
22       is a condition of the donation.
23             (9) Testing and examination materials, before the test or examination
24       is given or if it is to be given again, or records of individual test or ex-
25       amination scores, other than records which show only passage or failure
26       and not specific scores.
27             (10) Criminal investigation records, except that the district court, in
28       an action brought pursuant to K.S.A. 45-222, and amendments thereto,
29       may order disclosure of such records, subject to such conditions as the
30       court may impose, if the court finds that disclosure:
31             (A) Is in the public interest;
32             (B) would not interfere with any prospective law enforcement action;
33             (C) would not reveal the identity of any confidential source or un-
34       dercover agent;
35             (D) would not reveal confidential investigative techniques or proce-
36       dures not known to the general public;
37             (E) would not endanger the life or physical safety of any person; and
38             (F) would not reveal the name, address, phone number or any other
39       information which specifically and individually identifies the victim of any
40       sexual offense in article 35 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Anno-
41       tated, and amendments thereto.
42             (11) Records of agencies involved in administrative adjudication or
43       civil litigation, compiled in the process of detecting or investigating vio-


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  1       lations of civil law or administrative rules and regulations, if disclosure
  2       would interfere with a prospective administrative adjudication or civil
  3       litigation or reveal the identity of a confidential source or undercover
  4       agent.
  5             (12) Records of emergency or security information or procedures of
  6       a public agency, or plans, drawings, specifications or related information
  7       for any building or facility which is used for purposes requiring security
  8       measures in or around the building or facility or which is used for the
  9       generation or transmission of power, water, fuels or communications, if
10       disclosure would jeopardize security of the public agency, building or
11       facility.
12             (13) The contents of appraisals or engineering or feasibility estimates
13       or evaluations made by or for a public agency relative to the acquisition
14       of property, prior to the award of formal contracts therefor.
15             (14) Correspondence between a public agency and a private individ-
16       ual, other than correspondence which is intended to give notice of an
17       action, policy or determination relating to any regulatory, supervisory or
18       enforcement responsibility of the public agency or which is widely dis-
19       tributed to the public by a public agency and is not specifically in response
20       to communications from such a private individual.
21             (15) Records pertaining to employer-employee negotiations, if dis-
22       closure would reveal information discussed in a lawful executive session
23       under K.S.A. 75-4319, and amendments thereto.
24             (16) Software programs for electronic data processing and documen-
25       tation thereof, but each public agency shall maintain a register, open to
26       the public, that describes:
27             (A) The information which the agency maintains on computer facil-
28       ities; and
29             (B) the form in which the information can be made available using
30       existing computer programs.
31             (17) Applications, financial statements and other information sub-
32       mitted in connection with applications for student financial assistance
33       where financial need is a consideration for the award.
34             (18) Plans, designs, drawings or specifications which are prepared by
35       a person other than an employee of a public agency or records which are
36       the property of a private person.
37             (19) Well samples, logs or surveys which the state corporation com-
38       mission requires to be filed by persons who have drilled or caused to be
39       drilled, or are drilling or causing to be drilled, holes for the purpose of
40       discovery or production of oil or gas, to the extent that disclosure is limited
41       by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission.
42             (20) Notes, preliminary drafts, research data in the process of anal-
43       ysis, unfunded grant proposals, memoranda, recommendations or other


