CHAPTER 112 HOUSE Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 100
      An Act concerning public records; relating to school district, county and court records;
      amending K.S.A. 19-250, 19-252, 20-159 and 72-5371 and repealing the existing sections.

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

Section 1. K.S.A. 19-250 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
250. The board of county commissioners of any county in the state may,
by resolution, provide for and authorize any officer of the county to pho-
tograph, microphotograph or otherwise reproduce or to have photo-
graphed, microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on film any of the
records, papers or documents which are by law placed in the custody and
control of such officer, except court records, and to acquire necessary
facilities and equipment, and to acquire, maintain and use all such ap-
propriate containers and, files and other methods as shall be necessary to
accommodate and preserve the photographs, microphotographs or, films
so obtained or as otherwise reproduced. Such photographing, micropho-
tographing or, filming or otherwise reproducing may be so authorized for
the reproducing of lists and records in the usual day by day official activ-
ities of any such officer, where to do so will greatly promote efficiency in
the office, or as a method of preserving old or worn records, papers or
documents. The photographic film and prints or reproductions therefrom
shall comply with federal standard No. 125a, dated April 24, 1958, or the
latest revision thereof, issued pursuant to the federal property and ad-
ministrative services act of 1949, and any amendments thereto, and the
device used to reproduce such records on such film for any type of storage
shall be one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details.
The county may use reproduction methods which include the digital stor-
age and retrieval of official county records.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 19-252 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-252.
Such Photographs, microphotographs or photographic film or prints or
reproductions therefrom shall be deemed to be an original record for all
purposes, and may be used as evidence in all courts or administrative
agencies. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy thereof shall, for
all purposes recited herein, shall be deemed to be a transcript, exempli-
fication, or certified copy of the original.

Sec. 3. K.S.A. 20-159 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20-159.
The supreme court may provide for and authorize any administrative
judge of a judicial district, to photograph, microphotograph or otherwise
reproduce or to have photographed, microphotographed or otherwise re-
produced on film any of the court records, papers or documents which
are by law placed in the courts of that judicial district and to acquire
necessary facilities and equipment and to acquire, maintain and use all
such appropriate containers and, files and other methods as shall be nec-
essary to accommodate and preserve the photographs, microphotographs
or, films so obtained or as otherwise reproduced. The photographing,
microphotographing or, filming or otherwise reproducing may be so au-
thorized for the reproducing of court records, where to do so will promote
efficiency in the office, or as a method of preserving old or worn records,
papers or documents. The photographic films and prints or reproductions
therefrom, shall comply with federal standard no. 125a, dated April 24,
1958, or the latest revision thereof, issued pursuant to the federal prop-
erty and administrative services act of 1949, and any amendments thereto.
The device used to reproduce such records on such film for any type of
storage shall be one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in
all details. The court may use reproduction methods which include the
digital storage and retrieval of official court records.

Sec. 4. K.S.A. 72-5371 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
5371. The governing body of any school district may cause any or all
records, documents or papers to be photographed, microphotographed,
or otherwise reproduced on film. Such The photographic film shall com-
ply with federal standard No. 125a, dated April 24, 1958, or the latest
revision thereof, issued pursuant to the federal property and administra-
tive services act of 1949, as amended, and the. The device used to repro-
duce such records on such film shall be one which accurately reproduces
the original thereof in all details. The school district may use reproduction
methods which include the digital storage and retrieval of official school
district records.

Sec. 5. K.S.A. 19-250, 19-252, 20-159 and 72-5371 are hereby re-
pealed.

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 15, 1998

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