75-37,100. Contracts for collection of charge credit card tickets accepted by state agencies; procedures and limitations. (a) Upon approval of the secretary of administration, a state agency may negotiate directly with a bank having a fee agency account of the state agency under K.S.A. 75-4214 and amendments thereto and enter into a contract providing for the collection of charge credit card tickets accepted by the state agency in payment of fees, tuition and other charges. Any state agency so authorized may allow the bank a discount from the face value of charge credit card tickets to compensate them for services provided in collecting such accounts, except that any discount shall not exceed 3% of the face value of the charge credit card tickets. All contracts entered into under this subsection shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 to 75-3744, inclusive, and any amendments to those sections.

(b) In lieu of the procedure authorized by subsection (a), the secretary of administration may prepare specifications and solicit sealed proposals from banks or other financial institutions for the collection of charge credit card tickets accepted by all state agencies in payment of fees, tuition and other charges or for the sale of charge credit card tickets accepted by all state agencies to banks or other financial institutions. The specifications and sealed proposals shall state the terms, schedules for settlement and conditions under which payment for the charge credit card tickets are to be made. If one or more proposals are adopted by entering into contracts therefor, each state agency covered (1) may pay service charges, if any, for such services from the fee or other special revenue fund in which the receipts are credited or, if the receipts are credited to the state general fund, from appropriations from the state general fund which are available therefor, or (2) may allow discounts from the face value of the charge credit card tickets to compensate the banks or other financial institution for the cost of handling the transactions. No service charges or discounts under a proposal adopted under this subsection shall exceed 3% of the face value of the charge credit card tickets.

(c) The director of accounts and reports shall prescribe within the central accounting system those procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

History: L. 1984, ch. 303, § 1; April 19.