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  1       records in which opinions are expressed or policies or actions are pro-
  2       posed, except that this exemption shall not apply when such records are
  3       publicly cited or identified in an open meeting or in an agenda of an open
  4       meeting.
  5             (21) Records of a public agency having legislative powers, which re-
  6       cords pertain to proposed legislation or amendments to proposed legis-
  7       lation, except that this exemption shall not apply when such records are:
  8             (A) Publicly cited or identified in an open meeting or in an agenda
  9       of an open meeting; or
10             (B) distributed to a majority of a quorum of any body which has au-
11       thority to take action or make recommendations to the public agency with
12       regard to the matters to which such records pertain.
13             (22) Records of a public agency having legislative powers, which re-
14       cords pertain to research prepared for one or more members of such
15       agency, except that this exemption shall not apply when such records are:
16             (A) Publicly cited or identified in an open meeting or in an agenda
17       of an open meeting; or
18             (B) distributed to a majority of a quorum of any body which has au-
19       thority to take action or make recommendations to the public agency with
20       regard to the matters to which such records pertain.
21             (23) Library patron and circulation records which pertain to identi-
22       fiable individuals.
23             (24) Records which are compiled for census or research purposes and
24       which pertain to identifiable individuals.
25             (25) Records which represent and constitute the work product of an
26       attorney.
27             (26) Records of a utility or other public service pertaining to individ-
28       ually identifiable residential customers of the utility or service, except that
29       information concerning billings for specific individual customers named
30       by the requester shall be subject to disclosure as provided by this act.
31             (27) Specifications for competitive bidding, until the specifications
32       are officially approved by the public agency.
33             (28) Sealed bids and related documents, until a bid is accepted or all
34       bids rejected.
35             (29) Correctional records pertaining to an identifiable inmate or re-
36       lease, except that:
37             (A) The name; photograph and other identifying information; sen-
38       tence data; parole eligibility date; custody or supervision level; disciplinary
39       record; supervision violations; conditions of supervision, excluding
40       requirements pertaining to mental health or substance abuse counseling;
41       location of facility where incarcerated or location of parole office main-
42       taining supervision and address of a releasee whose crime was committed
43       after the effective date of this act shall be subject to disclosure to any


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  1       person other than another inmate or releasee, except that the disclosure
  2       of the location of an inmate transferred to another state pursuant to the
  3       interstate corrections compact shall be at the discretion of the secretary
  4       of corrections;
  5             (B) the ombudsman of corrections, the attorney general, law enforce-
  6       ment agencies, counsel for the inmate to whom the record pertains and
  7       any county or district attorney shall have access to correctional records to
  8       the extent otherwise permitted by law;
  9             (C) the information provided to the law enforcement agency pursu-
10       ant to the sex offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901, et seq., and
11       amendments thereto, shall be subject to disclosure to any person, except
12       that the name, address, telephone number or any other information which
13       specifically and individually identifies the victim of any offender required
14       to register as provided by the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-
15       4901 et seq. and amendments thereto, shall not be disclosed; and
16             (D) records of the department of corrections regarding the financial
17       assets of an offender in the custody of the secretary of corrections shall
18       be subject to disclosure to the victim, or such victim's family, of the crime
19       for which the inmate is in custody as set forth in an order of restitution
20       by the sentencing court.
21             (30) Public records containing information of a personal nature
22       where the public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwar-
23       ranted invasion of personal privacy.
24             (31) Public records pertaining to prospective location of a business
25       or industry where no previous public disclosure has been made of the
26       business' or industry's interest in locating in, relocating within or expand-
27       ing within the state. This exception shall not include those records per-
28       taining to application of agencies for permits or licenses necessary to do
29       business or to expand business operations within this state, except as
30       otherwise provided by law.
31             (32) The bidder's list of contractors who have requested bid proposals
32       for construction projects from any public agency, until a bid is accepted
33       or all bids rejected.
34             (33) Engineering and architectural estimates made by or for any pub-
35       lic agency relative to public improvements.
36             (34) Financial information submitted by contractors in qualification
37       statements to any public agency.
38             (35) Records involved in the obtaining and processing of intellectual
39       property rights that are expected to be, wholly or partially vested in or
40       owned by a state educational institution, as defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and
41       amendments thereto, or an assignee of the institution organized and ex-
42       isting for the benefit of the institution.
43             (36) Any report or record which is made pursuant to K.S.A. 65-4922,


