Session of 2023
HOUSE BILL No. 2184
By Committee on General Government Budget
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AN ACT concerning the judicial council; abolishing the judicial council
fund; transferring all moneys and liabilities of such fund to the state
general fund; repealing the transfer of funds from docket fees to the
judicial council fund; transferring annually unencumbered funds from
the publications fee fund to the state general fund; amending K.S.A.
2022 Supp. 20-362, 20-2207 and 20-2208 and repealing the existing
sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 20-362 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 20-362. The clerk of the district court shall remit all revenues
received from docket fees as follows:
(a) At least monthly to the county treasurer, for deposit in the county
treasury and credit to the county general fund:
(1) A sum equal to $10 for each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A.
60-2001 and 60-3005, and amendments thereto, during the preceding
calendar month;
(2) a sum equal to $10 for each $46 or $76 docket fee paid pursuant
to K.S.A. 61-4001, or K.S.A. 61-2704 or 61-2709, and amendments
thereto; and
(3) a sum equal to $5 for each $26 docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A.
61-4001 or K.S.A. 61-2704, and amendments thereto, during the preceding
calendar month.
(b) At least monthly to the board of trustees of the county law library
fund, for deposit in the fund, a sum equal to the library fees paid during the
preceding calendar month for cases filed in the county.
(c) At least monthly to the county treasurer, for deposit in the county
treasury and credit to the prosecuting attorneys' training fund, a sum equal
to $2 for each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 28-172a, and
amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month for cases filed
in the county and a sum equal to $1 for each fee paid pursuant to K.S.A.
28-170(c), and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month
for cases filed in the county.
(d) To the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.
75-4215, and amendments thereto, for deposit in the state treasury and
credit to the law enforcement training center fund a sum equal to $15 for
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each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 28-172a, and amendments thereto,
during the preceding calendar month.
(e) To the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.
75-4215, and amendments thereto, for deposit in the state treasury a sum
equal to the balance which remains from all docket fees paid during the
preceding calendar month after deduction of the amounts specified in
subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of the balance remitted to the state
treasury pursuant to this subsection, the state treasurer shall credit 0.99%
to the judicial council fund. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022,
and each fiscal year thereafter, of the remainder, the state treasurer shall
deposit and credit the first $1,500,000 to the electronic filing and
management fund created in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 20-1a20, and amendments
thereto. Of the balance which that remains after deduction of the amounts
specified in this subsection, the state treasurer shall deposit and credit the
remainder to the state general fund.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 20-2207 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 20-2207. (a) The judicial council may fix, charge and collect fees
for sale and distribution of legal publications in order to recover direct and
indirect costs incurred for preparation, publication and distribution of legal
publications. The judicial council may request and accept gifts, grants and
donations from any person, firm, association or corporation or from the
federal government or any agency thereof for preparation, publication or
distribution of legal publications.
(b) The publications fee fund of the judicial council which was
established in the state treasury pursuant to appropriation acts is hereby
continued in existence and shall be administered by the judicial council.
Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to such fund:
(1) All moneys received by or for the judicial council from fees
collected under this section; and
(2) all moneys received as gifts, grants or donations for preparation,
publication or distribution of legal publications.
(c) Moneys deposited in the publications fee fund of the judicial
council may be expended for operating expenditures related to preparation,
publication and distribution of legal publications of the judicial council
and for operating expenses that are not related to publication activities.
(d) All expenditures from the publications fee 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 judicial council or the chairperson's designee.
(e) At the end of each fiscal year, the director of accounts and reports
shall transfer all remaining and unencumbered funds from the
publications fee fund to the state general fund.
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Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 20-2208 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 20-2208. There is hereby established in the state treasury the
judicial council fund. All expenditures from the judicial council fund shall
be made in accordance with appropriation acts and upon warrants of the
director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to expenditures approved
by the chairperson of the Kansas judicial council or by a person or persons
designated by the chairperson of the Kansas judicial councilOn July 1,
2023, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the
judicial council fund to the state general fund. On July 1, 2023, all
liabilities of the judicial council fund are hereby transferred to and
imposed on the state general fund, and the judicial council fund is hereby
abolished.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 20-362, 20-2207 and 20-2208 are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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