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  1       65-4923 or 65-4924, and amendments thereto, and which is privileged
  2       pursuant to K.S.A. 65-4915 or 65-4925, and amendments thereto.
  3             (37) Information which would reveal the precise location of an ar-
  4       cheological site.
  5             (38) Any financial data or traffic information from a railroad company,
  6       to a public agency, concerning the sale, lease or rehabilitation of the
  7       railroad's property in Kansas.
  8             (39) Risk-based capital reports, risk-based capital plans and corrective
  9       orders including the working papers and the results of any analysis filed
10       with the commissioner of insurance in accordance with K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
11       40-2c20, and amendments thereto.
12             (40) Memoranda and related materials required to be used to support
13       the annual actuarial opinions submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of
14       K.S.A. 40-409, and amendments thereto.
15             (41) Disclosure reports filed with the commissioner of insurance un-
16       der subsection (a) of K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 40-2,156, and amendments
17       thereto.
18             (42) All financial analysis ratios and examination synopses concerning
19       insurance companies that are submitted to the commissioner by the na-
20       tional association of insurance commissioners' insurance regulatory infor-
21       mation system.
22             (43) Any records the disclosure of which is restricted or prohibited
23       by a tribal-state gaming compact.
24             (44) Market research, market plans, business plans and the terms and
25       conditions of managed care or other third party contracts, developed or
26       entered into by the university of Kansas medical center in the operation
27       and management of the university hospital which the chancellor of the
28       university of Kansas or the chancellor's designee determines would give
29       an unfair advantage to competitors of the university of Kansas medical
30       center.
31             (45) The amount of franchise tax paid to the secretary of state by
32       domestic corporations, foreign corporations, domestic limited liability
33       companies, foreign limited liability companies, domestic limited part-
34       nership, foreign limited partnership, domestic limited liability part-
35       nerships and foreign limited liability partnerships.
36             (b) Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law or as
37       appropriate during the course of an administrative proceeding or on ap-
38       peal from agency action, a public agency or officer shall not disclose fi-
39       nancial information of a taxpayer which may be required or requested by
40       a county appraiser or the director of property valuation to assist in the
41       determination of the value of the taxpayer's property for ad valorem tax-
42       ation purposes; or any financial information of a personal nature required
43       or requested by a public agency or officer, including a name, job descrip-


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  1       tion or title revealing the salary or other compensation of officers, em-
  2       ployees or applicants for employment with a firm, corporation or agency,
  3       except a public agency. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
  4       prohibit the publication of statistics, so classified as to prevent identifi-
  5       cation of particular reports or returns and the items thereof.
  6             (c) As used in this section, the term ``cited or identified'' shall not
  7       include a request to an employee of a public agency that a document be
  8       prepared.
  9             (d) If a public record contains material which is not subject to dis-
10       closure pursuant to this act, the public agency shall separate or delete
11       such material and make available to the requester that material in the
12       public record which is subject to disclosure pursuant to this act. If a public
13       record is not subject to disclosure because it pertains to an identifiable
14       individual, the public agency shall delete the identifying portions of the
15       record and make available to the requester any remaining portions which
16       are subject to disclosure pursuant to this act, unless the request is for a
17       record pertaining to a specific individual or to such a limited group of
18       individuals that the individuals' identities are reasonably ascertainable, the
19       public agency shall not be required to disclose those portions of the record
20       which pertain to such individual or individuals.
21             (e) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to exempt
22       from public disclosure statistical information not descriptive of any iden-
23       tifiable person.
24             (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any public rec-
25       ord which has been in existence more than 70 years shall be open for
26       inspection by any person unless disclosure of the record is specifically
27       prohibited or restricted by federal law, state statute or rule of the Kansas
28       supreme court or by a policy adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 72-6214, and
29       amendments thereto.
30             Sec.  5. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 56-1a-606 is hereby amended to read
31       as follows: 56-1a-606. (a) Every limited partnership organized un-
32       der the laws of this state shall make an annual report in writing to
33       the secretary of state, stating the prescribed information concerning
34       the limited partnership at the close of business on the last day of its
35       tax period next preceding the date of filing. If the limited partner-
36       ship's tax period is other than the calendar year, it shall give notice
37       of its different tax period to the secretary of state prior to December
38       31 of the year it commences the different tax period. The annual
39       report shall be filed at the time prescribed by law for filing the
40       limited partnership's annual Kansas income tax return. If the lim-
41       ited partnership applies for an extension of time for filing its annual
42       income tax return under the internal revenue code or under K.S.A.
43       79-3221 and amendments thereto, the limited partnership


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  1       shall also apply, not more than 90 days after the due date of its
  2       annual report, to the secretary of state for an extension of the time
  3       for filing its report and an extension shall be granted for a period
  4       of time corresponding to that granted under the internal revenue
  5       code or K.S.A. 79-3221 and amendments thereto. The application
  6       shall include a copy of the application to income tax authorities.
  7             (b) The annual report shall be made on a form prescribed by
  8       the secretary of state. The report shall contain the following
  9       information:
10             (1) The name of the limited partnership; and
11             (2) a reconciliation of the partners' capital accounts for the preceding
12       taxable year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return
13       of income; and
14             (3) a list of the partners owning at least 5% of the capital of the
15       partnership, with the post office address of each.
16             (c) Every limited partnership subject to the provisions of this
17       section which is a limited corporate partnership, as defined in
18       K.S.A. 17-5903 and amendments thereto, and which holds agricul-
19       tural land, as defined in K.S.A. 17-5903 and amendments thereto,
20       within this state shall show the following additional information on
21       the report:
22             (1) The number of acres and location, listed by section, range,
23       township and county of each lot, tract or parcel of agricultural land
24       in this state owned or leased by the limited partnership; and
25             (2) whether any of the agricultural land held and reported un-
26       der subsection (c)(1) was acquired after July 1, 1981.
27             (d) The annual report shall be signed by the general partner
28       or partners of the limited partnership, sworn to before an officer
29       duly authorized to administer oaths and forwarded to the secretary
30       of state. At the time of filing the report, the limited partnership shall
31       pay to the secretary of state an annual franchise tax in an amount
32       equal to $1 for each $1,000 of the partners' net capital accounts
33       located in or used in this state at the end of the preceding taxable
34       year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return
35       of income, except that no annual tax shall be less than $20 or more
36       than $2,500. The amount of any such franchise tax paid by the limited
37       partnership to the secretary as provided by this subsection shall not be
38       disclosed by the secretary.
39             (e) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-7509 and amendments thereto,
40       relating to penalties for failure of a corporation to file an annual
41       report or pay the required franchise tax, and the provisions of sub-
42       section (a) of K.S.A. 17-7510 and amendments thereto, relating to
43       forfeiture of a domestic corporation's articles of incorporation for


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  1       failure to file an annual report or pay the required franchise tax,
  2       shall be applicable to the certificate of partnership of any limited
  3       partnership which fails to file its annual report or pay the franchise
  4       tax within 90 days of the time prescribed in this section for filing
  5       and paying the same. Whenever the certificate of partnership of a
  6       limited partnership is forfeited for failure to file an annual report
  7       or to pay the required franchise tax, the limited partnership may
  8       be reinstated by filing a certificate of reinstatement, in the manner
  9       and form to be prescribed by the secretary of state and paying to
10       the secretary of state all fees and taxes, including any penalties
11       thereon, due to the state. The fee for filing a certificate of reinstate-
12       ment shall be the same as that prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7506 and
13       amendments thereto for filing a certificate of extension, restoration,
14       renewal or revival of a corporation's articles of incorporation.
15             Sec.  6. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 56-1a-607 is hereby amended to read
16       as follows: 56-1a-607. (a) Every foreign limited partnership shall
17       make an annual report in writing to the secretary of state, stating
18       the prescribed information concerning the limited partnership at
19       the close of business on the last day of its tax period next preceding
20       the date of filing. If the limited partnership's tax period is other
21       than the calendar year, it shall give notice of its different tax period
22       to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the year it com-
23       mences the different tax period. The annual report shall be filed at
24       the time prescribed by law for filing the limited partnership's an-
25       nual Kansas income tax return. If the limited partnership applies
26       for an extension of time for filing its annual income tax return under
27       the internal revenue code or under K.S.A. 79-3221 and amendments
28       thereto, the limited partnership shall also apply, not more than 90
29       days after the due date of its annual report, to the secretary of state
30       for an extension of the time for filing its report and an extension
31       shall be granted for a period of time corresponding to that granted
32       under the internal revenue code or K.S.A. 79-3221 and amendments
33       thereto. The application shall include a copy of the application to
34       income tax authorities.
35             (b) The annual report shall be made on a form prescribed by
36       the secretary of state. The report shall contain the following
37       information:
38             (1) The name of the limited partnership; and
39             (2) a reconciliation of the partners' capital accounts for the preceding
40       taxable year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return
41       of income.
42             (c) Every foreign limited partnership subject to the provisions
43       of this section which is a limited corporate partnership, as defined


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  1       in K.S.A. 17-5903 and amendments thereto, and which holds agri-
  2       cultural land, as defined in K.S.A. 17-5903 and amendments thereto,
  3       within this state shall show the following additional information on
  4       the report:
  5             (1) The number of acres and location, listed by section, range,
  6       township and county of agricultural land in this state owned or
  7       leased by the limited partnership; and
  8             (2) whether any of the agricultural land held and reported un-
  9       der subsection (c)(1) was acquired after July 1, 1981.
10             (d) The annual report shall be signed by the general partner
11       or partners of the limited partnership, sworn to before an officer
12       duly authorized to administer oaths and forwarded to the secretary
13       of state. At the time of filing the report, the foreign limited partner-
14       ship shall pay to the secretary of state an annual franchise tax in
15       an amount equal to $1 for each $1,000 of the partners' net capital
16       accounts located in or used in this state at the end of the preceding
17       taxable year as required to be reported on the federal partnership
18       return of income, except that no annual tax shall be less than $20
19       or more than $2,500. The amount of any such franchise tax paid by the
20       limited partnership to the secretary as provided by this subsection shall
21       not be disclosed by the secretary.
22             (e) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-7509 and amendments thereto,
23       relating to penalties for failure of a corporation to file an annual
24       report or pay the required franchise tax, and the provisions of sub-
25       section (b) of K.S.A. 17-7510 and amendments thereto, relating to
26       forfeiture of a foreign corporation's authority to do business in this
27       state for failure to file an annual report or pay the required fran-
28       chise tax, shall be applicable to the authority of any foreign limited
29       partnership which fails to file its annual report or pay the franchise
30       tax within 90 days of the time prescribed in this section for filing
31       and paying the same. Whenever the authority of a foreign limited
32       partnership to do business in this state is forfeited for failure to file
33       an annual report or to pay the required franchise tax, the foreign
34       limited partnership's authority to do business in this state may be
35       reinstated by filing a certificate of reinstatement, in the manner and
36       form to be prescribed by the secretary of state and paying to the
37       secretary of state all fees and taxes, including any penalties thereon,
38       due to the state. The fee for filing a certificate of reinstatement shall
39       be the same as that prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7506 and amendments
40       thereto for filing a certificate of extension, restoration, renewal or
41       revival of a corporation's articles of incorporation.
42             Sec.  5 7. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 56a-1201 is hereby amended to read as
43       follows: 56a-1201. (a) Every limited liability partnership organized under


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  1       the laws of this state shall make an annual report in writing to the secretary
  2       of state, stating the prescribed information concerning the limited liability
  3       partnership at the close of business on the last day of its tax period next
  4       preceding the date of filing. If the limited liability partnership's tax period
  5       is other than the calendar year, it shall give notice of its different tax
  6       period in writing to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the
  7       year it commences the different tax period. The annual report shall be
  8       filed at the time prescribed by law for filing the limited liability partner-
  9       ship's annual Kansas income tax return. If the limited liability partnership
10       applies for an extension of time for filing its annual income tax return
11       under the internal revenue code, the limited liability partnership shall
12       also apply, not more than 90 days after the due date of its annual report,
13       to the secretary of state for an extension of the time for filing its report
14       and an extension shall be granted for a period of time corresponding to
15       that granted under the internal revenue code. The application shall in-
16       clude a copy of the application to income tax authorities.
17             (b) The annual report shall be made on a form prescribed by the
18       secretary of state. The report shall contain the following information:
19             (1) The name of the limited liability partnership; and
20             (2) a reconciliation of the capital accounts for the preceding taxable
21       year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return of in-
22       come; and
23             (3) a list of the partners owning at least 5% of the capital of the
24       partnership, with the post office address of each.
25             (c) The annual report shall be signed by a partner of the limited
26       liability partnership and forwarded to the secretary of state. At the time
27       of filing the report, the limited liability partnership shall pay to the sec-
28       retary of state an annual franchise tax in an amount equal to $1 for each
29       $1,000 of the net capital accounts located in or used in this state at the
30       end of the preceding taxable year as required to be reported on the fed-
31       eral partnership return of income, except that no annual tax shall be less
32       than $20 or more than $2,500. The amount of any such franchise tax paid
33       by the limited liability partnership to the secretary as provided by this
34       subsection shall not be disclosed by the secretary.
35             (d) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-7509, and amendments thereto, re-
36       lating to penalties for failure of a corporation to file an annual report or
37       pay the required franchise tax, and the provisions of subsection (a) of
38       K.S.A. 17-7510 and amendments thereto, relating to penalties for failure
39       of a corporation to file an annual report or pay the required franchise tax,
40       shall be applicable to the statement of qualification of any limited liability
41       partnership which fails to file its annual report or pay the franchise tax
42       within 90 days of the time prescribed in this section for filing and paying
43       the same. Whenever the statement of qualification of a limited liability


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  1       partnership is forfeited for failure to file an annual report or to pay the
  2       required franchise tax, the limited liability partnership may be reinstated
  3       by filing a certificate of reinstatement, in the manner and form to be
  4       prescribed by the secretary of state and paying to the secretary of state
  5       all fees and taxes, including any penalties thereon, due to the state. The
  6       fee for filing a certificate of reinstatement shall be the same as that pre-
  7       scribed by K.S.A. 17-7506, and amendments thereto, for filing a certifi-
  8       cate of extension, restoration, renewal or revival of a corporation's articles
  9       of incorporation.
10             Sec.  6 8. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 56a-1202 is hereby amended to read as
11       follows: 56a-1202. (a) Every foreign limited liability partnership shall
12       make an annual report in writing to the secretary of state, stating the
13       prescribed information concerning the foreign limited liability partner-
14       ship at the close of business on the last day of its tax period next preceding
15       the date of filing. If the foreign limited liability partnership's tax period
16       is other than the calendar year, it shall give notice in writing of its different
17       tax period to the secretary of state prior to December 31 of the year it
18       commences the different tax period. The annual report shall be filed at
19       the time prescribed by law for filing the foreign limited liability partner-
20       ship's annual Kansas income tax return. If the foreign limited liability
21       partnership applies for an extension of time for filing its annual income
22       tax return under the internal revenue code, the foreign limited liability
23       partnership shall also apply, not more than 90 days after the due date of
24       its annual report, to the secretary of state for an extension of the time for
25       filing its report and an extension shall be granted for a period of time
26       corresponding to that granted under the internal revenue code. The ap-
27       plication shall include a copy of the application to income tax authorities.
28             (b) The annual report shall be made on a form prescribed by the
29       secretary of state. The report shall contain the following information:
30             (1) The name of the foreign limited liability partnership; and
31             (2) a reconciliation of the capital accounts for the preceding taxable
32       year as required to be reported on the federal partnership return of
33       income.
34             (c) The annual report shall be signed by a partner of the foreign
35       limited liability partnership and forwarded to the secretary of state. At
36       the time of filing the report, the foreign limited liability partnership shall
37       pay to the secretary of state an annual franchise tax in an amount equal
38       to $1 for each $1,000 of the net capital accounts located in or used in this
39       state at the end of the preceding taxable year as required to be reported
40       on the federal partnership return of income, except that no annual tax
41       shall be less than $20 or more than $2,500. The amount of any such
42       franchise tax paid by the foreign limited liability partnership to the sec-
43       retary as provided by this subsection shall not be disclosed by the


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  1       secretary.
  2             (d) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-7509, and amendments thereto, re-
  3       lating to penalties for failure of a corporation to file an annual report or
  4       pay the required franchise tax, and the provisions of subsection (a) of
  5       K.S.A. 17-7510, and amendments thereto, relating to penalties for failure
  6       of a corporation to file an annual report or pay the required franchise tax,
  7       shall be applicable to the statement of foreign qualification of any foreign
  8       limited liability partnership which fails to file its annual report or pay the
  9       franchise tax within 90 days of the time prescribed in this section for filing
10       and paying the same. Whenever the statement of foreign qualification of
11       a foreign limited liability partnership is forfeited for failure to file an
12       annual report or to pay the required franchise tax, the statement of foreign
13       qualification of the foreign limited liability partnership may be reinstated
14       by filing a certificate of reinstatement, in the manner and form to be
15       prescribed by the secretary of state and paying to the secretary of state
16       all fees and taxes, including any penalties thereon, due to the state. The
17       fee for filing a certificate of reinstatement shall be the same as that pre-
18       scribed by K.S.A. 17-7506, and amendments thereto, for filing a certifi-
19       cate of extension, restoration, renewal or revival of a corporation's articles
20       of incorporation. 
21       Sec.  7 9. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 17-7503, 17-7505, 17-76,139, 45-221,
22       56-1a-606, 56-1a-607, 56a-1201 and 56a-1202 are hereby repealed.
23        Sec.  8 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
24       January 1, 2001, and its publication in the statute book.